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Cisco Spring ’14 Packet Optical Networking Conference (PONC) – The Secret Sauce
Cisco Spring ’14 Packet Optical Networking Conference (PONC) – The Secret Sauce
By Leonard Luna, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco Service Provider Solutions Once again, network operators converged on the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose
May 21, 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
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
Are You Ready for Dev Ops and SDN Software Development with Cisco ONE?
Are You Ready for Dev Ops and SDN Software Development with Cisco ONE?
One of the great challenges of SDN – that many in my view underplay – is the change in paradigm from having a vendor deliver your network (hardware...
April 5, 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
Cisco and the Evolution of the Service Provider Network
Cisco and the Evolution of the Service Provider Network
On February 18, Cisco announced the evolution of service provider (SP) networks. It is probably a good idea to step back, just a little, and explain how
Feb. 27, 2014
Three light beams that emanated from OpenDaylight Summit
Three light beams that emanated from OpenDaylight Summit
Earlier this month, I attended the first ever summit on OpenDaylight (ODL) project in Santa Clara, CA. This near sold out event was largely successful by
Feb. 21, 2014
Get Started on SDN and Cisco ONE: Learn from Our New Technical White Paper
Get Started on SDN and Cisco ONE: Learn from Our New Technical White Paper
If you were to believe the industry press, you could easily be forgiven for thinking that many companies across the world were rolling software defined networking (SDN) technologies into their...
Feb. 14, 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
Rebuttal to VMware Comments on ACI and SDN Architectures
Rebuttal to VMware Comments on ACI and SDN Architectures
In a January 13, 2014 NetworkWorld article, VMware executive, Steve Mullaney, compared VMware NSX to Cisco ACI and other SDN architectures. Cisco’s
Jan. 21, 2014
Data Driven Platforms to Support IoT, SDN, and Cloud
Data Driven Platforms to Support IoT, SDN, and Cloud
More and more enterprises are managing distributed infrastructures and applications that need to share data. This data sharing can be viewed as data flows
Jan. 16, 2014
The Year Ahead in Networking
The Year Ahead in Networking
Throughout 2013, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with services provider leaders from around the globe.  Whether they are large or small, focused on
Dec. 19, 2013