The network team is being bombarded with configuration requests that can take days or weeks to handle, but luckily several approaches are emerging that promise to increase network agility, chief among ...

Telecom and internet service providers have turned to faster networking technology—whether it be 5G, DOCSIS 4.0 or fiber-optic cables—to boost sales and profitability. But even with these new network ...

For decades, networks have been built on the same fundamental principle: dedicated hardware appliances for each network function. Need a firewall? Buy a box. Need load balancing? Purchase another ...

To really revolutionalize networking, virtual networks need to be an underlay or an inlay, not just another type of overlay. The purchase of Nicira by VMware has led to a lot of predictions that the ...

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Virtualization isn’t a new concept, but now that organizations need to cope with fast-growing storage requirements and enable their administrators to manage more ...

There are four major steps on the road to a flexible data center: consolidation, standardization, virtualization and utility. There are four major steps on the road to a flexible data center: ...