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 ...

Vyatta is joining the ranks of suppliers offering tool designed to support software defined networks. The company is calling this new capability "vPlane™." vPlane is a clever routing plane that ...

“Cloud and managed hosting providers are continuing to make the transition from physical to virtual computing,” said Lauren Robinette, principal analyst, managed services and cloud, ACG Research. “As ...

The race to lay a robust foundation for hybrid cloud computing is likely to be determined by which vendor ultimately puts the most comprehensive stack of software in place across multiple clouds.

NV provides the ability to create logical, virtual networks that are decoupled from the underlying network hardware. NV creates a logical, software-based view of the hardware and software networking ...

The ConteXtream Grid is a distributed virtual L4-7 switch based on the principles of SDN. The solution works as a Distributed Edge Overlay on existing networks to connect an unlimited number of ...

At VMworld this year, VMware is laying the foundation for what it hopes will be its next big thing: the software-defined data center. In the software-defined data center, servers, storage and ...

As virtualization software continues to evolve, so do the options for network specialists, IT managers, CTOs, and CIOs. In order to help make the best decision for your organization, it’s important to ...

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 ...

VMware has updated its stack of data center virtualization software, rounding out capabilities that allow an organization to run an entire data center operation and related cloud services as a single ...

While the advantages of virtualization are widely acknowledged with regard to servers, desktops and storage devices, this is also leading military organizations to examine how virtualization can be ...

“One area where virtualization doesn’t help is in stress testing our product, which is a network-based backup appliance,” notes 3X’s Floehr. “While we could test 10 simultaneous clients virtually, it ...