software defined networks

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 […]

April 9, 2014

PERSPECTIVES

The “Next Gen” Network Engineer

3 min read

A subject very close to my heart at the moment is what skills I will need to have in order to support the Next Generation of Software Defined and Application...

March 27, 2014

NETWORKING

Why Upgrade Campus & Branch Switching & Wireless Infrastructure?

3 min read

Many of the existing switch and wireless infrastructures that were deployed 5 or more years ago were not designed for BYOD, pervasive mobility, advanced security, SDN and more. Let us look at these trends and the benefits of upgrading the network infrastructure to the latest switching and wireless products. BYOD and Mobility There are multiple […]

October 27, 2013

DATA CENTER

Applications: The Reason We Have Infrastructure

2 min read

Recently, the conversations I have been having about Software Defined Networks have shifted from supplying agile networking for VM provisioning and live migrations to looking at the problem through the...

March 7, 2013

SECURITY

Defense in Depth with Software Defined Networking

3 min read

Last week at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, I had the pleasure of speaking to thousands of security professionals about the opportunities and risks associated with using Software Defined Networking (SDN) for security, which will be the underlying fabric of our next generation data centers and networks. SDN-enabled security will provide a better way […]