Businesses need to look at security as a military operation
Businesses need to look at security as a military exercise and can benefit from strategies that have proved useful in battle, a former military security expert told an Interop audience this week.read more
View ArticleInterop: Cloud services take a beating in debate over security
Cloud services are not secure enough for businesses to use, or at least that was the conclusion drawn by attendees of an Interop debate, although all of the participants acknowledged the real answer...
View ArticleIs OpenFlow a go?
Interop 2011 could have been called The OpenFlow Show. Vendors were hawking OpenFlow switches and controllers, and a lab demonstration on the show floor displayed the traffic management technique and...
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter need corporate security policies
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter open threats to sensitive corporate data that businesses need to deal with aggressively, Interop attendees were told.read more
View ArticleStartup rolls out 40G data center switches at Interop
Tucked way in the back corner of the exhibition floor in a tiny cubicle, Gnodal Limited, a startup data center switch vendor from Bristol, U.K., unveiled its initial Ethernet offerings at Interop 2011...
View ArticleInterop puts software-defined networking in limelight
The potential game-changing technology that surrounds software-defined networking (SDN) will be center stage at Interop next week with high-profile product introductions, technology demos and...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent brings 40G to the core
Alcatel-Lucent this week at Interop will flesh out its data center fabric vision with 40G Ethernet and higher-density 10G Ethernet capabilities on its core switches, as well as enhanced software for...
View ArticleHP, F5 partner to speed delivery of cloud apps
HP this week unveiled several initiatives at Interop 2012 in Las Vegas to enhance the provisioning and performance of virtual applications over a network, including an alliance with application...
View ArticleCisco offers API to fight call fraud
Cisco this week at Interop 2012 released an API for its branch routers designed to enable third-party developers to write applications to enhance the security of phone calls over the router...
View ArticleInterop panelists debate future of physical WAN optimizers
The need for a dedicated physical appliance to handle WAN optimization tasks, in many cases, is a thing of the past, according to experts who participated in a panel discussion Tuesday at Interop in...
View ArticleFive ways to improve data center power efficiency you might not have thought of
While few doubt the importance of maximizing the energy efficiency of their corporate data centers, executive vice president of data center technology for Las Vegas-based Switch, Mark Thiele's talk at...
View ArticleUp next for the cloud: Big data analytics?
In an effort to diversify its cloud offerings, NaviSite - a Time Warner Cable cloud computing and managed hosting company - announced plans to offer storage service for customers in what one analyst...
View ArticleInterop: Data center operators in for a world of change
The basic tasks of running a data center will change out of all recognition in the near future, according to an expert panel speaking at Interop NY on Wednesday, and there really aren't any easy...
View ArticleInterop NY: A look at the show's own BYOD arrangements
In recognition of the central importance of BYOD issues to this year's Interop NY conference, organizers provided a specially configured Wi-Fi network as a demonstration of one possible solution.read more
View ArticleInterop planning guide 2013
It's that time of the year again: Interop is almost here.read more
View ArticleThe cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches
Cloud scaling will be all the switching rage at this week’s Interop. Three major vendors last week took their platforms deeper into and then beyond the data center, outdueling each other on server...
View ArticleSDN and InteropNet: Cranking up and running world's biggest temporary network
Hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees all depend on a network managed by 23 different vendors.read more
View ArticleInterop network squares off against controlled 70G bit/sec DDoS attack
Testing company Ixia launches high-volume DDoS tests against F5 firewalls.read more
View ArticleIs OpenFlow a go?
Interop 2011 could have been called The OpenFlow Show. Vendors were hawking OpenFlow switches and controllers, and a lab demonstration on the show floor displayed the traffic management technique and...
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