Networking Devices

Cisco, Microsoft part of optics consortium directing data center standards

COBO seeks to standardize on-board optics to reduce cost, improve airflow

EMC eying Arista, Brocade?

Would make "stronger than anything" alternative to Cisco, firm says

Does Juniper have too many SDNs?

Last week's product launch extends range of controllers and data center fabrics

Juniper rewires the data center

Introduction of QFX10000, new fabric make QFabric an island unto itself.

Opening up at OCP Summit

Dell, Cumulus and Big Switch look to unlock switches and software

Big Switch Networks CTO Rob Sherwood on SDN in 2015: The Time is now

Big Switch Networks CTO Rob Sherwood touts the maturity and ease-of-use of Big Switch SDN solutions, the power of open switching platforms, docker, overlays and more

Cisco might ONIE up

Company says, then doesn't, that Nexus 9K supports open source boot loader

Will network disaggregation play in the enterprise?

HP, Dell and Juniper target cloud for now, but some businesses might be on tap later

Extreme Networks CEO touts open SDN strategy, robust wireless as key assets in changing net market

Extreme CEO Charles Berger discusses Enterasys acquisition and integration, increasing demand for mobility solutions

Facebook super-sizes its open networking switch