Cisco claims to have a better data centre approach than SDN, with its new application-focused architecture
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Big Switch Exits OpenDaylight SDN Group
Big Switch Networks has left the SDN project it helped create citing the undue influence of major players like Cisco
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Cisco Poised For ‘Internet of Things’ Says John Chambers
The boss of Cisco has highlighted the importance of the channel for trends like the 'Internet of Things' and SDN
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Juniper: SDN Will Not Provide Real Cost Savings
SDN is all about flexibility, not saving money, says Juniper's Brad Brooks
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HP Throws Down SDN Fabric Challenge To Cisco, Juniper
HP will next week demonstrate its new network offerings as it challenges the growing SDN fabric threat from rivals
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Brocade Pushes SDN Strategy With Software-Only Network Appliances
Brocade delivers software-only network appliances to push SDN forward
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Intel Offers Open Software Defined Networks
Intel wants your sofware defined switches on its x86 processors
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Juniper Targets SDN And BYOD With New Switch
Juniper is readying a new switch and software to help organisations deal with the BYOD and SDN trends
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Big Switch’s Switch Light Aims To Drive OpenFlow Adoption
Big Switch's open source switching platform is aimed at making it easier for businesses to adopt software-defined networking using switches based on commodity hardware
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Why Software Defined Networks Won’t Kill Hardware – Juniper
Why does a hardware vendor want sofware defined networks? We asked Mike Marcellin of Juniper Networks
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Embrane Set For SDN Push
Startup Embrane has said it plans to push for more visibility in the growing SDN market this year
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Juniper Pushes Ahead With SDN Strategy
New products from Juniper Networks further the company's broad SDN strategy announced last month
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F5 Expands SDN Capabilities WIth LineRate Acquisition
F5 is looking to move up from the connectivity level to focus on the application layer of software-defined networks
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Intel Invests In SDN Pioneer Big Switch
Intel has made a $6.5m strategic investment in Big Switch Networks, as it continues to reach beyond PCs and servers
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Dell Offers New SDN Switch
Dell officials are seeking to position the company as a neutral player in the growing SDN space
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Cisco Unveils Cloud Fabric Devices For Data Centres
Cisco has unveiled new high-speed network fabric devices for heavy duty traffic in cloudy data centres
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Cisco’s Warrior: Unified Data Centres Are Still Best
Monolithic networks are great says Padmasree Warrior, especially if they include standard SDN interfaces
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Juniper Opens Up About SDN Strategy
Juniper Networks has joined the likes of Cisco and HP after it unveiled its SDN strategy going forward
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Xsigo’s Carney Takes Charge As Brocade CEO
Lloyd Carney, former chief executive of Xsigo, will take over as Brocade's CEO as it focuses on software-defined networking
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SDN Momentum Continues For Data Centres, IDC Reveals
Software-defined networking is gathering steam and will become a key data centre technology, says IDC
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Pica8 Touts Customisable SDN Architecture
Pica8 is offering an SDN reference architecture for cloud providers, to be customised for their own solutions
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Alcatel-Lucent Makes SDN Move
Alcatel-Lucent is joining Cisco, HP and others in pushing software-defined networking, but will use its own Application Fluent Network technology rather than OpenFlow
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Extreme Touts Network Switches With 40GbE, 100GbE Modules
Extreme Networks has added 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet modules to its high-end network switch range
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Cisco Beats Expectations As Data Centre Move Pays Off
Cisco has posted positive financials, with a fall in switch and router sales offset by its data centre strategy
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Big Switch Networks Joins SDN Gold Rush
A startup has joined the SDN data centre trend by offering its own software-defined network products
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Vyatta: Software Defined Networking Depends On Standards
The key thing for software defined networking is open standards and commodity hardware, says Vyatta's Kelly Herrell
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Brocade Acquires Vyatta For Software Defined Networking
Software defined networking firm Vyatta gives Brocade more cloud strength
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EMC Boss Tucci Dismisses Juniper Acquisition Talk
Joe Tucci has reiterated EMC's relationship to Cisco and denied acquisition plans for Juniper Networks
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Cisco Acquires vCider To Strengthen Network Virtualisation
Cisco has acquired virtual network overlay specialist vCider for integration into its ONE strategy
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HP Opens Up About SDN Push
HP has ramped up its networking challenge after revealing more about its push into software-defined networking