Neil Bright is a research scientist and chief HPC architect at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Office of IT. The introduction of server virtualization not only led to more efficient use of ...

As the networking industry is being transformed by the next-generation virtualization approach called software-defined networking (SDN), the complementary architectural concept of network functions ...

Mark Fabbi, Vice President and lead author of Gartner’s data center networking Magic Quadrant, recently said “a reactive vendor isn’t a leader”. In a related article published by TechTarget ,“Magic ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Ever since VMware bought Nicira ...

Campus Network Virtualization using an SDN Approach with a focus on slicing/traffic isolation lends itself to two main approaches, both of which have advantages over VRF-based legacy solution. Find ...

Software-defined networking and network functions virtualization both untie tasks and functions from hardware and provide agility, one for the network itself, the other for network services.. The ...

Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) (SDN and NFV) are hot topics. They are clearly related, but how exactly are they similar? How are they different? How do ...

Software-defined networking has begun to hit the mainstream market in 2016 as vendors report thousands of customers now using SDN solutions. The SDN market is expected to reach $12.5 billion in the ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. While containers and Kubernetes are among the hottest ...