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Virtualization
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Mission Intelligence: Rejuvenation of “Hybrid” Protocol – Part Two
In Part Two of our series on hybrid protocol, we will explore the application of hybrid cloud solutions to solve critical needs. Businesses require the ability to dynamically alter the performance and capacity of their cloud environments on demand to mitigate unexpected surge in the business. An application delivery switching platform is ideal for customers who need something very stable and reliable that can conduct a healthy amount of traffic on a day-to-day basis, but also hugely variable in nature (cloud bursting in the public cloud addresses some, but not all of this issue). Continue reading
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A Riddle Wrapped Inside an Enigma
Pulling booth duty is considered the short straw by many—karmic payback, perhaps, for prior professional sins. And to be sure, it’s hard on the back and knees. But here’s why I like doing it: you get to conduct a series of focus groups, speed-dating style. Continue reading
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OpenFlow Symposium in San Jose – Networks as Application Stacks
What you missed at yesterday’s OpenFlow Symposium 2011 in San Jose, CA. Continue reading
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Data Center Fabric Architectures – Overview
Ivan Pepelnjak provides a nice summary of the topic highlighting the variety of approaches taken by several vendors to create their version of a “fabric” architecture for data center networks. Continue reading
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Datacenter Architecture Trends
I just finished reading a report by Richard Fichera of Forrester entitled, “Updated Q2 2011: Are Converged Infrastructures Good For IT?”. Here are my thoughts on the report. Continue reading
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That “Fabric” Thing Again
VMworld was a bit overwhelming this year…I’m glad I’m not the only person to have taken some time to do a seen-and-heard roundup. Continue reading
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Being Mindful About Cloud Computing Means Efficacy with Efficiency
Chuck Hollis at EMC has an interesting warning when it comes to the impact of “cloud computing” on business. In his rather recent post, “The Importance of Friction When Considering the Cloud,” Chuck acknowledges a need for “friction” between…
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How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Borg
It’s officially summer blockbuster season, so it seems a good time to comment preemptively on the inevitable angst, film and ink that will be devoted to the next permutation of The Singularity.
Let’s be clear: already, modern society literally cannot…
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The Cloud: Where Happy Free-Range VMs Roam
Ever consider how are your VMs are being treated?
When VMware released vMotion it was revolutionary and amazing. It was like magic! Then, in 2006 with VI3 we saw the rise of DRS. Wait…VMs can move on their…
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Symantec, Virtualization and Evolution to the Cloud
Surveys about virtualization and cloud computing-adoption trends and plans are practically a dime-a-dozen these days. (OK, that’s not entirely true – it’s a lot more than that to commission a decent one.) So the fact that Symantec published one…
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The foundation for virtualized data centers and cloud-optimized networks.
