May 31, 2012 4:28 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco,
Cisco certification,
IT certification and training,
Learning@Cisco,
network certification,
Networking,
networking certificationsCisco Systems has enhanced its online lab environment, Cisco Learning Labs to make it more user-friendly. It has also enhanced the environment to allow networking pros to practice certain tasks that usually require access to physical hardware.
Learning@Cisco
May 31, 2012 11:04 AM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco,
Huawei,
Infonetics,
market share,
Networking,
RoutersIn a flat global enterprise router market, Huawei managed to wring out some robust growth in the first quarter of 2012, according to Infonetics Research.
Enterprise router revenue dropped to $834 million last quarter, down 9% from the fourth...
April 24, 2012 9:09 AM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Avaya,
Brocade,
Cisco,
data center networks,
Networking,
openflow,
shortest path bridging,
software-defined networking,
TRILLMany of the bloggers who have analyzed and reported on the news of Insieme, Cisco's latest spin-in, have talked about how the
March 29, 2012 4:23 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Arista Networks,
Big Switch Networks,
Cisco,
Insieme,
network virtualization,
Networking,
Nicira,
software-defined networkingI think it's safe to say that Cisco's answer to software-defined networking and OpenFlow is starting to take shape.
Om Malik reports that Insieme (or Insiemi, depending on...
February 29, 2012 4:59 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Arista Networks,
Cisco,
data center networks,
Extreme Networks,
Juniper,
Juniper QFabric,
Networking,
NexusThe BlackDiamond X8, which Extreme Networks first announced last spring, is now shipping. If you are struggling with density and oversubscription...
February 2, 2012 11:12 AM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Arista Networks,
Cisco,
HP Networking,
IBM,
NEC,
Networking,
openflow,
software-defined networkingHP Networking announced today that OpenFlow support is generally available on 16 different switches within it's HP 3500, 5400 and 8200 Series.
Openflow, an open source protocol,
January 26, 2012 1:42 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Check Point,
Cisco,
cloud,
cloud-based networking,
firewalls,
Meraki,
Networking,
Palo Alto Networks,
Riverbed,
Routers,
switchesWhen start-up Meraki first hit the scene a few years ago, it was known as the cloud-based wireless LAN vendor, yet another player in a very crowded market. Today it's repositioning itself as a
September 20, 2011 3:37 PM
Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco,
cisco nexus 1000v,
Hyper V,
Microsoft,
Networking,
virtual switch,
Virtualization,
VMwareAs my colleague Beth Pariseau reported last week, Cisco Systems announced today that it is