OpenFlow

October 21, 2014

DATA CENTER

The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 4 – Application Policies for DevOps

3 min read

[Note: This is the last installment of a four-part series on the OpFlex protocol in Cisco ACI, how it enables an application-centric policy model, and why other SDN protocols do not.  Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3] As noted earlier in this series, modern DevOps applications such as Puppet, Chef, and CFEngine have […]

October 14, 2014

DATA CENTER

The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 2 – The OpFlex Protocol

4 min read

[Note: This is the second of a four-part series on the OpFlex protocol in Cisco ACI, how it enables an application-centric policy model, and why other SDN protocols do not.  Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4] Following on from the first part of our series, this blog post takes a closer look at […]

October 10, 2014

DATA CENTER

The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 1 – Enabling Automation

4 min read

[Note: This is the first of a four-part series on the OpFlex protocol in Cisco ACI, how it enables an application-centric policy model, and why other SDN protocols do not.  Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4] IT departments and lines of business are looking at cloud automation tools and software-defined networking (SDN) architectures […]

May 14, 2014

PERSPECTIVES

Summary – Network Design for Automation

1 min read

There has been a lot of recent online discussion about automation of the datacenter network, how we all may (or may not) need to learn programming, the value of a...

May 13, 2014

DATA CENTER

Network Design for Automation

6 min read

There has been a lot of recent online discussion about automation of the datacenter network, how we all may (or may not)...

May 13, 2014

DATA CENTER

Delivering Policy in the Age of Open Source

3 min read

This is an exciting time in the history of datacenter infrastructure.  We are witnessing the collision of two major trends: the maturation of open source software and the redefinition of...

April 10, 2014

DATA CENTER

The Napkin Dialogues: “Open”-ing up to SDN

17 min read

I consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent individual. Well, perhaps “reasonably” is a debatable term; just ask my friends. Or my wife. (Then again, don’t ask my wife.) Reasonable or not, though, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what all this “software defined” stuff is supposed to mean, and I have to […]

February 27, 2014

DATA CENTER

How a Snowboarding ‘Wipeout’ Can Guide You On SDN Deployment

4 min read

  As I was thinking about how best to advise you on how to "experiment" with SDN technologies, and more specifically why you should run a formal pilot to evaluate...

January 22, 2014

DATA CENTER

Is ACI Really SDN? One Point of View to Clarify the Conversation

6 min read

Perhaps I’m in the minority that is still frustrated by this, but as a marketing person who is tasked with explaining technology and solutions to customers and prospects, I...