Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

New carrier-class Citrix ADC platform can scale up to 3.5 Tbps.

Oracle's SDN efforts move into the hardware realm with new switches.

Both enterprise and open-source community releases of the MidoNet SDN framework are moving ahead.

The network edge is set for an evolution as SDN and the cloud reshape the concept of the enterprise data center.

New platform is targeted at carrier-class NFV deployments.

OpenDaylight support is a key component of Avaya's SDN Fx architecture.

Don't feel compelled to choose between white box and proprietary networking hardware just yet. Art Cole explains why.

Brocade reports first quarter fiscal 2015 revenue as CEO explains why his company acquired Riverbed's SteelApp business.

HP's take on an Open Compute Project-compliant open networking switch isn't for everyone. Find out why, and who makes a good candidate.

SDN will be of limited benefit unless it can be extended into the WAN. Some vendors are working to make SD-WAN a reality.

Linux powered open modular switch platform leverages Facebook's Top-of-Rack Wedge switch as a building block

Cisco reported its second quarter 2015 revenue at $11.9 billion and discussed ACI customer base growth.

The public Internet might not be business-grade, but SD-WAN can improve it.

Even as Cisco continues to push forward with its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) effort, it is still providing alternatives to users.

As the dream of the fully virtualized data center comes closer to reality, the race is on to integrate SDN into the cloud stack.

F5 Networks reports first quarter fiscal 2015 revenue of $462.8 million.

Application Delivery Controller (ADC) vendor A10 adds new capabilities and Cisco ACI integration to its platform.

OpenDaylight-based Vyatta SDN controller gets free one year license from Brocade.

What networking trends will shape 2015? From Layer 1 switching to Puppet and Chef, OpenStack to public cloud, Teren Bryson makes some predictions.

Improved application delivery is the ultimate goal of technologies like SDN and virtualization and should be the ultimate goal of the enterprise data center.

Big Switch co-founder Kyle Forster discusses how the SDN world has changed since his company first helped to pioneer the space.

SDN doesn’t have to involve a rip and replace. Overlay networking, open switching formats and open source support a more gradual transition.

Forget about SDN hype. Network policy will be the primary topic for networking administrators in 2015.

In 2014, slower Ethernet speeds came as a surprise, IoT moved forward, SDN and NFV evolved, and big-name networking vendors made lots of news.

2015 will see SDN deployments kick off in earnest, but that’s not all that lies in store for enterprise data center networking.