Cisco secures its SDN
Cisco is looking to provide threat protection for data centers and clouds by integrating acquired security technology with its programmable, policy-based networking portfolio.
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Linux vendor Cumulus rolls out management pack
LAS VEGAS -- Linux network operating system developer <a href="http://cumulusnetworks.com/">Cumulus Networks</a> this week at <a href="http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/">Interop</a> rolled out a management platform that provides a common interface and operational process for data center racks.
HP switches fortify campus SDNs
HP this week strengthened its campus networking portfolio with modules for a switch chassis it announced almost a year ago, and an SDN-based management application.
Dell takes on Cisco and Juniper with 100G data center switch
Dell this week extended its arsenal of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/article/2874156/ethernet-switch/data-center-cloud-sdn-driving-ethernet-switch-market-to-25b.html">data center Ethernet switches</a>, highlighted by a 100G device with ports dividable into 25G and 50G channels.
SDN start-up stitches together Clouds
A software-defined networking start-up has emerged from stealth mode proposing accelerated deployment of applications and services spanning private, public or hybrid clouds.
As Nokia buy awaits, Alcatel-Lucent grows switching and virtual networking portfolio
As it awaits to be swallowed up by Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent continues to expand its switching and virtual networking portfolio.
Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent just as John Chambers predicted
ALLEN, TX -- Nokia's $16.6 billion acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent is an example of the industry shifting just as Cisco predicted, its CEO said this week.
Brocade switch extends SDN, campus automation
Brocade this week unveiled a campus switch and other enhancements to better support video and wireless traffic, improve management and extend <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/category/sdn/">software defined networking</a>.
Arista decouples switch, software pricing
<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/article/2857702/ethernet-switch/cisco-lawsuits-aside-arista-forges-ahead-with-eos.html">Arista Networks</a> this week decoupled the pricing of its software and switch hardware as a consumption option for cloud providers.
SDN management battle: TAPs vs. network packet brokers
Network management is a sticky issue when it comes to implementing software-defined networks and network virtualization.
Cisco, Microsoft part of optics consortium directing data center standards
A group of big name vendors including Cisco, Microsoft, Dell, Intel, Broadcom, Juniper and Arista Networks this week created a consortium to address switch faceplate bandwidth density and airflow constraints caused by increasing networking speeds.
Cisco replaces UCS server head; software leaders also depart
Cisco Systems has replaced its top computing executive.
Does Juniper have too many SDNs?
After last week's Innovation Day announcements, Juniper Networks has a range of SDN, data center fabric and data center switching products to choose from.
Juniper rewires the data center
Juniper Networks this week rolled out new data center switches to help customers address opportunities and challenges presented by cloud computing.
Docker buys SDN start-up for container networking
Linux container company Docker this week said it would acquire SDN start-up SocketPlane, a developer of a native networking stack for Docker software.