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Tag Archives: Yankee Group
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The Data Center Fabric Checklist: Eight indications that a data center fabric can help you now
The term “fabric” has become the latest buzzword to hit the networking industry. The concept is strategically important to any organization serious about maximizing the value of virtualization in their data centers. Many different vendors offer a data center fabric strategy today. Most of the network vendors such as Brocade, Cisco, Juniper, Extreme, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Extreme and Enterasys have all rolled out network based fabrics, but one of the more interesting alternatives comes from Xsigo which unveiled its server-based fabric. Network or server based, its clear the architecture in the data center is changing. As IT organizations evaluate these varying solutions, it’s important to take a step back and determine why it would make sense for a company to deploy data center fabrics. I’ve provided eight compelling reasons to make that decision. Continue reading
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New Decision Criteria is Needed for Evaluating an Ethernet Fabric
I’ve discussed the concept of an Ethernet fabric with a number of network managers from medium and large organizations and one of the most common questions I get is how do I evaluate the various solutions against one another. The solutions are available now and all at different points in their product evolution that it’s tough to understand what any specific solution is capable of. In many cases though, the network manager isn’t really even sure what to ask, and I hope to provide some guidance on this. Continue reading
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An Ethernet Fabric Is Critical to the Virtual Data Center
In this white paper, An Ethernet Fabric Is Critical to the Virtual Data Center, Zeus Kerravala, senior vice president and distinguished research fellow at Yankee Group discusses how the virtualization of the data center will impact the network and the…
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The foundation for virtualized data centers and cloud-optimized networks.
