Tag: network

  • Assessment of Open Networking, Bare Metal Switches, White Boxes, and NFVi

    Assessment of Open Networking, Bare Metal Switches, White Boxes, and NFVi

    The Vision and Reality of Open Networking: From 2012 to at least 2016, there was tremendous industry buzz about disaggregation of the network switch, transport equipment, and network appliances. Many industry “experts” and stock market analysts said that purpose-built hardware would be replaced by “open network” software running on commodity “white boxes” and “bare metal…

  • AT&T’s “SDN-WAN” as the Network to Access & Deliver Cloud Services

    AT&T’s “SDN-WAN” as the Network to Access & Deliver Cloud Services

    Introduction: For several years, we’ve wondered why there was so many alternative WANs used and proposed to access and deliver cloud computing and storage services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc.) for public, private, and hybrid clouds. The list includes: the public Internet (best effort), IP MPLS VPN, other types of IP VPNs, Carrier Ethernet for Private…

  • 2013 IDC Directions Part III- Where Are We Headed with Software-Defined Networking (SDN)?

    2013 IDC Directions Part III- Where Are We Headed with Software-Defined Networking (SDN)?

    Introduction: In the third article on the IDC Directions 2013 Conference (March 5th in Santa Clara, CA), we take a hard look at Software Defined Networking as presented by Rohit Mehra, IDC VP for Network Infrastructure. Note: Please see 2013 IDC Directions Part I for an explanation of the “3rd Platform” and its critical importance…

  • Telecom Death Spiral Continues with ZTE’s Steep Profit Drop

    Telecom Death Spiral Continues with ZTE’s Steep Profit Drop

    Sluggish telecom operator infrastructure spending, mobile device price wars and roadblocks in several western markets have all combined to cause China’s ZTE to report an 85% drop in profits (year over year) in the latest quarter that ended in June. Net earnings for the first half dropped 68 per cent  to Rmb245m, in line with a warning issued last…

  • Viodi View – 04/04/12

    Viodi View – 04/04/12

    Is there a recipe for creating a viral video? This question is often pondered at digital media conferences and responses typically suggest viral video success stems from ingredients that include authenticity, quality of production, timing, the message and entertainment value. These elements are critical, but what might be the most important element is out of…

  • Key Messages from IDC Directions 2012 for “The Intelligent Network” – Part 1

    Key Messages from IDC Directions 2012 for “The Intelligent Network” – Part 1

    At it’s annual Directions 2012 conference,  market research firm IDC strongly stated that IT is on the cusp of a “Third Platform” that will dominate the  landscape till 2020 and beyond.  That 3rd platform consists of some mash up of: cloud computing, mobile broadband, mobile services/devices/platforms- OSs/apps, social networks, and big data/analytics.  Many or all of those technologies…