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 ...

Network functions virtualization (NFV) enables IT pros to modernize their networks with modular software running on standard server platforms. According to ETSI, the goal of NFV is to transform the ...

5 Essential Elements in Building an Agile Data Center Network virtualization has emerged as a key tool for injecting flexibility into enterprise networks. Nowhere is that flexibility more needed than ...

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 ...

In the last newsletter we discussed the impending perfect storm in which IT organizations implement three key initiatives, each of which are extremely beneficial, and yet end up in a place where for ...

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