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  • SDN market could hit $US18bn by 2018

    The enterprise and data centerSDN market grew 192 per cent in 2013 and is poised to reach $US18 billion by 2018, according to Infonetics Research.

    Written by Jim Duffy12 Sept. 14 06:00
  • Can SDN usher in better IT security?

    That software-defined networking (SDN) is a coming reality is starting to gain traction in IT security circles, with some vendors arguing it could lead to a level of interoperability in security largely missing at present.

    Written by Ellen Messmer30 Aug. 14 01:02
  • Start-up fights ambush attacks on SDN, virtual machine networks

    Start-up GuardiCore is working on a security product that works through a 'honeypot' approach to detect and block stealthy attacks on software-defined networks (SDN) and multi-vendor virtual-machine infrastructures for enterprise customers as well as cloud-service providers.

    Written by Ellen Messmer19 Aug. 14 03:28
  • F5 CTO: We're working hard on the transition to software

    F5 Networks is a veteran player in the network management market, having sold its load balancing hardware - or application delivery controllers, as it prefers to call them - to large numbers of data center customers.

    Written by Jon Gold07 Aug. 14 01:33
  • Cisco enterprise controller going through paces

    Cisco is adding its APIC Enterprise Module, an enterprise controller for its programmable Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), to its software development community to ready it for general release.

    Written by Jim Duffy22 July 14 02:11
  • Open user group specs out SDN expectations

    The Open Networking User Group (ONUG) this week established working groups to address what it sees as the biggest pain points in networking and issued a white paper describing the current challenges and future needs.

    Written by Jim Duffy16 July 14 23:03
  • SDN start-up reaches for its "Wedge"

    Pluribus Networks, the SDN start-up with the server/switch combination and network hypervisor/operating system, is looking to make a gradual exit from the hardware end of that market. Pluribus this week said distributor Arrow Electronics will now supply the Pluribus-branded, 1RU E-68 Server-Switch that combines Broadcom Trident II chips with Intel Xeon server-class, multi-core processors.

    Written by Jim Duffy26 June 14 04:07
  • SDN: The next steps

    Software Defined Networking technology is maturing and there are several real world use cases, but for most shops it is still a question of figuring out how we get there from here. In this Network World special report we analyze the promise and the options:

    Written by John Dix26 June 14 01:56
  • HP refreshes enterprise switch line

    HP this week is refreshing its 5400 series switch line with new chassis that features double the switching capacity of its predecessor.

    Written by Jim Duffy25 June 14 23:10
  • Cisco buys its way into AT&T SDN

    Cisco has announced vendor network service orchestration systems for traditional and virtualized networks, and one of the vendors AT&T selected for its Domain 2.0 SDN/NFV project.

    Written by Jim Duffy18 June 14 01:34
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