Results tagged "Nicira"
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VMware's Network Virtualization Plans Crystallize in NSX
March 13, 2013 01:53 PM
VMware announces NSX, a software platform that combines its vCloud Network and Security software with Nicira's NVP. The combined platform provides network virtualization via vswitches and a centralized controller.VMware's SDN Dilemma: VXLAN or Nicira?
January 31, 2013 08:02 PM
VMware has invested in two overlay network approaches: the VXLAN standard originally conceived by Cisco and STT, drafted by SDN startup Nicira. VMware acquired Nicira for more than a billion dollars. Which will VMware choose? Here’s my take.Cisco Continues SDN Evolution With vCider Acquisition
October 04, 2012 05:30 PM
Cisco extends its embrace of software defined networking with the purchase of vCider, a maker of network overlay technology.VMworld Has VXLAN Winning the Network Overlay War
August 29, 2012 11:35 AM
Several vendors, including VMware, showed VXLAN implementations with vSphere. That's a good start for a new protocol, and with VMware's backing we'll see even greater support coming up.VMware's SDN Strategy Is No Threat to Cisco, Juniper or Anyone Else
August 07, 2012 03:08 PM
VMware has purchased Nicira--but Cisco, HP and Juniper shouldn't worry about the company's SDN strategy. Find out why.VMware Finally Gets a Network Strategy
July 24, 2012 12:59 PM
After some ill-fated attempts, VMware has left private cloud networking to its partner Cisco. By purchasing Nicira, the company regains control of its virtual network strategy in a big way.VMware Buys Nicira: Validates Software-Defined Networking as Strategy
July 24, 2012 09:32 AM
VMware makes a strong move into network virtualization, but at what cost to its relationship with Cisco? We take a look at VMware's latest move toward a software-defined data center.Cisco Offers More SDN Hints, Confirms Insieme
April 20, 2012 04:00 PM
Despite months of rumors and speculation, the networking industry's most powerful and influential vendor, Cisco Systems, is continuing to keep its plans for software-defined networking (SDN) largely to itself. In an exclusive interview during this week’s Open Networking Summit (ONS), Shashi Kiran, senior director of market management at Cisco, also an ONS member, says that OpenFlow and SDN are both so new that companies should not be deciding whether to use OpenFlow but rather how they can use OpenFlow along with other approaches.Verizon, Partners Push OpenFlow, SDN
April 18, 2012 09:00 AM
The telecommunications giant Verizon has joined with other top technology partners to collaborate on a software-defined networking (SDN) demonstration that is based on the OpenFlow protocol. The news of the collaboration was made at an Open Networking Summit being held this week in Silicon Valley.Puppet Labs Tools Up For OpenStack Clouds
April 17, 2012 11:00 AM
Enterprises deploying cloud computing infrastructures using OpenStack now have another configuration tool at their disposal, thanks to Puppet Labs. The Portland-based company unveiled one of the first OpenStack implementations suitable for enterprise-class production deployments at this week's OpenStack Summit in San Francisco. The company's IT automation software is aimed at system administrators, designed to help them launch and support cloud computing infrastructures.1 | 2 | Next Page »
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VXLAN termination on physical devices
VXLAN is an Experimental IETF draft of protocols to enable the creation of a large overlay, multi-tenant network.
ONF Deadly Serious About OpenFlow-Based SDNs
: OpenFlow is poised to reach over-hyped status, yet there are practical, useful reasons for keeping an eye on Openflow. The biggest cloud players are involved and driving the feature creation.
Practical Introduction to Applied OpenFlow
Get a primer on the Openflow protocol and what it can do for networking.
On Resilience of Spit-Architecture Networks
This research papers investigates the practical issues in split-architecture networks and the placement of the controllers, such as Openflow controllers, in the network.
