Recent articles by Jim Duffy
May 07, 2013
ConteXtream, a developer of network virtualization software for SDNs, this week said its products have been deployed by a Tier 1 U.S. wireless operator to virtualize a network of nearly 40 million subscribers in what the company says is the largest production SDN implemented to date.
May 07, 2013
Huawei this week unveiled a high-end upgrade to its CloudEngine core switch, which debuted here at Interop a year ago.
May 06, 2013
Juniper Networks this week will extend its SDN offerings with the release of its controller, roughly six months ahead of schedule.
May 06, 2013
Cloud scaling will be all the switching rage at this week’s Interop. Three major vendors last week took their platforms deeper into and then beyond the data center, outdueling each other on server access density and software programmability, two key attributes needed for the virtualized goldmine called the cloud. And in so doing, they have raised the bar and perhaps set the stage for one of the more anticipated announcements in SDN switching from Cisco spin-in Insieme.
May 01, 2013
Arista is raising the ante in high-density programmable core switching and perhaps setting the stage for things to come.
April 30, 2013
Brocade this week extended its data center networking portfolio with hardware and software enhancements designed to better integrate and align physical and virtual resources.
April 30, 2013
HP this week refreshed its switch line and fortified its SDN portfolio with three new systems and a router, along with management and provisioning software extensions.
April 25, 2013
Extreme Networks has replaced its CEO again.
April 23, 2013
Jonathan Davidson took over Juniper campus and data center switching when the two previously separate business units were combined following the departure of founding engineer R.K. Anand. Davidson has a service provider routing background at Juniper and Cisco, which is no coincidence -- after five years in switching, Juniper has been unable to mirror the success it had in its first five years in service provider routing. But it did start from zero and surpassed at least six other incumbent vendors to attain the No. 3 position in the market. The company has more than 20,000 switching customers cultivated through organic development, Davidson notes. And as Juniper moves forward amid a forklift upgrade facing its EX core switch base and after an initial misfire on the QFabric data center switch, it's focusing on customer demands for simplification, agility and automation. Davidson discussed some recent and future developments in Juniper enterprise switching.
April 19, 2013
IBM is asking that people judge the OpenDaylight SDN project by its accomplishments, not by its roster.
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