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Seven Software Business Models – Part 2
Seven Software Business Models – Part 2
Many years ago I found myself talking to venture capitalists about the differences between SaaS, outsourcing, ASPs, MSPs, online applications; etc. Also I
March 2, 2015
Seven Software Business Models – Part 1
Seven Software Business Models – Part 1
Many years ago I found myself talking to a venture capitalist about the differences between SaaS, outsourcing, ASPs, MSPs, online applications; etc. Also
Feb. 23, 2015
Open Standards, Open Source, Open Loop
Open Standards, Open Source, Open Loop
As the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) meets in Hawaii (IETF 91), the unavoidable question for both participants and observers is whether a
Nov. 13, 2014
Power of Open Choice in Hypervisor Virtual Switching
Power of Open Choice in Hypervisor Virtual Switching
Customers gain great value from server virtualization in the form of virtual machines (VM) and more recently Linux Containers /Dockers in data centers,
July 28, 2014
Thoughts on #OpenStack and Software-Defined Storage
Thoughts on #OpenStack and Software-Defined Storage
This week has been the semi-annual OpenStack Summit in Atlanta, GA. In a rare occurrence I've been able to be here as an attendee, which has given me wide
May 14, 2014
Open Source Acceleration for Applications
Open Source Acceleration for Applications
In previous blogs I have described how organizations are maturing beyond provisioning of individual servers to provisioning of richer cloud-based
April 9, 2014
OpenDaylight Unleashes Hydrogen to the Masses
OpenDaylight Unleashes Hydrogen to the Masses
The OpenDaylight Project today announced that its first open source software release Hydrogen is now available for download. As the first simultaneous
Feb. 4, 2014
Cisco’s onePK Part 2: Reaching out to a Network Element
Cisco’s onePK Part 2: Reaching out to a Network Element
Exordium In the previous installment of the onePK series, you received a crash course on Cisco's onePK. In this article, you'll take the next step with a
Oct. 15, 2013
Why is SR-IOV relevant in the HPC world ?
Why is SR-IOV relevant in the HPC world ?
One feature of the usNIC ultra-low latency Ethernet solution for the UCS Cisco VIC that we think is interesting is the fact that it is based on SR-IOV.
Aug. 13, 2013
OpenStack at Cisco Live in Orlando
OpenStack at Cisco Live in Orlando
As part of the Cisco Open Network Environment approach, there’s a lot of news coming out of Orlando from this year’s Cisco Live US event, and a lot of it
June 27, 2013