Getting to the Core of Advanced Networking
There are a lot of exciting things going on in networking, but they may require upgrades to core switching equipment to implement.
There are a lot of exciting things going on in networking, but they may require upgrades to core switching equipment to implement.
SDN is shaping up to be the next big thing.
Could it be that the enterprise is on the cusp of a radically re-imagined storage architecture that could kick both virtualization and the cloud into even higher gear?
It's likely that the handful of SDN application endeavors already will soon be joined by a plethora of commercial developers ready to get in on the action.
Actual products are starting to take shape, so the time is right to start handicapping.
InfiniBand could make a comeback in the enterprise, but a huge installed Ethernet base won't make it easy.
New devices promise lower power consumption for data center networks.