Ethernet Faces High-Bandwidth Growing Pains
The road to 100 Gbps+ Ethernet is proving more complicated than it first appeared, at least for those considering hyperscale deployments.
New Consortium Pushes for 25 and 50 Gbps Data Center Ethernet Connectivity
Microsoft, Mellanox, Google, Broadcom and Arista come together in new effort.
SDN Automation: Not as Simple as You Might Think
Automation and SDN seem to go hand in hand, but several challenges still need to be solved before automation is automatic in software defined networks.
Global Peak Internet Connection Rates Up in 1Q14
Internet speeds around the world continue to march ahead, paving the way for a new generation of high-bandwidth applications like UHD video.
Should the Fabric Have a Core? Perhaps for a Little Longer
Network fabrics imply a flattened architecture that eschews centralized switching. So why are vendors still talking about core fabric switches?
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Data Center
Ethernet Faces High-Bandwidth Growing Pains
Arthur Cole | Jul 8, 2014
The road to 100 Gbps+ Ethernet is proving more complicated than it first appeared, at least for those considering hyperscale deployments. Read More >
Hardware
HP Updates 5400 Switch Portfolio for Resiliency, SDN
Sean Michael Kerner | Jun 25, 2014
New 5400R switches aim to deliver increased resiliency for enterprise networking needs and support for HP's SDN initiatives. Read More >
Software
Riverbed Improves Application Performance Management
Sean Michael Kerner | Jun 18, 2014
Former OPNET Application Performance Management (APM) technology gets rebranded and expanded under Riverbed's leadership. Read More >
Security
Juniper Updates Firewall Security Features
Sean Michael Kerner | Jun 27, 2014
AppID technology lands in Juniper's firewalls, but don't confuse it with the Cisco technology that has a similiar name. Read More >
WAN and LAN
Copper Broadband Speeds to 10 Gbps
Sean Michael Kerner | Jul 9, 2014
Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs demonstrates that it can get faster speeds out of copper wires Read More >
Management
Extreme Networks CEO Plots Plan for Growth [VIDEO]
Sean Michael Kerner | Jun 19, 2014
Charles Berger explains how Enterasys, SDN and the cloud will help his company to grow. Read More >
Unified Communications
Riverbed Continues Optimization Push, This Time for UC
Sean Michael Kerner | Jun 24, 2014
Riverbed continues OPNET APM rebranding with SteelCentral UCExpert 5.0 for Unified Communications (UC). Read More >
