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- Network Virtualization for the Campus
- As the demands placed on campus networks have grown in complexity, so has the need for scalable solutions to separate groups of network users and resources into logical partitions. Virtualization of the network provides multiple solutions for centralizing services and security policies while preserving the high-availability, manageability, security, and scalability...
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Networking, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2006-04-01
- Cisco Catalyst Switching Customers Benefit From Network Virtualization Features
- As companies expand to become global organizations, partner with others, and comply with regulatory rules, their networking needs become more complex. With the Cisco Systems network virtualization features available in Cisco Catalyst switches, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Rice University and the Zurich Airport operator Unique were able to partition their...
- Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Benefit, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst Switching Series, Networking
- Case studies
- A Comparative Study on Secure Network Virtualization
- Secure and efficient network virtualization is a key building block for virtualized environments such as data centers or enterprise networks. While machine virtualization alone provides immediate isolation of computing resources such as memory and CPU between guest domains, the network remains to be a shared resource as all traffic from...
- Tags: Network, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Networking, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2008-05-21
- Airport Uses Network Virtualization to Consolidate and Scale Operations
- Zurich Airport is located in the center of Switzerland and plays a distinct role in the European airport space. Like many other enterprises, Unique faces the diverging business needs of providing the highest availability of operations while offering maximum flexibility to accommodate the ever changing needs of their business environment....
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Zurich Airport, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- Case studies
- Virtualization 2.0: Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Datacenter Networks
- Server virtualization is now widely accepted as a key method to consolidate computing resources. As companies take advantage of the cost savings of virtualization, they will begin to migrate to what IDC calls Virtualization 2.0 . using virtualization technology to improve business operations and mobility. This document...
- Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Design a virtualized enterprise network
- This sample chapter from Network Virtualization defines the technical requirements needed to virtualize a network. Then, based on these requirements, it looks at the architectural framework required to successfully support concurrent virtual networks VNs over a shared enterprise physical network. The chapter also discusses the importance of maintaining functionality...
- Tags: Chapter, Network, Enterprise Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Networking, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage
- Book chapters 2006-07-25
- Virtualization: Current Benefits and Future Potential
- This white paper reviews server and storage file and network virtualization technologies from EMC and how virtualization can address the problems of massive data growth and increased infrastructure complexity while supporting cost and performance goals of the enterprise. This paper also discusses the future of virtualization technology. Finally, it also...
- Tags: Benefit, EMC Corp., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Using Virtualization to Provide Interdomain QoS-Enabled Routing
- The most important aspect related with the Internet architecture is its ossification representing the difficulties to introduce evolutions in the architecture as a way to meet the demands posed by the new requirements as mobility, security, heterogeneity, etc. This paper discusses how the network virtualization can be used to support...
- Tags: QoS, Academy Publisher, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Automating Network Management: Leveraging Dynamic Reconfiguration for Utility Computing
- This white paper outlines how innovations in automating network management can help you dynamically adjust your computing resources to meet changing business needs. The paper explains how you can approach utility computing, an infrastructure model that merges computing resources into a global pool so they can be changed on-the-fly,...
- Tags: Cassatt Corp., Network, VLAN, Network Management, Cloud Computing, LANs, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Networking, Network Technology, Hardware
- White papers
- Run Linux on your Cisco router with Cisco's new AXP module
- Cisco has been talking about the "network as a platform" for a long time, but what does that actually mean, and what does the AXP network module have to do with it? What is the AXP? The Cisco Application eXtension Platform AXP is made up of a hardware...
- Tags: David Davis
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Video: Five things you should know about virtualization
- Read and forget: Virtualization is going to cost youVirtualization is very hot, but adding more and more layers of controlling systems is going to change the user experience. Maybe it will not happen today, but get ready.The problem is, that there are not too many tools that measure end-to-end service...
- Tags: cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, video, Processor resource, VMware Server, virtualization, z/VM, VMware Inc., server
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
- 10 MORE things you should know about virtualization
- Virtualization has probably affected every IT environment to one extent or the other. Whether you do casual virtualization for test environments or complete virtualization for all systems, there's no one-size-fits-all solution. Here's a rundown of the things you need to know about the whole virtualization space. Note:...
- Tags: Player, Environment, Server, VMware Inc., XenServer Enterprise Platform, Hyper-V Virtualization Hypervisor, Virtual Appliance, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Rick Vanover
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- Storage virtualization may exceed the hype
- The fires of hot topics are usually stoked with hype, but in the case of storage virtualization, the topic actually exceeds the hype. Let me explain why.It's not surprising that many vendors are jumping on the virtualization bandwagon by recasting their legacy products as virtualization engines of some form....
- Tags: Storage management, Utility computing, Gary Phillips, storage, storage virtualization, virtualization
- Technical articles 2001-08-09
- Using virtualization technology in K-12 environments
- By William T. EvansVirtualization is a popular topic when it comes toinformation technology development in the data center. Some of the drive forthis is based on the growth and increased popularity of technologies such as SANs, blade servers, and the recentdevelopments with iSCSI. However, SAN and bladeserver technology only enhance...
- Tags: K-12, virtualization, server
- Technical articles 2006-04-27
- Tap into virtualization to reduce costs
- Virtualization is a powerful tool that allows developers and IT professionals to streamline software development, testing, and deployment within their enterprise. With virtualization software you can run multiple x86 operating systems on a single computer. This gives you the ability to run Windows, Linux, or both on a single machine...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, operating system, server, software, virtualization
- Blog posts 2006-06-17
- Unleash the power of virtualization in your enterprise
- Virtualization is a powerful tool that allows developersand IT professionals to streamline software development, testing, anddeployment within their enterprise. With virtualization software you can runmultiple x86 operating systems on a single computer. This gives you the abilityto run Windows, Linux, or both on a single machine without having to re-booteach...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, operating system, server, software, Steven Warren MCSE, MCDBA, virtualization
- Technical articles 2005-10-27
- Unleash the power of virtualization in your enterprise
- Virtualization is a powerful tool that allows developers and IT professionals to streamline software development, testing, and deployment within their enterprise. With virtualization software you can run multiple x86 operating systems on a single computer. This gives you the ability to run Windows, Linux, or both on a single machine...
- Tags: virtualization, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-04-11
- Co-Administration is the new virtualization endpoint
- Almost every organization has embraced some amount of virtualization, and the network has surely been a hot topic as a virtual environment scales upward. Most virtual host systems (VMware ESX, Citrix XenServer, etc.) offer host-based switches that implement 802.1Q tagging on the ports to the virtual machines. This poses a...
- Tags: Network, Server, Co-administration, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Networking, Hardware, Storage, Rick Vanover
- Blog posts 2008-06-01
- PC virtualization gains attention
- Immediate Results!?It seems to me that server virtualization is an easy sell because everyone wins, and the results are experienced almost immediately. With Desktop VirtualizationDTV the elusiveness of "right now" dollar savings measurement will cause some to ask "why do we need to do this". Truthfully, DTV will...
- Tags: Desktops, cloud computing, PC, desktop, virtualization, digital television
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
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