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In a recent post at EtherealMind.com, Greg Ferro examined possible implications associated with the impending dominance of merchant silicon in the networking industry. Early in his post, Ferro reproduces a Broadcom graphic illustrating that the major s…

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Since Dell’s acquisition of Force10 Networks, many of us have wondered how Dell’s networking business, under the leadership of former Cisco Systems executive Dario Zamarian, would chart a course of distinction in data-center networking. While Zamar…

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It has been nearly eight years since EMC acquired VMware. The acquisition announcement went over the newswires on December 15, 2003. EMC paid approximately $635 million for VMware, and Joe Tucci, EMC’s president and CEO, had this to say about ……

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The networking industry’s version of Groundhog Day resurfaced late last week when the Wall Street Journal published an article in which “people familiar with the matter” indicated that Brocade Communications Systems was up for sale — again….

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The Politics of OpenFlow

by Brad on 28 October 2011

“There’s something happening here, but what is ain’t exactly clear.”  –  Buffalo Springfield, “For What It’s Worth.” Software-defined networking (SDN) and its protocol of choice, OpenFlow, have been in the news for the past couple…

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Yes, I’m back for further cogitation on software-defined networking (SDN) and OpenFlow. As I wrote in my last post, relating to Cisco’s recent support for OpenFlow, I wasn’t able to attend the Open Networking Summit held last week at Stanford &#8…

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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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Talk of CEO Succession at Cisco

by Brad on 13 September 2011

As Cisco has struggled to adapt to the protracted global market downturn and the “recoveryless” recovery — it’s been going on so long, perhaps we should just call it the Information-Age Depression — the company’s CEO…

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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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Muglia’s Move to Juniper

by Brad on 26 July 2011

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 reported by MarketWatch yesterday, Lazard Capital analyst Daniel Amir has written a note suggesting that Cisco Systems, “long a proponent of in-house solutions, has begun the shift to off-the-shelf Broadcom parts.” Amir added that he expects Bro…

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