Arista fires broadside at Cisco/Insieme with new switches

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	Arista fires broadside at Cisco/Insieme with new switches Kicking off a week that promises to be rich in data center and cloud networking news, Arista Networks today unveiled a new line of switches designed to bring programmable provisioning to smaller, more cost conscious deployments. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Anuta Networks Realistic SDN via Network Services Orchestration SDN gained such attention because it promises the same level of agility to network infrastructure that is already available for server and storage infrastructure. The network agility improves overall efficiency, productivity and has direct impact on revenue, CapEx and OpeX. Anuta Networks provides the same benefits and beyond. Find out how Anuta Networks' Network Services Orchestration solution can help you save CapEx and OpeX while delivering agile network services just like compute and storage are delivered. In this Issue 6TB helium-filled hard drives take flight, bump capacity 50% HP porting venerable Nonstop server platform to x86 Windows 8 uptake slows, ditch-XP movement decelerates Cray acquires Gnodal research staff and IP in Europe County seeking new software vendor to replace SAP system SecuriSync: cloud storage employees and IT admins will love Red Hat launches new initiative to drive OpenStack into the enterprise Cisco puts its unified computing servers into OpenStack clouds Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Silence is Golden Edition Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CommVault Compliance & eDiscovery Virtual Event By attending, you'll: Hear from Gartner Analyst, Alan Dayley, about necessary steps for implementing an efficient information management strategy; Discover how enterprises like yours are able to increase productivity, reduce cost and risk; Learn from CommVault information management experts how to conquer eDiscovery and compliance challenges. Register now for the November 21st event! 6TB helium-filled hard drives take flight, bump capacity 50% Western Digital Monday started shipping a 6TB, helium-filled hard drive that represents a 50% increase in drive capacity over today's largest hard drives. Read More HP porting venerable Nonstop server platform to x86 Hewlett-Packard has announced a multi-year effort to port its Nonstop server systems, used by banks, telcos and other businesses that need maximum reliability, from Intel's Itanium architecture to x86. Read More Windows 8 uptake slows, ditch-XP movement decelerates Windows 8's user share in October climbed past the 10% milestone for the first time since the launch of the radically-overhauled OS a year ago, an analytics company said Friday. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Arista Networks Arista Webcast - The Next Era of Cloud Networking- Nov. 4 Don't miss President and CEO Jayshree Ullal and Chairman and CDO Andy Bechtolsheim as they usher in the next era of Software Defined Cloud Networking. This live webcast with partners and customers reveals what's in store for next generation programmable data centers and cloud networks. Register now to secure your space for this live webcast, Monday, November 4, 10:00 a.m. PST. You will hear from the Arista executive team, see a technology demonstration and have the opportunity to participate in a live question and answer session. Cray acquires Gnodal research staff and IP in Europe Supercomputer maker Cray has hired the founders and key engineers of Gnodal who will be working to develop new technology. Read More County seeking new software vendor to replace SAP system Marin County, California, has begun the search for new ERP (enterprise resource planning) software to replace a troubled SAP implementation that generated an ugly legal battle between the county, SAP and systems integrator Deloitte. Read More SecuriSync: cloud storage employees and IT admins will love You may love Dropbox, but your IT admin likely hates it. Consumer cloud platforms create headaches for the folks who worry about the security of corporate data and what happens to files when a person leaves the company. Read More WHITE PAPER: AppNeta AppNeta Trace View - Free Trial Download Want to try AppNeta in your own application environment? Install in 5 minutes! Learn More Red Hat launches new initiative to drive OpenStack into the enterprise Open source technology provider Red Hat today announced a new initiative designed to boost the adoption of OpenStack in the enterprise. Read More Cisco puts its unified computing servers into OpenStack clouds The top executives leading Cisco's OpenStack efforts today said customers can run the open source cloud computing platform with its Unified Computing System (UCS) and Nexus hardware devices, and that the company will provide advanced support to help customers deploy OpenStack clouds. Read More Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Silence is Golden Edition No. 20 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series, plucked from Reddit, expresses a thought that I have shared on more than one occasion. Want more? Check out the "Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive": Read More Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so we have started publishing a selection of memes that amuse me. One every week. Here's the archive. Read More
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