Virtualization is a well-known concept in networking, from virtual channels in ATM, to virtual private networks, virtual LANs and virtual IP addresses. However, an even more fundamental type of ...

Taking a look back at the previous year of patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) always affords an interesting view of the state of technologies being developed around the ...

In the last newsletter we discussed the impending perfect storm in which IT organizations implement three key initiatives, each of which are extremely beneficial, and yet end up in a place where for ...

It’s clear that virtualization is taking over every function of the technology infrastructure: Compute, storage, and networking are being converted to software-defined anything (SDx) platforms to ...

Network virtualization began several years ago with software-defined networking, and it quickly moved on to higher layers of the stack. SDxCentral has been covering SDN and network functions ...

The dependence on connectivity for critical services between government branch offices and data centers is increasing the need for networks to have improved reliability, scalability and flexibility.

When it comes to virtualization, few vendors missed an opportunity to take jabs at one another at this week's Storage Networking World Conference (SNW). Perhaps no one ruffled more feathers than ...