[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]The Cisco ONE SDN Controller GUI[/fancy_header3] Cisco announced the ONE controller at Cisco Live last summer. The ONE has been in Beta for a few months now. There is still plenty of fragmentation around what SDN is and what it should solve. One generally accepted concept is the way we operate networks today, is… Continue reading The Cisco ONE SDN Controller
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SDN Dominates NFD#5
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]SDN Dominates NFD#5[/fancy_header3] SDN was the soup dajoure at Networking Field Day #5 and rightfully so. My friends are not only talented bloggers, but also some of the best architects, engineers and operators in the networking field. The networking industry has gone without significant innovation since at least MPLS and arguably Ethernet. Our network… Continue reading SDN Dominates NFD#5
The Good and Bad of Wireless
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]The Good and Bad of Wireless[/fancy_header3] The Good and Bad of Wireless :A while back, I posted some numbers on campus 802.11 growth. Wether cellular or 802.11, the numbers are big. The numbers show [fancy_link link=”http://networkstatic.net/enterprise-802-11-wireless-growth-part-3/” variation=”orange” target=”blank”]%1000 annual growth[/fancy_link]in the 802.11 campus which reflects smart phones, tablets, laptops and soon to be glasses… Continue reading The Good and Bad of Wireless
More Vendors Define Their SDN Strategy
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]More Vendors Define Their SDN Strategy[/fancy_header3] It was a busy week in SDN. Some pretty significant revelations gave us good directional indications for SDN in 2013. Most significantly is SDN is getting enough traction to drive significant investment and tough decisions to be made by the networking incumbents. As more vendors define their SDN… Continue reading More Vendors Define Their SDN Strategy
More Details About The Cisco ONE Controller Announced
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]More Details About The Cisco ONE Controller Announced[/fancy_header3] Cisco has begun further unveiling more details about the Cisco ONE controller, currently in early beta. The announcement, specifies new SDN applications and hardware support for a select few existing products and new ones like the Catalyst 3850. Also recently announced, is the new Nexus 6000 switching product,… Continue reading More Details About The Cisco ONE Controller Announced
Cisco acquisition of Cariden
[fancy_header3 variation=”deepblue”]Cisco acquisition of Cariden[/fancy_header3] [dropcap1 variation=”slategrey”]C[/dropcap1] isco announced today the intended acquisition of Cariden, a network management software company. Cisco will purchase the self-funded Cariden for $141 million. This deal is on the heels of two other Cisco acquisitions. The purchase of the WiFi company Meraki for $1.2 billion and the cloud software company Cloupia for $125 million.… Continue reading Cisco acquisition of Cariden
Revisiting the vCider SDN Solution Prior to Cisco Acquisition
Revisiting the vCider SDN Solution Prior to Cisco Acquisition : I never really got a chance to know what vCider brought to the menu of network industry disruption prior to their recent acquisition by Cisco. Matt Nabors @itsjustrouting and I were talking about vCider the other day and I realized I never knew much about them other than… Continue reading Revisiting the vCider SDN Solution Prior to Cisco Acquisition
Enterprise 802.11 Wireless Growth (Part 3)
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Enterprise 802.11 Wireless Growth (Part 3)[/fancy_header3] In part 1 of the three parter we looked at the ability to manage 802.11 wireless networks and the benefits of analytics that is provided out of the box. In part 2 we compared traffic rates (unscientifically) between an average wireless controller distribution and wired distribution. In the conclusion… Continue reading Enterprise 802.11 Wireless Growth (Part 3)