Concepts
CloudStack Graduates to Top-Level Apache Project
The Apache Software Foundation announced in late March that CloudStack is now a top-level project.…
Concepts
Stateless Transport Tunneling (STT)
STT is another tunneling protocol along the lines of the VXLAN and NVGRE proposals. As…
Technical Deep Dive
VXLAN Deep Dive – Part II
In part one of this post I covered the basic theory of operations and functionality…
Technical Deep Dive
VXLAN Deep Dive
I’ve been spending my free time digging into network virtualization and network overlays. This is…
Concepts
Something up Brocade’s Sleeve, and it looks Good
Brocade’s got some new tricks up their sleeve and they look good. For far too…
Quick Thoughts
Much Ado About Something: Brocade’s Tech Day
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending Brocade’s Tech Day for Analysts and Press. Brocade…
Technical Deep Dive
Digging Into the Software Defined Data Center
The software defined data center is a relatively new buzzword embraced by the likes of…
Concepts
Forget Multiple Hypervisors
The concept of managing multiple hypervisors in the data center isn’t new–companies have been doing…
Concepts
Private Cloud: An IT Staffer’s Guide To Success
Recently I wrote The Biggest Threat to Your Private-Cloud Deployment: Your IT Staff as a…