On the occasion of its Ignite conference, Microsoft announced Azure Stack to allow companies to use Azure in their data centers. The company also presented an overview of Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016. Azure Stack will allow companies to run IaaS and PaaS services internally. With its IT management products, Microsoft encourages some…
In light of the many technology transitions that businesses face, such as in security, cloud, mobility and big data, the Software Defined Networking (SDN) is essential to ensure success in networking. HP aims to build an ecosystem of partners seeking to create solutions-driven applications that can generate value for customers with simplicity. HP announced a…
There is no doubt that Software Defined Networking (SDN) can bring tremendous value to IT organizations. There is also no doubt that in the current environment, SDN is only suitable for early adopters. Given the immaturity of current API standards and products, any IT organization is looking to implement in the short term SDN should…
Research firm IDC predicts that the global market for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for the organization and cloud service provider segments will grow annually by 89 percent from 960 million dollars in 2014 to more than $8 billion in 2018. As per the IDC study, SDN Momentum Builds in Datacenter and Enterprise Networks, organizations need flexible…
Half of mobile operators expect to deploy software defined networks or SDN, within two years to reduce operating costs, according to a study by Informa Telecoms and Media sponsored by Juniper Networks. Mobile SDN is set to be one of the most transformative technologies implemented in the next few years. Cost savings and network flexibility…
Fusion-io, a world leader in flash-based memory management, introduces a solution for increasing the performance of flash in virtual server environments. With an update of ioTurbine software, Fusion-io offered up to 40 times increased performance for applications in VM environments, doubling the number of VMs and unloading of SAN solutions. Compatible with the Fusion-io ioCache…
VMware has introduced vCloud Hybrid Service, a cloud infrastructure as a service that provides customers with a common platform to extend their datacenter to the cloud. The Hybrid service is operated and supported by VMware and built on our vSphere and vCloud platforms. The hybrid vCloud Service should enable VMware customers the ability to easily…
Software-defined networking (SDN) changes the way companies build their IT networks. Instead of buying expensive routers and switches with a lot of fancy features from the likes of Cisco, companies can buy simpler, cheaper hardware, and less of it, and those fancy features are handled by a new layer of software. SDN technology is still…
The future of cloud computing and its IT provider is closely linked to requirements such as mobile computing, social networking and video communications. The interplay of these factors sees numerous opportunities for market players to distinguish themselves through innovation. That almost sounds like squaring the circle, but maybe it just needs a comprehensive strategy to…
According to IDC, in 2013 the global volume of the enterprise networking market (which includes software defined networks (SDN)) will reach $42.4 billion, and will reach $50 billion, with growth across all categories, by 2017. The volume of the Layer 2-3 switch market segment of the market has increased by 46.9% compared to the same period last…