ZTE’s software-defined optical network solution passes global interoperability test

ZTE’s new solution, based on advanced elastic network control architecture, demonstrated its apability to enable operators to manage their networks with greater openness, and improved flexibility and coordination.

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Tight IT budgets to drive efficiency demands in 2015

Increasing efficiency will be the number one priority for IT departments in 2015, as organisations look to get more value out of their IT spend, according to research released today by Brocade. The research, taken from a survey of UK-based IT Decision-Makers (ITDMs), found that increasing efficiency is a top priority for 53 percent of IT leaders in 2015. Budget restrictions are the main driver behind this need for efficiency, with just 31 percent of organisations expecting their IT capital...

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Brocade appoints industry veteran Allen Olivo

Brocade has announced the appointment of Allen Olivo as vice president of global brand and communications. In this role Olivo is responsible for the development of brand strategies that will further evolve Brocade’s leadership position in the networking marketplace as the New IP becomes the new normal for networks. He will be based in the company’s San Jose headquarters and report to Christine Heckart, chief marketing officer.

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QLogic champions innovation in Ethernet networking

QLogic Corp. has joined the 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium. The consortium is an association of high-profile companies devoted to developing a new, standardised specification to allow data centre network transmissions to run over a 25 or 50 gigabit per second (Gb) Ethernet link protocol. QLogic continues to drive innovation in data centre I/O and is adding its expertise to help turn advanced 25Gb Ethernet into a disruptive inflection point in the networking industry.

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Telia Carrier has further expanded access to its Global IP Backbone with an additional PoP...
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New research uncovers increasing costs of downtime, with lengthy resolution times, creating...
5G Standalone Core dominates key service provider activity.
Whilst 5G is set to bring a range of benefits to business consumers, it will also increase the...
Vector Capital has agreed to acquire Riverbed Technology. Riverbed’s existing lenders will...
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Technical Discussion: High Performance IP Replication

Why is it so challenging to achieve high performance IP Replication over distance between data centers? Check out Brocade subject matter experts discussing the challenges of achieving high performance IP replication over distance, including how Brocade addresses this architecturally and test results comparing IP storage replication workloads showing you the level of performance you can achieve with Brocade's solution.

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