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What Network Virtualization Isn’t

Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick), June 8, 2013May 18, 2020

Brad Hedlund recently posted an excellent blog on Network Virtualization.  Network Virtualization is the label used by Brad’s employer VMware/Nicira for their implementation of SDN.  Brad’s article does a great job of outlining the need for changes in networking in order to support current and evolving application deployment models.  He…

WWT GeekDay 2013

Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick), March 31, 2013May 18, 2020

I had the privilege this week to attend the opening keynote and SDN panel of WWT’s Geek Day.  The SDN panel was made up of heavy hitters from Cisco, VMware, HP, and Embrane.  They each presented their vision and solutions for SDN, then teamed up for questions.  The session was…

The App on the Crap (An SDN Story)

Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick), January 27, 2013May 18, 2020

I’m feeling Seussish again and looking to tackle SDN this time.  If you missed my first go it was on Hadoop: Horton Hears Hadoop.  Here’s another run:   The app could not flow Net was too slow to change. It sat on the server Waiting on admin for change.  …

Something up Brocade’s Sleeve, and it looks Good

Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick), November 4, 2012May 18, 2020

Brocade’s got some new tricks up their sleeve and they look good.  For far too long Brocade fought against convergence to protect its FC install base and catch up.  This bled over into their Ethernet messaging and hindered market growth and comfort levels there.  Overall they appeared as a company…

Much Ado About Something: Brocade’s Tech Day

Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick), September 13, 2012May 18, 2020

Yesterday I had the privilege of attending Brocade’s Tech Day for Analysts and Press.  Brocade announced the new VDX 8770, discussed some VMware announcements, as well as discussed strategy, vision and direction.  I’m going to dig in to a few of the topics that interested me, this is no way…

Thoughts From a Tech Leadership Summit

Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick), August 15, 2012May 18, 2020

This week I attended a tech leadership Summit in Vail Colorado for the second time.  The event is always a fantastic series of discussions and brings some of the top minds in the technology industry.  Here are some thoughts on the trends and thinking that were common at the event….

SDN – Centralized Network Command and Control

Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick), June 22, 2012May 18, 2020

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a hot topic in the data center and cloud community.  The geniuses <sarcasm> over at IDC predict a $2 billion market by 2016 (expect this number to change often between now and then, and look closely at what they count in the cost.) The concept…

Why Software-Defined Networking Could Revolutionize Networking

Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick), June 3, 2012May 18, 2020

Software-defined networking (SDN) is a hot topic in the network community. Vendors such as Big Switch, Brocade, Cisco and HP are getting into the mix, and just about anyone in networking is making announcements. Additionally, OpenFlow is an open-source option for building an SDN control plane. To read the full…

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