It has not been easy finding time to write this past week. In addition to work and other demands on my time, I had been suffering from a blockage in my ear that impaired my hearing, upset my balance, and … Continue reading →
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While recent discussions of software-defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization have focused nearly exclusively on the OpenFlow protocol, various parties are making the point that OpenFlow is just one facet of a bigger story. One of those part…
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Cloud computing is going to be the industry’s biggest makeshift and opportunity now and near future. Everybody is crazy about it and it is like the iPhone for the consumer market.It is crazy.Almost every technology vendors are launching cloud optimized…
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OpenFlow originated in academia, from research work conducted at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. Academics remain intensively involved in the development of OpenFlow, but the protocol, a manifestation of software-defined…
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The concept of software-defined networking (SDN) has generated considerable interest during the last several months. Although SDNs can be realized in more than one way, the OpenFlow protocol seems to have drawn a critical mass of prospective customer…
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Juniper Networks announced yesterday that Bob Muglia, who spent 23 years at Microsoft and was president of that company’s Server and Tools Business (STB) until January, will be joining the networking vendor to oversee its end-to-end software strategy…
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Now seems a good time to review Dell’s announcement last week regarding its acquisition of Force10 Networks. We knew a deal was coming, and now that the move finally has been made, we can can consider the implications. It was … Continue reading…
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As reports of Cisco’s impending layoffs intensify and spread, I started thinking about how the networking giant got into its current predicament and whether it can escape from it. One major problem for the company is that the challenges it … Co…
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So I get back to my room from dinner at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, site of Interop 2011, when this is waiting in my inbox: Technology Industry Pioneer David Yen to Lead Cisco Unified Computing and Nexus Server Access Switching Business. Read more
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Juniper Networks has unveiled the industry's first Converged Supercore switch which can scale upto 3800 terabits. By merging the core packet and optical network layers, the switch supports unpredictable traffic patterns driven by the rapid growth o…
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Juniper made its second major announcement in two weeks, this time its PTX MPLS-optical supercore switch. The product’s roots probably lie in early interest (“early” meaning the middle of the last decade) by Verizon in a new core architecture for IP networks that would eliminate the transit routing that was common in hierarchical IP cores. Since [...]
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Juniper posted fourth-quarter revenue well beyond Wall Street expectations.
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Juniper’s strategic initiatives in 2011 and beyond are cloud computing and the mobile Internet.
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Both make moves this week to shore up cloud computing offeringsThe cloud computing plots of Cisco and Juniper thickened this week through separate engagements. Cisco announced an extension of its relationship with systems management vendor BMC Software…
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