Ahead of the NFV Curve through truly scale-out Network Function Cloudification

Promising to increase service agility and scalability, NFV is developing at an unprecedented pace. Virtualized network function vendors are scrambling to move their software from running on special purpose appliances to running on virtual machines. But by simply porting the code, the VNFs still can’t take full advantages of the cloud infrastructure to achieve scale-out… Continue reading Ahead of the NFV Curve through truly scale-out Network Function Cloudification

VMware vCloud Air Network: Find a Service Provider

Part 2 in a 3-part animated series on the VMware vCloud Air Network which provides customers with unprecedented levels of extensibility, flexibility, and choice of public and hybrid cloud services. Learn how to use the “Find a Provider” tool to select the cloud service type, location, compliance requirements, and vertical market expertise to pinpoint the… Continue reading VMware vCloud Air Network: Find a Service Provider

Infoblox Introduces Scalable Network Control for Private Cloud Deployments

Infoblox Network Automation

Infoblox Inc. (NYSE:BLOX), the network control company, today introduced Infoblox Cloud Network Automation, bringing scalable network control to the next generation of private cloud deployments. Enterprises are increasingly turning to private clouds in search of cost savings and greater agility than are possible with traditional client-server architectures and public cloud services. IT departments generally go… Continue reading Infoblox Introduces Scalable Network Control for Private Cloud Deployments

Software Defined Network (SDN) Powered IP Optical Convergence with Cisco nLight

Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN), the foundation of the Cisco Open Network Architecture for service provider networks, integrates today’s independent IP and optical layers with Cisco nLight for more agile cloud topologies. Learn more about the benefits of IP and optical convergence and the new technology: www.cisco.com/go/epn Tweet us @CiscoSP360 if you have any questions… Continue reading Software Defined Network (SDN) Powered IP Optical Convergence with Cisco nLight

vNEST: Home Lab Upgrade, enter the vSAN!

Dell C6105 Cloud Server

Ever since VMware introduced VSAN, I’ve been anxious to test it out, deploy it in my lab and see what it does and how it functions. Few months ago one of my Dell Poweredge 1950 GenIII server died so I was considering upgrading my home virtualization lab anyway… if you are like me, we just need… Continue reading vNEST: Home Lab Upgrade, enter the vSAN!

WiFi Virtualization: Celeno Announces New 802.11ac Wave 2 4×4 Portfolio

Wi-Fi virtualization

Celeno Communications, a leading provider of high-performance Wi-Fi chips and software for demanding networking applications, today unveiled their 802.11ac Wave 2 compatible product family – the Quicksilver product family. As well as providing the most advanced physical layer technology based on Celeno’s Smart Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) architecture and algorithms, and support for… Continue reading WiFi Virtualization: Celeno Announces New 802.11ac Wave 2 4×4 Portfolio

TradeStation Deploys OpenStack on VMware Infrastructure to Transition to a New Model of IT

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced that TradeStation, an online brokerage company, has deployed a production software-defined data center using OpenStack and VMware technologies, including VMware Integrated OpenStack, VMware vSphere®, and VMware NSX™. This new self-service private cloud complements the company’s use of public cloud resources to support the unique requirements of different sets of… Continue reading TradeStation Deploys OpenStack on VMware Infrastructure to Transition to a New Model of IT