The Network Hub:

January, 2011

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January 28, 2011  4:51 PM

TRILL versus Shortest Path Bridging: Hard feelings?



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
data center networks, Ethernet, IEEE, IETF, NANOG, Networking, shortest path bridging, TRILL

Is TRILL a "terrible idea?" Does Shortest Path Bridging rule? I have no clue. TRILL (Transparent Interonnection of Lots of Links) and 802.1aq...

January 27, 2011  4:09 PM

Switching fabric may be the answer to converging storage and data networks



Posted by: rivkalittle
Brocade VDX, Cisco UCS, converged networks, switching fabric, TRILL

In trying to figure out which vendor to choose when it comes to converging data center and storage networks, network managers might just find the answer lies in the provider that lets you to use the infrastructure you already have.


January 6, 2011  8:37 AM

Another storage networking certification …



Posted by: rivkalittle
networking certifications, storage certification, storage networking certification

We’ve heard more than once that certification does not necessarily make a real networking pro. That said at a time when networking engineers and admins are asked to have their fingers in multiple...


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