Cisco raises Catalyst switch prices by up to 67%
Cisco is raising the price on older generation Catalyst switches in an effort to prod users into buying newer gear.
Cisco is raising the price on older generation Catalyst switches in an effort to prod users into buying newer gear.
A recent switch upgrade by Cisco has added an interesting twist to the company's battle royale with VMware over next-generation virtual networking and data center operations management.
Cisco next week is expected to unveil a new Catalyst access switch designed to converge wired and wireless networking.
Apple's iOS 7 is the first large-scale use of a newly-minted Internet protocol, called multipath TCP. It lets computers send and receive data across different network paths and interfaces at the same time, such as Ethernet, Wi-Fi and 3G.
Brocade this week bolstered its fabric networking and network virtualization line-up with new top-of-rack switches and software enhancements.
VCE, the datacentre-focused joint venture formed by Cisco and EMC/VMware, this week rolled out converged infrastructure systems designed to support the latest technology from the founding companies as well as specialised offerings for Oracle and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments.
Looking to bulk up its often flat Ethernet fortunes, Extreme Networks today grabbed up Enterasys Networks for a cash price of $180 million.
Looking to bulk up its often flat Ethernet fortunes, Extreme Networks today grabbed up Enterasys Networks for a cash price of $180 million.
Cisco's Internet of Everything router could be a converged multiservice/transport platform the company believes is ready to launch soon.
Cisco today said it would slice 4,000 jobs – or 5% of its workforce in a global restricting
effort. Shares of the network equipment giant fell nearly 10% after-trading hours.
Cisco and NetApp this week expanded their FlexPod storage and switching portfolio with a new design for big data workloads.
An increasing number of businesses, school districts and healthcare facilities are delving into Smart Ethernet switches with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology--and reaping big benefits for their IP Surveillance networks.
Facebook's Open Compute project, which is working on open source servers and switches, will be limited by "weaknesses" in scope that Cisco can exploit, CEO John Chambers said this week.
Extreme Networks this week announced two developments that allow it to address data center opportunities for converged switching/compute/storage architectures.
Like anything in IT, there are several considerations to mull over before employing fabric technology to converge data center operations.