Distributed systems trickle down into Enterprise IT
In my new role at Cisco I’ve had the opportunity to observe and study something happening that is (in my opinion) truly significant and mind blowing. The IT data center landscape as we know it is on...
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I have a hunch. Pure speculation, in fact, that there may be an even more interesting story developing here with the unveiling of networking software startup Nicira Networks. The story being that of...
View ArticleThe “appliance” approach to Big Data and Private Cloud
In the past I’ve written about the basics of Hadoop network traffic, 10GE Hadoop clusters, Leaf/Spine fabrics, and talked about how you might construct a fabric for a Big Data and private cloud. In...
View ArticleMind blowing L2-L4 Network Virtualization by Midokura MidoNet
Today there seems to be no shortage of SDN start-ups, chasing the OpenFlow hype in one way or another aiming to re-invent the physical network — SDpN (software defined physical network). And then...
View ArticleNetwork Virtualization: a next generation modular platform for the data...
“What will my next generation data center networking platform look like?” “How do I describe this platform to IT managers and begin to wrap my arms around it?” This post attempts to provide a framework...
View ArticleDistributed systems trickle down into Enterprise IT
In my new role at Cisco I’ve had the opportunity to observe and study something happening that is (in my opinion) truly significant and mind blowing. The IT data center landscape as we know it is on...
View ArticleDodging open protocols with open software
I have a hunch. Pure speculation, in fact, that there may be an even more interesting story developing here with the unveiling of networking software startup Nicira Networks. The story being that of...
View ArticleThe “appliance” approach to Big Data and Private Cloud
In the past I’ve written about the basics of Hadoop network traffic, 10GE Hadoop clusters, Leaf/Spine fabrics, and talked about how you might construct a fabric for a Big Data and private cloud. In...
View ArticleMind blowing L2-L4 Network Virtualization by Midokura MidoNet
Today there seems to be no shortage of SDN start-ups, chasing the OpenFlow hype in one way or another aiming to re-invent the physical network — SDpN (software defined physical network). And then...
View ArticleNetwork Virtualization: a next generation modular platform for the data...
“What will my next generation data center networking platform look like?” “How do I describe this platform to IT managers and begin to wrap my arms around it?” This post attempts to provide a framework...
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