Next-Generation Server Clusters: Boxes Without Bottlenecks
By matching compute, storage, and networking resources for optimal utilization, the cluster-in-a-box wastes nothing.
HPE Shares Drop on Double-Digit Server Revenue Declines
The server revenue declines were primarily attributed to a single Tier 1 customer.
SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — May 2017
Verizon and AT&T exit the cloud business; Cisco acquires SD-WAN vendor Viptela for $610 million.
Portnox Updates Security Platform to Include Subscription Plan Management
MSPs can now rebrand the security platform.
Pulse Secure Snaps Up Brocade’s vADC Assets
Another piece of Brocade's IP networking business has been claimed.
The Tables Have Turned: Ericsson Picks Verizon for SD-WAN
Ericsson played a role in helping Verizon set up its managed SD-WAN service.
Businesses Rethinking Security Software Strategy, Gartner Says
AI, machine learning driving new security strategies.
CoreOS Brings Kubernetes-as-a-Service to Enterprise
The Tectonic update targets cloud vendor lock-in.
Routing Startup 128 Technology Raises $21.5M in Series C
The additional funding will be used to expand globally.
ThousandEyes Extends IPv6 Monitoring Capabilities
Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have bought large chunks of IPv4 space.
Cisco Creates a Universal Software Licensing Agreement Across Products
The agreement replaces myriad software license agreements.
SD-WAN Architecture is a Good Fit for the Cloud
The SD-WAN architecture is well suited for the cloud because a company can install a WAN CPE but manage the system from the cloud.
SD-WAN Deployments to Increase, MPLS Not Going Anywhere, Report Says
Many organizations continue to invest in MPLS even if they have SD-WAN.
HPE, GE Join LinkedIn’s Open19 Open Source Data Center Project
The new open source initiative wants to standardize edge deployments.
Cisco Remote PHY Moves Cable Networks Closer to Virtualization
Ultimately, cable operators want hardware decomposed from software.
Ericsson Veteran Ekudden Promoted to Group CTO
Ekudden spent the last seven years working in Silicon Valley.
Virtuozzo Updates Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software Stack
It runs Microsoft Windows without installing Microsoft disk drivers inside the VM.
SD-WANs Can Offer Secure Access to Cloud Services
Some organizations are starting to use SD-WANs to securely access cloud services over business-class Internet connections.
Mitigating Security Attacks in Container Environments
SDN is well suited to address the security requirements in container environments.
AT&T Exec Says Containers Are Key to Network Architecture
Fuetsch declined to reveal vendor partners but says AT&T is "working with them all."