The Changing Face of Software Defined Networking: Addressing Actual Business Problems
by: Kurt Marko, Contributor, Kurt Marko Software defined networking (SDN) has evolved from the slick new technology only a network geek could love to a key pillar in new strategies designed to simplify and automate network configuration and service management. SDN controllers, the brains running these next-generation networks, were once synonymous with OpenFlow, the network(…)
All Herald The “Cloudy Mainframe”
by: Ben Kepes, Contributor, Ben Kepes Cloudwashing or truly revolutionary? ASG Software is leading with that most attractive of concepts and promising “cloud based automation and service orchestration” for mainframes. Do we see an honest merging of technology paradigms of yesterday (of, 30 years ago_ and today? Hmmm Continue reading at forbes.com This post is(…)
SDN in the Optical Space
by: Some in the optical world set their sights on software defined networking. Continue reading at Enterprise Networking Planet This post is brought to you as part of the VMware Software Defined Enterprise, which provides resources and solutions for the software defined world. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
The Top 250 Players in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem
by: In the run-up to the next Cloud Expo, 7th Cloud Expo (November 1–4, 2010) being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, it’s time to give my earlier list a complete overhaul. Here, accordingly, is an expanded list of the most active players in the Cloud Ecosystem. Continue reading at Government(…)
ONS 2014 in Review
by: All looks rosy inside the SDN bubble as leaders and upstarts in the networking industry come together to push software defined networking and what it can do. Continue reading at Enterprise Networking Planet This post is brought to you as part of the VMware Software Defined Enterprise, which provides resources and solutions for the(…)
Software Defined – Not About Infrastructure
by: The term “software defined” has taken many forms in recent months from Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC), Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) to even component vendors adopting the tagline to exalt their own agenda with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Software Defined Storage (SDS). Yet ironically the majority of the vendors adopting the tagline are also(…)
Selecting a Cloud Automation Solution: Part 1: The Build vs Buy Decision
by: Rich Bourdeau, Rich Bourdeau→ Early technology adopters find themselves in a position where they have no choice but to build because these companies frequently see the need before the market has available solutions for them to buy. That was the case when I started working with companies over six years ago to help them(…)
The Fundamental Characteristics of a Cloud Data Center
by: Achim Stohr, as_sapdc What is the rating of your SAP data center when you cross-check it against the fundamental characteristics of a cloud data center? Which big topics need to be tackeled in order to build the SAP data center of the future? This post provides some crucial questions and helps you to define your individual(…)
Reference Architecture for Cloud-Enabled Infrastructure for SAP
by: Achim Stohr, as_sapdc It is high time now to take a closer look at the physical architecture and the software architecture that enables all the functionality as decribed in my previous post about the business view on cloud-enabled infrastructure for SAP. Let us take a quick look at the most important ingredients of the Software-Defined Data Center and(…)
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