When networks become congested with bandwidth-hungry applications and inefficient network technologies, it can resemble your typical home plumbing nightmare – backed-up, corroded piping sending murky, slow-moving water into your waiting basin. Not exactly the refreshing splash you were anticipating. Fortunately, when my water pipes are congested because of corrosion from rust and mineral deposits, or [...]
In the Cloud, Many Enterprises Overlook the Most Critical Component
Feb 15, 2012 by 2 Comments
It seems that everyone today is talking about “the cloud,” but most of the discussion seems to be about putting a bunch of machines in one place to achieve elastic compute capabilities. What hasn’t received as much attention are the “networking” aspects of cloud deployments. And if there is any attention to networking, it tends [...]