SDN, NFT, and network virtualization are all new terms that are sometimes used interchangeably, but they each have different meanings, writes Wikibon Networking Analyst Stuart Miniman in his latest ...

The Software Defined Networking movement is still evolving, but profiles of SDN users are becoming more clear and we’re getting a bead on some of the common evaluation criteria companies are using to ...

At a recent convention, a break-out panel discussed the merits of Network Virtualization (NV) versus Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Until then, I thought they were the same. As someone who writes ...

After years of venture capital and start-up focus on consumer-focused tech companies, enterprise networks and the data center are back in vogue. But we’re not talking sexy Vogue. We’re talking ...

Most of the time I love new technology. At the risk of using an old metaphor, it’s like a new car. It has cool features that old cars don’t have. But one of the things I hate about new technology is ...

The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly. CIOs of modern-day data centers are concerned about elasticity, agility, end-to-end guarantees in the ...

Campus Network Virtualization using an SDN Approach with a focus on slicing/traffic isolation lends itself to two main approaches, both of which have advantages over VRF-based legacy solution. Find ...

If you are deploying streaming media infrastructure or managing online video creation and distribution workflows, you’re familiar with the challenges of organizing potentially vast arrays of computers ...

As the networking industry is being transformed by the next-generation virtualization approach called software-defined networking (SDN), the complementary architectural concept of network functions ...

Hewlett-Packard Monday bolstered its software-defined networking portfolio with a new line of FlexFabric data center switches and an open-source network virtualization solution that will be delivered ...

Virtualization on standardized hardware is a key IT trend that began in the late 1990’s with the consolidation and virtualization of storage using SAN and NAS technology. Costs plummeted, customers ...

Mark Fabbi, Vice President and lead author of Gartner’s data center networking Magic Quadrant, recently said “a reactive vendor isn’t a leader”. In a related article published by TechTarget ,“Magic ...