With Vyatta, Brocade makes a low-risk, high-reward bet on SDN

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	With Vyatta, Brocade makes a low-risk, high-reward bet on SDN This morning Brocade announced it would acquire privately held open source networking software company Vyatta. The rise of software defined networks seems to be a legitimate problem the Vyatta solution can solve. Founded back in 2005, Vyatta has struggled to find a use case for its virtual routing capabilities over the years, remaining a niche company used by network engineers who like to experiment... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: F5 Networks What Comes After Cisco ACE? Get the Information You Need. If you are a Cisco ACE customers planning for the future, check out the ADC Resource Center for Cisco ACE Customers. You'll find valuable information and new to help you evaluate your options and select the right Application Delivery Controller (ADC) for your organization. Plan for the future. Get the information you need at the ADC Resource Center for Cisco ACE Customers. In this Issue US Navy outfits destroyers with potential $30 million worth of Gigabit Ethernet What to do when you need more Enterprise WAN bandwidth VMware CTO: Adapt, enable choice, or die Brocade buys Cisco nemesis Vyatta Cisco's new management system simplifies control of thousands of servers WHITE PAPER: Fiberlink The 10 Commandments of BYOD The rapid proliferation of mobile devices entering the workplace feels like divine intervention to many IT leaders. It's as if a voice boomed down from the mountain ordering all of the employees you support to procure as many devices as possible and connect them to corporate services en masse. BYOD was born and employees followed with fervor. Read Now! US Navy outfits destroyers with potential $30 million worth of Gigabit Ethernet The US Navy said this week it was awarding Boeing a $16.7 million contract -- that with options could top out at $29.9 million -- to upgrade the networks onboard its guided missile destroyers as well as outfit new ships and other installations. Read More WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware A Lower Entry Cost for Desktop Virtualization High entry costs and overall complexity have prevented many SMBs from taking advantage of the benefits of client virtualization. Now HP and VMware have teamed to bring desktop virtualization that delivers results right out of the box. Learn More What to do when you need more Enterprise WAN bandwidth Moving on in our coverage of which of the various technologies – including those that are part of the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture, like WAN Optimization, WAN Virtualization and Read More WEBCAST: Teradata Big Data Done Right View this on-demand webcast to learn how to reap the benefits of big data through a practical unified architecture; how to improve performance with in-memory technology; and how to lower costs and increase scalability through cloud computing. Register now. VMware CTO: Adapt, enable choice, or die To some outsiders looking in, VMware has gone through quite a change recently by purchasing two companies, embracing OpenStack enabling multi-cloud support. CTO Steve Herrod says it's all part of the broader plan. Read More Brocade buys Cisco nemesis Vyatta Brocade has announced its acquisition of Vyatta, a privately held maker of open source-based network software, for an undisclosed amount of cash. Read More Cisco's new management system simplifies control of thousands of servers Cisco this week unveiled a new management system for its UCS servers that is designed to simplify management of thousands of servers spread across geographies and data centers, from a single pane of glass. Read More
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