Category: Cloud Computing
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Infonetics Survey: Network Operators reveal where they plan to first deploy SDN and NFV
Introduction: There’s been a lot of hype and even more uncertainty related to “Carrier SDN” and in particular the use of Open Flow protocol in carrier networks – between a centralized control plane entity and data plane entities residing in “packet forwarding” engines built from commodity silicon with minimal software intelligence. Many carriers are interested…
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2013 TiECon- Part 3: Software Defined Infrastructure Presentations & Panels (Continued)
Introduction: In this third and final article on the information packed 2013 TiECon, we summarize key messages from the second half of the SDI Track on May 17th, including the afternoon keynote and two panel sessions. The first article covered all of the TiECon opening keynotes. The second article summarized the invited SDI presentations from the morning…
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2013 TiECon- Part 2: Software Defined Infrastructure Presentations
Introduction: Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) applies to compute, storage and the network within a data center and in the cloud. This market segment is experiencing tremendous growth and innovation. It is facilitating increased agility, flexibility and operational cost savings for enterprises and service providers. The first step in SDI was compute server virtualization and that’s…
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2013 Cloud Connect Part III: Cloud as IT Disrupter; SDN as a New Virtual Network Infrastructure
Introduction: One consistent theme during Cloud Connect 2013 was the cloud as a disrupter of IT organizations. During the Cloud Executive Summit workshop on April 2nd, Avery Lyford of LEAP Commerce said that there were three huge areas of disruption: the mobile cloud, Big Data (analytics) and Software Defined Networking (SDN). Each of these areas…
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Cloud Network Deployment Requirements; Monitoring, Optimization & Enterprise Cloud Adoption Survey – 2013 Cloud Connect Part II
Introduction: In this second article on the excellent Cloud Connect 2013 conference, we look at selected sessions that should be of keen interest to IT managers and enterprise cloud customers. Key findings are presented in a concise form to aid readability. We then report the results of the Enterprise Cloud Adoption survey by Everest Group.…
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2013 Cloud Connect Part I: Highlights & Mobile Cloud Issues
Introduction: The four-year-old Cloud Connect conference, sponsored by United Business Media, was held April 2 to 5th in Santa Clara, CA. Having attended all four Cloud Connects, this one was by far the most in depth and comprehensive treatment of Cloud Computing. At last, no more defining terms and debating methods of cloud computing, this…