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OpenStack Summit: SDN Switches Become Low Cost Linux Boxes?

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:18:00 0500

The VAR Guy is at OpenStack Summit and he's starting to drink the Kool-Aid. Customers like Best Buy, Comcast and Hubspot say they are deploying the cloud computing platform. But now, the conversation is shifting to networking in the cloud -- a software defined networking (SDN) primer. Leading the conversation: Ben Cherian, chief strategy officer at Midokura, a startup focused on network virtualization. His key point: SDN (using Overlay Solutions) will allow switches to be far more like comm...

Microsoft's Own Cloud Remains an Issue for OpenStack Interoperability

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:20:00 0500

SiliconAngle's theCube hosts John Furrier and Jeff Frick had the opportunity to talk with Alessandro Pilotti, the CEO of Cloudbase Solutions, during the 2013 OpenStack Summit, which kicked off today in Portland, Oregon. Pilotti discussed Cloudbase's work with Microsoft, as well as his perspective on and experience with OpenStack....

Red Hat Steals the Show at OpenStack Summit, Approves $300M Buyback Program

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:37:00 0500

Red Hat's been busy today, dominating hashtag streams related to the OpenStack Summit, an annual event taking place in Portland this week. Most recently, the company's board of directors authorized $300 million in common stock repurchases "from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transaction". This new program replaces the previous $300 million fund, which was completed on February 28 at an average price of $49.15 per share for a total of 3.6 million shares. That adds u...

AppSense on Security: The Enterprise Problem That Never Dies

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:20:00 0500

In any organization, regardless of the size, security is a chief concern for any IT department. Without the proper security measures in place, the enterprise is susceptible to a whole host of problems ranging from malware and virus attacks to data breaches ? all of which can have a major impact on an enterprise. ...

Juniper extends support for SDN and BYOD

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:14:00 0500

Juniper Networks has launched a new range of more widely programmable switches and management tools that aim to address provider and enterprise needs for software defined networking (SDN) and bring your own device (BYOD) strategies....

High Availability ADC without Waste: Boosting Cost-Efficiency and Scalability through Clustering

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:43:00 0500

At a time when cost control and efficient resource utilization are top priorities for every IT organization, any strategy based on leaving 50 percent of a set of resources idle deserves serious scrutiny. Yet the most common means of achieving high availability for application delivery controller (ADC) infrastructure is through the deployment of active-passive ADC pairs?half of which remain idle by design. Instead of taking this gross inefficiency for granted as a cost of doing business, IT shou...

Infographic: Software Defined Networking revolution

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:43:00 0500

The worldwide SDN market for the enterprise and cloud service provider segments is forecasted to grow from $360 million in 2013 to $3.7 billion by 2016. The infographic below, courtesy of the Open Networking Summit, presents more statistics on the outlook for growth of Software Defined Networks....

Bitcoin Under Attack? Dwolla & Mt. Gox Both Hit With DDoS Attacks Overnight

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:53:00 0500

Another day, another DDoS attack. This time round, it's the turn of alternative online payments provider Dwolla, which saw its website taken offline for a brief period of time. The site has since come back online, but the company said in a statement that the some users may still experience issues as the attack remains ongoing....

Biggest DDoS attack in history slows Internet, breaks record at 300 Gbps

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:59:00 0500

Having slow Internet issues? A cyber-fight between Spamhaus, a spam-fighting group, and 'blacklisted' CyberBunker, a Dutch Web host, is slowing the Internet for 'millions' of users. With the DDoS attack breaking records at 300 Gbps, it has been called the biggest public attack in history of the Net. If it continues to escalate, security experts warn people may be unable to use normal web services like email, online banking, and could threaten critical infrast...

Silver Peak Announces Virtual Appliance for Offsite Replication

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:17:00 0500

Silver Peak Systems announced a new virtual application designed to dramatically speed up data duplication for disaster recovery without the purchase of additional hardware....