As the latest VMworld begins its transformation from current event to memory, now probably is as good a time as any to reflect on what it all means, if anything, for the future of data centers, the IT industry, and … Continue reading 
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NetworkWorld.comBrocade said the announcement will include a new flagship router, … It could also include a chassis-based core data center switch mentioned at the same …
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Routing leader Cisco currently supports 16 100G Ethernet ports in a single, full-rack CRS-3 core router chassis. No. 2 Juniper supports eight 100G Ethernet …
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Brocade is ready to give Cisco and Juniper a run for the money in 100G Ethernet. The company later this month will unveil 100G Ethernet routers and modules that it claims will be “industry altering” and its “most significant networking platform development” since acquiring Foundry Networks in 2008. Read more
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According to Alan Weckel, director of Ethernet Switch Market Research at Dell' (News … HP, and Juniper are the currently included vendors in the space. …
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Long before the rash of deaths at the Foxconn Technology Group’s manufacturing facilities in China, another company fought to stem a wave of suicides at its Chinese operations. That company was Huawei Technologies, and its problem with suicidal employees was … Continue reading 
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IBM announced its latest quarterly results yesterday, but it did something else, too: It reorganized itself, shuffling some executives upward and changing the reporting structure for others. On the surface, it’s not a big deal. It goes on all the time, especially at large companies besieged by changing markets, technological advances, bureaucratic inertia, and intracompany [...]
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It’s like being in a hall of mirrors this evening. But instead of being filled with mirrors, this hall echoes with furtive whispers about potential acquisitions involving networking-industry notables. Some of these rumors are unadulterated disinformation, propagated for one reason or another by vested interests (of which, I can assure you, I am not one). [...]
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This rumor is not exactly hotter than a July 4 firecracker. Over the weekend, The Register posted the possibility that Cisco partners/rivals IBM, Dell and Juniper may be interested in acquiring Cisco rival Brocade. Read more
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Over at The Register, they’re having Friday fun with industry rumors. They kick off proceedings with scuttlebutt that Brocade is a potential acquisition target for IBM, Dell, and Juniper. True, Brocade recently said it was off the market, and it rolled out a data-center strategy that suggested it was planning to remain an independent entity [...]
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Last week, Dell announced a fusillade of products for small- and medium-sized enterprises looking to benefit from converged, virtualized data centers. Depending on one’s vantage point, Dell proactively announced the products to offer its mid-sized enterprise customers interoperable solutions that will allow them to derive efficiencies from data-center automation; or it made the announcement reactively, [...]
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Well, I’m finally getting around to commenting on the Brocade One announcement earlier this week. To understand the present, however, it often is necessary to have an appreciation of the past. Brocade’s recent history was the precursor to its announcement this week, and recounting that history will help us understand what the company is trying [...]
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Brocade has announced its converged data centre strategy, dubbed Brocade One, which is designed to bring many data centre operations onto the network
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Brocade isn’t taking anything for granted and is not taking the data center threats from Cisco and Juniper lying down. Even with 70% share in FibreChannel SANs, Brocade is arming itself to not only defend that turf but to take more. Read more
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