The first thing to understand is that while QFabric and MetaFabric are related, MetaFabric does not in any way replace QFabric.
One of the more interesting announcements I saw from the first couple of days at Interop is Gigamon's Multi Purpose Visibility Fabric Node.
Cisco's alternative to OpenFlow could put the company in a good position in the software-defined networking market.
The $1 billion investment in the cloud has some of Cisco's partners concerned.
It's certainly a bold plan, but Cisco's investment in a 'Global Intercloud' could be a success.
Cisco's IWAN technology can help resolve some issues with network management, but it could present some challenges itself.
The unified communications industry can benefit from the "big data" trend, particularly when it comes to accelerating the deployment of UC.
At its Atmosphere event in Las Vegas, Aruba Networks announced its Mobility Defined Networks architecture.
Although many target the data center to get into software-defined networking, the WAN could be a more beneficial place to start.
When the rest of the industry chased SDNs, Brocade stayed focused on fabrics, and it's paying off.
