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The Logic Of Tables with Broadcom SDKLT

February 8, 2018 by Tom Hollingsworth Leave a Comment

The Logic Of Tables with Broadcom SDKLT

Broadcom announced their new SDKLT, a logical table-based API for programming Tomahawk switches. But why is this new idea so important? Tom Hollingsworth looks at the impact of both the new data structures and open source release and why it matters to network programmers.

Filed Under: Exclusive, Featured Tagged With: @NetworkingNerd, API, Broadcom, Logical Table, programming, SDN, software defined networking, Tomahawk

Intent-Based Networking Isn’t Just SDN – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

January 2, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino 1 Comment

Intent-Based Networking Isn’t Just SDN – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
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Intent-based networking is the new hotness, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, the panel discusses how it differs from older SDN ideas. IBN integrates an abstraction layer and orchestration into a system that identifies a single source of truth that isn’t the network itself.

Filed Under: On-Premise IT Podcast Tagged With: IBN, Intent-based Networking, network orchestration, SDN, Tech Field Day Roundtable Podcast

What Is Automation? The On-Premise IT Roundtable

September 26, 2017 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

What Is Automation? The On-Premise IT Roundtable
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On this episode, we’ll be talking about a hot topic in the networking space, automation. The panel discusses why organizations see automation as prohibitively complex, what exactly they mean by automation, and why it isn’t coming for their jobs.

Filed Under: On-Premise IT Podcast Tagged With: Network Automation, network programmability, Scripting, SDN, software defined networking, Tech Field Day Roundtable Podcast

Network Longevity – Think Car, Not Smartphone

September 14, 2017 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Network Longevity – Think Car, Not Smartphone

With all the expectations and hype that surround software-defined networkings, it’s easy to get a little jaded. But that misses the massive impact it’s had for enterprise networks. In this piece, Tom Hollingsworth rightly points out that this programmability is no longer a new feature that network engineers are excited about. Instead, it’s become a staple of the modern data center, one that increasingly organizations depend on. 

Filed Under: Favorites Tagged With: @arubanetworks, @NetworkingNerd, @TeslaMotors, SDN, software defined networking

Moving beyond the CLI with Aruba 8400 (Enabling SDN for NetOps)

August 31, 2017 by Christopher Kusek 1 Comment

Moving beyond the CLI with Aruba 8400 (Enabling SDN for NetOps)

When I first saw the Aruba 8400 I was awestruck, surprised, actually legitimately excited! I know, I know it’s just a bunch of ports inside of a chassis, but that’s not all it was though. The 8400 brought something to the party which has been forlorn and forgotten in the systemic world of Network Engineering and Administration, and that is they realized the end-users of this product WERE Network Engineers and Administrators. But wait, what do I mean by that?

Filed Under: Exclusive Tagged With: #NFDx, @arubanetworks, Aruba 8400, CXI, JSON, NetOps, rest API, SDN

Intel NFV, an SD-WAN Cook-Off, and a Missing Control Plane in Gestalt Networking News 17.6

May 22, 2017 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Intel NFV, an SD-WAN Cook-Off, and a Missing Control Plane in Gestalt Networking News 17.6

On this iteration of the Gestalt IT Networking News:
– Discussing Intel and NFV on our new podcast, the On-Premise IT Roundtable
– TELoIP tries to shake up the same old SD-WAN recipe
– An in-depth look at TCP terminator
Plus looks a VMware NSX, the future of SDN, and trying to find out who moved Jordan Martin’s Control Plane!

Filed Under: Gestalt News, Networking Tagged With: #CLUS17, @TELoIP, control plane, premises, SDN, TCP, Tech Field Day Roundtable Podcast, VMware NSX

Who Moved My Control Plane

April 27, 2017 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Who Moved My Control Plane

Jordan Martin has a problem. The idea of moving the control plane from a device to a central controller sounds like it makes a lot of sense in SDN. I mean, it’s called a control plane, why not move it to a controller? Despite the phonic similarity, this isn’t actually what happens.

Filed Under: Favorites Tagged With: @BCJordo, control plane, data plane, management plane, SDN

DDoS Detection with Big Switch Networks.

January 24, 2017 by Rich Stroffolino 1 Comment

DDoS Detection with Big Switch Networks.

The big problem with a DDoS, especially one like Mirai, is how to discern real users in all that volume. If you simply “cut the hardline” and shut the network off, the DDoS was effectively successful, bringing you offline and disrupting business. Mirai made this particularly difficult, with it’s glut of IoT devices directed at the target. An effective solution needs to be able to keep your network running, and identify legitimate traffic from the noise. Enter Big Switch Networks’ BigSecure Architecture.

Filed Under: Exclusive, Featured, Tech Field Day Tagged With: #NFD14, @BigSwitch, BigSecure Architecture, ddos, DDoS detection, deep packet inspection, monitoring fabric, SDN

The Future of SD-WAN Is Now!

January 10, 2017 by Tom Hollingsworth Leave a Comment

The Future of SD-WAN Is Now!

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a paradigm shift. But it has been looking for a real use-case for the technology that combines increased software function, analytics, and unprecedented control over hardware resources. Automation and orchestration certainly show off the potential of the technology, but something more concrete is necessary to make it hit home with engineers and architects. That’s where Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) comes into play.

Filed Under: Exclusive, Tech Talks, Viptela, Viptela SD-WAN Tagged With: @EtherealMind, @NetworkingNerd, @SharpNetwork, @Viptela, SD-WAN, SDN, software defined networking

Enterprise Focused SD-WAN with Viptela

December 14, 2016 by Rich Stroffolino 1 Comment

Enterprise Focused SD-WAN with Viptela

Whenever I visualized SD-WAN, it always seemed like it would have to be a relatively top-down solution. A lot of what I’ve seen in the category certainly seems to shift this way, with SD-WAN companies working with service provides to implement their solutions. There’s nothing wrong with this approach, as long as it delivers the intended functionality.

Filed Under: Exclusive, Featured Tagged With: @Viptela, enterprise, lte, SD-WAN, SDN, service providers

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