Digitalisation World

Spirent puts SDN/OpenFlow performance and scale to the test

Published in Carriers + Service Providers Cloud + MS Infrastructure Networks + Telecoms Storage + Servers Virtualisation

Spirent joins industry experts to test OpenFlow switches and controllers at the ONF SDN Solution Showcase at SDN & OpenFlow World Congress.

Published in Management Storage + Servers Virtualisation

Nexenta and Super Micro Computer, Inc. have announced a collaboration to enhance Supermicro’s VMware EVO: RAIL™ and VMware Virtual SAN™ offerings with the NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual SAN™ product, providing full featured file services.

Published in Carriers + Service Providers Cloud + MS Infrastructure Networks + Telecoms Storage + Servers Virtualisation

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the adoption of open Software-Defined Networking (SDN), has announced that the ONF OpenFlow™ Conformance Testing Program has begun pilot testing for OpenFlow v1.3. ONF members currently participating in the program include companies such as: Digital China Networks (DCN), Centec Networks, Extreme Networks, H3C Technologies, HP, Huawei, Meru Networks, NEC, and ZTE Corporation.

Published in Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Identity/Access Management Management Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service Storage + Servers Virtualisation

Less than one-third of businesses keep their virtualisation servers on-premises and managed entirely by their own internal IT staff, according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of 3,900 IT professionals worldwide. As virtual infrastructure increasingly handles more business-critical services, the reliance on external hosting and management services raises potential security concerns, particularly for smaller businesses.