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News and Analysis
10 Ways Software-Defined Networking Will Change IT
When networking professionals converge upon New York for Interop this week, software-defined networking (SDN) stands to establish itself as a major theme throughout session talks and informal conversations. As the industry watches the results of early adopter case studies and hears pundits advocate for this new means of controlling the network fabric, consensus is building for the potential that SDN could be an IT game-changer. Here's how, in the words of experts from around the industry.
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Architectures
Network Monitoring Tool Eases Troubleshooting For Utility
Technicians at Bristol Virginia Utilities no longer have to hit the road to diagnose network problems, saving time and money.
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Reviews & Workshops
WAN Optimization Part 2: Put Performance Second
If you’re looking to purchase WAN optimization gear, don’t get wrapped up in performance numbers. Start instead with pricing, deployment and operational issues, and the protocols and applications you need to support.
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Blogs
HP Bets On SDN Apps With SDK, App Store
September 30, 2013 11:02 AM
Posted by Andrew Conry Murray
HP is releasing a software development kit to spur the creation of SDN applications for HP's SDN platform. The company also plans to launch an SDN app store next year.
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VCE Chooses Cisco SDN Over VMware NSX
September 27, 2013 10:39 AM
Posted by Greg Ferro
VCE, maker of integrated Vblock systems, will use Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure for SDN. So what about customers who want NSX?
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Who Is Really Pushing NFV?
September 25, 2013 11:05 AM
Posted by Tom Hollingsworth
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) turns hardware appliances into virtualized services. As NFV interest grows, who stands to gain the most benefit?
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SDN Doesn't Mean Cheaper Networking
September 23, 2013 05:04 PM
Posted by Greg Ferro
The most common prediction about SDN is that networking will get cheaper. It won't. Here's why.
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How Oracle ZS3 Stacks Up
September 20, 2013 05:03 PM
Posted by Tom Trainer
The new ZFS-based storage systems feature new capabilities designed to boost performance.
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SDN Meets Data Analytics
September 20, 2013 01:05 PM
Posted by Tom Hollingsworth
Plexxi's Data Services Engine takes software-defined networking to the next level by collecting data in the network and analyzing it to aid traffic flow.
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