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VMware’s big hype for VMworld 2013 in San Francisco was all about bringing software-defined data center capabilities to market. Since the compute aspect of the data center has pretty advanced virtualization capabilities (i.e., “software-defined”) that meant the primary focus was on advancing the network and storage…
So far in this virtualization series, we’ve discussed its history, the pre-eminence of server virtualization, the issues it has created, and how changing demands placed on our infrastructure are leading us to consider virtualizing all elements of our stack and move to a more software-defined infrastructure model. In this…
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist Here is an interesting article from my colleague Joe Kim, in which he explores the impact of software defined networking on agency networks. It’s ironic, but true: software-defined networking (SDN) is tough to define. Perhaps that’s why agency…
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist It’s the time of year when we look toward the future. Here's an interesting article from my colleague, Joe Kim, where he provides a few predictions. Want a good idea of what’s coming next in federal IT? Look no further than the financial services…
Software Defined WAN is easily the most mature flavor of SDN. Consider how many large organizations have already deployed some sort of SD-WAN solution in recent years. It’s common to hear of organizations migrating dozens or even thousands of their sites to an entirely SD-WAN infrastructure, and this suggests that SD-WAN…
The Top Ten IT Pro-Dictions The SolarWinds High Council of Head Geeks has gathered their sage and eternally savvy wisdom. You would be wise to heed their words ~ Knowstradamus SolarWinds 2015 Head Geek Predictions As 2014 comes to a close and 2015 begins, SolarWinds tapped its band of experts – the Head Geeks – to take a…
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