Is OpenFlow a go?

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	Is OpenFlow a go? Interop 2011 could have been called The OpenFlow Show. Vendors were hawking OpenFlow switches and controllers, and a lab demonstration on the show floor displayed the traffic management technique and applicability among multivendor switches. Read More WHITE PAPER: Level 3 Simplifying Network Complexity Evaluate the benefits and return on investment of a Converged Business Network and consider the benefits and savings of bundling their voice, Internet and VPN services into a converged business network versus contracting with an individual provider for each telecommunications need. Learn More Today! In this Issue FAQ: IPv6 for enterprise networks Comcast rolls out metro Ethernet Rumors fly about massive Cisco layoffs The Verdict: Either OpenFlow Matters a Lot, or Not at All A Couple of Interesting Uses of OpenFlow WHITE PAPER: HP 10 Things to Know about Deduplication You as an IT manager want simple, cost-effective solutions for your complex IT challenges. HP kept this in mind while designing StoreOnce. New technologies, such as deduplication can be difficult to understand but StoreOnce powered by Intel Xeon® processor 5500 series makes it simple. Read More! FAQ: IPv6 for enterprise networks With the availability of IPv4 addresses drying up, enterprise IT managers know they need to move to IPv6, but the migration raises all sorts of questions. In this excerpt from the book 'IPv6 for Enterprise Networks,' the authors answer many of those questions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Tips to Tailor Your Communications Strategy An IP-based communications system helps businesses streamline voice and data improving internal productivity and customer service, but one size does not fit all. Answer 4 easy questions to find out the best strategies to meet your unique voice and data communications needs. Read Now Comcast rolls out metro Ethernet Comcast is expanding its services to medium-sized businesses by introducing metro Ethernet connections at up to 10-Gigabit speed, launching Monday in more than 20 U.S. cities. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 5 Key Virtual-Machine Management Questions In these articles, Network World and its sister publication, CIO, explore the flattening of the data center and take a look at the issue from the security and systems perspectives, as well. Read now! Rumors fly about massive Cisco layoffs Cisco could be ramping up for its largest layoff ever, according to news reports flying around the Web today. The reports stem from Reuters, who asked four analysts how they think John Chambers will cut the promised $1 billion in expenses. Analysts answered that they think the company will kill 3,000 to 5,000 jobs. Read More The Verdict: Either OpenFlow Matters a Lot, or Not at All Unsurprisingly, the opinions on OpenFlow from the vendors at Interop were all over the map. However, since I did ask a bunch of people at the show about OpenFlow, I figure it's worth a post to summarize some of the more interesting responses. Read More A Couple of Interesting Uses of OpenFlow At the beginning of Interop, I wrote a post that introduced the basics of OpenFlow. I promised to ask around and find out what problems different vendors are trying to solve using OpenFlow. This post highlights two cases: one you can order today from NEC America, and the other a case that's been tested at Stanford. Read More
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