PlexxiPulse—Partnering with Cloudera
This week, we announced that we’ve partnered with Big Data platform provider Cloudera. Cloudera’s data management platform enables enterprises to use Apache’s open source Hadoop software to better manage their data. The Plexxi Switch, now certified with Cloudera’s Enterprise 5 platform, is the first SDN-based Ethernet switch and the only truly single-tier, scale-out networking solution. We’re excited to have Cloudera on board to provide network operators a solution to address their Big Data needs.
Below you will find our top picks for stories in the networking space this week. Have a great weekend!
In this week’s PlexxiTube of the week, our own Dan Backman identifies how Plexxi’s Big Data fabric solution applicable beyond Big Data.
TechTarget: SDN to support Internet of Things devices
By David Geer
Software-defined networking will meet the Internet of Things (IoT) at the crossroads of VPN exhaustion, uptime challenges and limited network resources. The expected result is that SDN will help drive the expansion of IoT-enabled devices, enable more efficient network resource sharing and improve IoT service-level agreements (SLAs). In return, many vendors expect IoT will support SDN decisions and feed hungry policy engines. It’s still early days in terms of looking for use cases Continue reading