ONS 2014 Google Keynote: Software Defined Network Virtualization at Scale

Google is a big believer in cloud networking because it promises an easier operational model and opens the doors to state-of-the-art infrastructure and services, said Amin Vahdat, Distinguished Engineer and Technical Lead for Networking at Google, in a keynote for Open Networking Summit 2014 in Santa Clara, California. Google's Cloud Platform is enabled by its "Andromeda Network Virtualization" platform -- a software-defined networking (SDN) framework...

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ONS 2014 AT&T Keynote: SDN Innovations Drive Transformation

AT&T is on a mission to transform its networks, operations, business models and even culture by leveraging a new spirit of innovation, said John Donovan, Senior Executive Vice President for AT&T Technology and Network Operations, in a key note address at Open Networking Summit in Santa Clara, California. A key theme driving this transformation is openness, said Donovan, and AT&T is moving aggressively to implement "the network of the...

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Equinix Introduces Performance Hub

Equinix introduced its "Performance Hub" concept — a new solution that combines elements of data centers, networking infrastructure and connectivity, and cloud computing access.  The gial is to improve application performance and deliver a globally consistent quality of experience to end users. Performance Hub deployments include: Equinix IBX data center hosting - Cabinets, power, and cross connects Network connectivity - Metro-Ethernet,...

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NTT Comm and 25 Partner Carriers Agree to Improve Global Network Service Quality

NTT Communications and 25 of its global telecommunications-carrier partners on a number of policies to further improve its Arcstar (TM) global network service quality during the Arcstar Carrier Forum 2014, which took place in Tokyo on March 5 and 6. The Arcstar Carrier Forum is an international conference organized by NTT Com to consider strategies for strengthening Arcstar-branded managed network services for multinational corporations. NTT Com...

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Corvil Develops Alliances for Streaming Data Capture

Corvil, which specializes in real-time operational performance monitoring, has kicked off its Industry Alliance Partner Program to drive advanced solutions and architectures for streaming data, storage and real-time analytics.  Alliance partners include APCON, Arista, Cisco, cPacket, Gigamon, Ixia/Anue and VSS. Corvil and partners has developed a next generation architecture for time-stamped data capture over the network, lossless storage...

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