SDN - Virtualization Software
Midokura’s SDN Product, MidoNet Becomes Open Source
December 11, 2014 | Scott D. Lowe, vExpert, MVP Virtual Machine, MCSEMidokura is a software defined networking company who’s product, MidoNet, aims to provide functionality for Layer 2 through Layer 4 of the OSI model. On November 3rd, Midokura announced that MidoNet has become available under the Apache 2.0 license, … Read More
VMware and Arista: Putting More SD into the VMware SDDC
August 8, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco ChampionStrategic partnerships are arising among many vendors as technologies become more synergistic. VMware announced today that they are entering into a partnership with SDN switch manufacturer Arista Networks. Arista is becoming a widely known name as they continue to expand … Read More
Physical Networks in the Virtual Networking World
July 19, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco ChampionI’m a big fan of the work of Dr. Bruce Davie. For those who know him already I imagine you will share this thought with me. Bruce works now as a Principal Engineer at VMware after the acquisition of Nicira 2 … Read More
VMware NSX Pricing Unveiled: What Are Your Thoughts?
June 13, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco ChampionOne of the most asked questions about VMware NSX has definitely been around the pricing of the product. VMware has stayed relatively quiet as they moved through the first portion of their general availability release of their landmark SDN product.
Not Just Talk: VMware Touts SDDC and NSX With Customer Proven Deployments
June 6, 2014 | Eric Wright, vExpert, Cisco ChampionWith all of the marketing in place to drive the message of Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) and Software Defined Networking (SDN), it is difficult to see the real data among all the slide decks.
The Vision of Software Defined … Read More
Exclusive Video: Exploring the Guts of the Nutanix Architecture
February 12, 2014 | Scott D. Lowe, vExpert, MVP Virtual Machine, MCSERecently, during ActualTech Media’s first Road Show, David Davis and I had the opportunity to meet with a variety of technology companies pioneering new ways to do IT. Over the past couple of years, Nutanix has demonstrated to the market … Read More
Coho Data Brings SDN to SDS for a Killer Combination
November 26, 2013 | Chris Wahl 1Coho Data, one of the newly unveiled start-ups focused on providing scale-out storage, sends their CTO Andy Warfield to tackle a group of cutting-edge tech bloggers and analysis during Storage Field Day 4. The results were spectacular – getting into … Read More
Weekly Virtualization Link Round Up: 10/04/2013
October 4, 2013 | Scott D. Lowe, vExpert, MVP Virtual Machine, MCSESo, a lot has happened in the past few weeks. A Dell employee took issue with a Cisco manifesto, VSAN went belly up for a few people, and Microsoft got some love from the Feds in the form of a … Read More