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The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 2 – The OpFlex Protocol
The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 2 – The OpFlex Protocol
Following on from the first part of our series, this blog post takes a closer look at some of these architectural components of Cisco ACI and the VMware
Oct. 14, 2014
The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 1 – Enabling Automation
The Benefits of an Application Policy Language in Cisco ACI: Part 1 – Enabling Automation
IT departments and lines of business are looking at cloud automation tools and software-defined networking (SDN) architectures to accelerate application
Oct. 10, 2014
Network Design for Automation
Network Design for Automation
There has been a lot of recent online discussion about automation of the datacenter network, how we all may (or may not)...
May 13, 2014
The Napkin Dialogues: “Open”-ing up to SDN
The Napkin Dialogues: “Open”-ing up to SDN
I consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent individual. Well, perhaps "reasonably" is a debatable term; just ask my friends. Or my wife. (Then again,
April 10, 2014
How a Snowboarding ‘Wipeout’ Can Guide You On SDN Deployment
How a Snowboarding ‘Wipeout’ Can Guide You On SDN Deployment
As I was thinking about how best to advise you on how to "experiment" with SDN technologies, and more specifically why you should run a formal pilot to evaluate...
Feb. 27, 2014
Is ACI Really SDN? One Point of View to Clarify the Conversation
Is ACI Really SDN? One Point of View to Clarify the Conversation
Perhaps I’m in the minority that is still frustrated by this, but as a marketing person who is tasked with explaining technology and solutions to customers and prospects, I...
Jan. 22, 2014
Follow-up Q&A on ACI Methodology and the Pursuit of an Application-Aware Architecture
Follow-up Q&A on ACI Methodology and the Pursuit of an Application-Aware Architecture
We've been getting a lot of great questions about ACI since our launch as people try and better understand the...
Nov. 15, 2013
Networking Field Day 5: SDN and Unicorn Blood
Networking Field Day 5: SDN and Unicorn Blood
So, we wrapped up our day with the Networking Field Day crew last week with a free form discussion on where we go next with SDN.  To be honest, the
March 10, 2013