100G, SDN leaving older switches behind

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	100G, SDN leaving older switches behind Unlike Juniper core switching customers, HP users can still expect some significant upgrades to their older switches even though HP unveiled two new platforms for the data center last week. HP plans to equip the four-year-old 12500 data center core switch with 40G Ethernet before the end of the year. Read More WHITE PAPER: SiSense Ltd. Choosing the Right Tech for Your Business Analytics Project The size, speed and scalability of different business analytics technologies vary greatly. The advantages and disadvantages of RDBMS, In-Memory and In-Chip technologies are detailed in this report. Read Now! In this Issue Understanding Software Defined Networking Top vendors at Interop 2013 Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy The role of startups in the SDN networking revolution Cisco Maintains Edge as Director Switches Deliver Highest Performance to Date VMware: Faster app provisioning makes SDN a keeper WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation IBV Study: the Business of Social Business The IBM Institute for Business Value produced this executive report. Learn how social business has a significant impact on the way organizations create valuable customer experiences and accelerate innovation across the entire organization. Learn More Understanding Software Defined Networking If you aren't intimately familiar with Software Defined Networking, don't fret. Only 10% of 450 IT practitioners at a recent Network World event raised their hands when asked if they understand SDN. But if the emerging technology lives up to its promise to redefine networking as we know it, there is no time like the present to dig in and learn more. Read More Top vendors at Interop 2013 There's a Katy Perry Song called "Waking Up in Vegas" in which the young Miss Perry sings "Shut up and put your money where your mouth is / that's what you get for waking up in Vegas." That first line, "Shut up and put your money where your mouth is," should be the theme for Interop. Vendors all across the network market come to Mandalay Bay to show off their latest products and impress buyers,... Read More WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Energy Efficient Cooling for Data Centers The trend of increasing heat densities in data centers has held consistent with advances in computing technology for many years. As power density increased, it became evident that the degree of difficulty in cooling these higher power loads was also increasing. Learn More Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy Networks could use far less energy by 2020 even though they'll be carrying much more traffic, an industry group says. Read More The role of startups in the SDN networking revolution For decades the leading network companies have been tightly coupling their software to complex, custom-built chips. Besides leaving IT buyers with a staggering array of appliances, the reliance on custom silicon has chilled industry startup activity. But with software defined networking, that is beginning to change. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Case Study - Psomas As a high-growth firm, Psomas needed to accelerate application performance to accommodate a changing set of demands from the business as well as employees. With Riverbed Steelhead products deployed worldwide, their employees can now share work and leverage resources wherever they happen to be. Read now! Cisco Maintains Edge as Director Switches Deliver Highest Performance to Date Read More VMware: Faster app provisioning makes SDN a keeper Software defined networking (SDN) is generating a lot of buzz these days, but the technology will ultimately make itself useful in the enterprise largely because it will save enterprises time in deploying new applications, predicted Martin Casado, chief architect of networking at VMware. Read More
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