The contrast between virtualization in the data center, discussed in my previous No Jitter post, and virtualization in the WAN is interesting. We've had WAN virtualization, in the form of VLANs and ...

VergeIO wants to win over companies that are discontent with Broadcom's VMware changes. Its latest VergeFabric SDN release includes more advanced BGP routing, security monitoring, and ...

Data centers run an array of computing, storage and network systems that creates management challenges and strains IT resources. There’s a growing need to simplify and automate data center networks to ...

Practical X86-virtualization, as pioneered by VMware, has profoundly changed IT, in a way that no other technology advance has ever done before. Once perfected, the insertion of a thin virtualization ...

After speaking with executives from more than 20 Tier 1 service providers, Technology Business Research (TBR) predicts spending on network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined ...

The increased dependence on interconnected networks propelled the Defense Department to seek viable solutions to not just counter the upsurge of cyberthreats, but to do so at much quicker speeds. “The ...

The dependence on connectivity for critical services between government branch offices and data centers is increasing the need for networks to have improved reliability, scalability and flexibility.

InfoWorld's Test Center staff has selected six virtualization products for InfoWorld's 2009 Technology of the Year Awards. And it looks like VMware is continuing a trend. My hat goes off to the ...

Big Switch Networks, a startup just emerging from stealth mode, is said to be building a new platform that will bring the benefits of virtualization and cloud architecture to enterprise networks. To ...

Fewer and fewer IT organizations are asking whether they should virtualize systems. The focus is now on how should they leverage virtualization in their environment. The maturation of virtualization ...