I believe it was the esteemed singer/songwriter, John Lennon, who uttered the words: “Imagine there’s no spanning tree, it’s easy if you try, No multi-tiers below us, just a flat network like the sky, Imagine all the users, living for the apps…” I recently spoke at Avaya’s Technology Forum, the company’s data networking event (yes, [...]
IT Roles Shift with Virtualization
Mar 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Beyond just being a technology, virtualization is beginning to drive shifts in the way people organize their IT departments. It opens the door for non-networking IT professionals to solve their data mobility challenges without necessarily involving the networking department. Emerging concepts like software-defined data acceleration and network function virtualization (NFV) will help storage and application [...]
In the Eye of the Storm with SDN
Feb 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With winter storm Nemo fresh on our minds, we may consider just how vulnerable we are when weather pressure systems converge upon us. Just a few short months ago Hurricane Sandy and another powerful storm system collided and profoundly affected tens of millions of people on the Eastern Seaboard. Hurricane Sandy’s turbulent convergence with a [...]
Every Platform Needs Good Foundations
Feb 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
As plans for 2013 kick in, more organizations are looking at adopting a new IT “platform” on which to carry their applications, functions, and services. 2012 was the year of cloud computing — at least from a vendor point of view, talking the subject up but seeing mainly proof-of-concept (PoC) projects and some toe-in-the-water stuff [...]
Watch Your Back VMWare, Microsoft Is Coming
Feb 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Earlier this month VMWare held its quarterly call with financial analysts to go over its most recent numbers. The results for the recently-closed December 2012 quarter were fine — in fact, more than fine, as they slightly beat the expectations of Wall Street. However, its guidance for the upcoming quarter, and for the upcoming full [...]
Leading Tech Analyst Zeus Kerravala Joins WAN Speak
Feb 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I’m excited to announce that respected information technology (IT) analyst and networking pundit Zeus Kerravala has joined the WAN Speak stable of contributing writers. Kerravala is one of the most frequently-quoted technology experts in business and technology trade press. He writes the “Network Intelligence” column for Network World and is a regular speaker at major industry events such as [...]
Data Acceleration “Worst” Practices
Feb 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I am constantly getting emails with “Best Practice” advice — for everything from traveling to IT. Well, it got me thinking: why doesn’t anyone provide “Worst Practice” advice? Can’t we all learn from other people’s mistakes? So here goes, this is my top 5 list of misconceptions and things to avoid in the data acceleration [...]
Kicking The Tires Of The Network Virtualization Bandwagon
Feb 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Network virtualization, especially anything having to do with software-defined networking, was all the rage in 2012, with the pundits predicting massive adoption – soon. Vendors big and small (Cisco and Silver Peak), old and new (VMware and Midokura) have been quick to jump on the bandwagon and offer solutions, from hybrid architectures to virtual appliances. [...]
“The Cloud Isn’t Just For Storing Tweets”
Jan 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I love the title above. I saw it in a great article by Derrick Harris in GigaOM where he talks to Amazon Web Services Chief Data Scientist Matt Wood about the symbiotic nature of big data and cloud computing. While Justin Bieber may disagree, those of us in IT know that the implications of Software-as-a-Service, [...]
Virtualization Driving Shifts in IT Roles (Video)
Jan 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Virtualization is having more than just a technological impact, it is also driving shifts in the way companies organize their information technology (IT) departments. In part two of this video series featuring Silver Peak founder and CTO David Hughes, Dr. Hughes discusses how virtualization is driving organizational change within IT departments and how the traditional [...]
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