Should Enterprise Take a Big Bang Approach To NFV?
As the interest in SDN continues to increase, we are also seeing growing interest in a related network architecture: Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). Organizations that are evaluating the...
View ArticleWho’s Who in Virtual Networking: Nick Buraglio
Who is he? Nick is a network engineer at the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (DoE). He’s part of the distributed team responsible for managing a heterogeneous,...
View ArticleNet Neutrality: Don’t Bet Your Business Against It
Net Neutrality: A Force To Be Reckoned With OTT (Over-the-Top) content (notably video) on the public Internet continues to tie up yet more of the public Internet capacity. Infrastructure providers,...
View ArticleFinding Networking’s ‘Missing Leg’
Three-legged stools can be found all over the place – bar stools, children’s stools, farmers’ milking stools are just a few. This isn’t because having three legs is cheaper than 4: it is actually that...
View ArticleNetwork Analytics: The New Route To GRC?
The predictions for the growth in data volumes are stark – the impact of a large increase in the number and diversity of devices being attached to networks through the internet of things (IoT) and...
View ArticleHow will SDN and NFV Standards Really be Developed?
Most people like standards because they believe that standards lead to something they really want, which is interoperability. I have been a member of three different standards committees, one of which...
View ArticleIs Moore’s Law Going To Be Repealed?
I recently attended the Open Networking Summit in Santa Clara. During a morning keynote session one of the speakers started to discuss his company’s SDN architecture, and made a comment on how that...
View ArticleSo Which Is It: NFV or NSV?
Because I am sensitive to the fact that I am a recovering academic I am hesitant to get drawn into any “How many angels can dance on the head of a needle”-type discussions. Recently, however, I have...
View ArticleLook To The Future With These 2016 Crystal Ball Networking Predictions
As we reflect on 2015 and look ahead to 2016, there are themes within the networking industry that will continue to gain momentum, while new trends will emerge. Last year, we predicted that...
View ArticleMore Thoughts on 2016’s Crystal Ball Networking Predictions
The year 2015 is almost in the books. That means it’s time to say, “I can’t believe the year is almost over,” and time for many of us in the industry to make some bold predictions as to what we think...
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