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SDN and other network strategies
infrastructure (IT infrastructure)
Infrastructure is the foundation or framework that supports a system or organization. Continue Reading
Software-based networking brings new automation perks, challenges
More data center teams have moved to software-defined networks. And while the technology brings new benefits around automation, it also brings a host of implementation challenges. Continue Reading
Test yourself on modern data center networking architecture
Evolving business needs demand a new approach to data center networking. Keep yourself updated on SDN, VXLAN and other technologies with this quiz. Continue Reading
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Full SDDC architecture adoption remains in the distant future
Why are most organizations not adopting full SDDCs yet? Find out what's blocking their road to an SDDC architecture and how some companies are overcoming those challenges. Continue Reading
Cutting edge: IT's guide to edge data centers
As organizations look to support a growing workforce, or enable IoT, edge computing is gaining traction in the enterprise -- but it also presents challenges for data center managers. Continue Reading
SD-WAN benefits create serious competition for MPLS
SD-WAN architecture offers features that reduce operational costs and simplify deployment models. Learn how to take advantage of SD-WAN benefits and navigate its potential downfalls.Continue Reading
Get in the know about data center Ethernet
Bring yourself up to speed on what's happening in the realm of data center Ethernet with this quick guide covering advances in standards, speeds and cabling.Continue Reading
leaf-spine (leaf-spine architecture)
Leaf-spine is a two-layer data center network topology that's useful for data centers that experience more east-west network traffic than north-south traffic. The topology is composed of leaf switches (to which servers and storage connect) and spine...Continue Reading
Software-defined applications and infrastructure explained
The inner mechanics of today's software-defined applications and infrastructure reveal an interconnected web of isolated components and scalable resources, supervised by automated management.Continue Reading
Read this before attempting network microsegmentation
Microsegmentation makes network security more flexible with software-defined policies rather than manual configuration work, if implemented with forethought and the right tools.Continue Reading
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Allocate IT resources for big data and IoT-based projects
Companies embarking on new big data and IoT-based projects would do well to critically examine the necessary processing power, memory, storage and networking resources involved, and how to best make use of the required capacity.Continue Reading
software-defined everything (SDE)
Software-defined everything (SDE) is an umbrella term that describes how virtualization and abstracting workloads from the underlying hardware can be used to make information technology (IT) infrastructures more flexible and agile.Continue Reading
The best server hardware to maximize IT performance
Get the latest tips on compute, networking and storage to choose the best server hardware to tackle IT workloads.Continue Reading
Data center experts predict 2016 IT trends
Software-defined everything, security, IoT, APIs and other technologies top our experts' predictions for 2016 data center trends.Continue Reading
Enterprise server architectures headed for a shake up
After a few humdrum years, server architectures are in for big changes to close out the decade.Continue Reading