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Networking Gets Interesting Again

May 17, 2013 02:34 PM
From software-defined networking to fabrics to powerful new switches, network vendors are fighting for a revitalized market.

Inside Google's Software-Defined Network

May 14, 2013 02:54 PM
Google shared details on its production use of OpenFlow in its SDN network at this spring's Open Networking Summit.

Knowledge Is Key When Implementing SDN

May 13, 2013 02:19 PM
Companies must confront security concerns and vendor hype when planning and adopting software-defined networking.

Citrix Merges Repeater Features With CloudBridge

May 09, 2013 04:30 PM
CloudBridge now optimizes WANs; WatchGuard appliances expand Hyper-V support; Aryaka portal monitors more than WANs; Enterasys builds out SDN ecosystem.

EMC ViPR Goes All In on Software-Defined Storage

May 06, 2013 02:01 PM
EMC's ViPR, a new software-defined storage platform, is a big bet on virtualized storage services. ViPR borrows from the SDN playbook with a controller and APIs.

SDN Vendor Comparison Launches

April 29, 2013 09:28 PM
Nine vendors, including Cisco Systems, HP and Juniper Networks, are featured in our inaugural vendor comparison on software-defined networking (SDN). Our exclusive guide includes a features matrix with over 50 data points.

Merchant Silicon About to Get Smarter

April 18, 2013 07:51 PM
The march to SDN designs has led many to think we're entering an era of dumb switches. Instead, look for the commodity silicon to get a lot smarter.

Cisco and OpenDaylight: The SDN Application Land Grab

April 11, 2013 09:20 PM
Cisco is using the open source OpenDaylight initiative to spur application development to make its own SDN platform more valuable.

How To Set Up Floodlight and Test OpenFlow Rules

April 09, 2013 12:50 PM
Floodlight is an open source controller for SDN. Here’s how to set it up to use with OpenFlow-enabled switches for testing and development.

OpenFlow Test Deployment Options

April 08, 2013 12:54 PM
OpenFlow can be introduced into production networks in several ways. I’ll look at two options for deploying OpenFlow that network engineers can use to test the protocol and get their feet wet with SDN.

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