Blueprint: Enabling Smart Software Defined Networks

by Seong Kim, System Architect in AMD’s Embedded Networking Division The networking and communications industry is at a critical inflection point as it looks to embrace new technologies such as software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). While there are significant advantages to deploying a software-defined network, there are challenges as well. The implementation of SDN and NFV requires revamping network components...

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Cisco to Acquire Piston Cloud for OpenStack

Cisco agreed to acquire Piston Cloud Computing, a start-up based in San Francisco, for its enterprise OpenStack solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Piston Enterprise OpenStack is designed for building, scaling and managing a private Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud on bare-metal, converged commodity hardware.  Piston Cloud enables Cloud Foundry's Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering to run on OpenStack. It also supports...

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IBM Acquires Blue Box for OpenStack Cloud Migration

IBM has acquired Blue Box Group, a managed private cloud provider built on OpenStack. Financial terms were not disclosed. Blue Box, which is based in Seattle, provides a private cloud as a service platform designed to enable easier deployment of workloads across hybrid cloud environments. IBM said the acquisition reinforces its commitment to deliver flexible cloud computing models that make it easier for customers to move to data and applications...

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HP Advances its Helion CloudSystem for Multiple Clouds

HP rolled out the latest version of its flagship integrated enterprise cloud solution, Helion CloudSystem 9.0, expanding support for multiple hypervisors and multiple clouds. HP Helion CloudSystem 9.0 integrates HP Helion OpenStack and the HP Helion Development Platform to provide customers an enterprise grade open source platform for cloud native application development and infrastructure. Some highlights of HP Helion CloudSystem 9.0: Simultaneous...

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DE-CIX Notes Upturn in 100G Internet Exchange Connections

DE-CIX, which recently recorded an all-time record peak throughput volume of 4 Terabit/s on its Internet Exchange in Frankfurt, is seeing customers upgrade their port size and capacity.  The company reports that during the first quarter of 2015, customers ordered the same number of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100 GE) ports as they did in all of 2014. As an example, Akamai, the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, has upgraded...

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Movimento Launches Automotive OTA Platform with Diagnostics

Movimento Group, which specializes in automotive software, introduced an Over-the-Air (OTA) Platform for automated updates of car electronics, remote vehicle diagnostics and in-vehicle cybersecurity. Movimento said its OTA delivers multiple benefits to automotive OEMs and Tier-1 module manufacturers as well as to vehicle owners, including legacy vehicles. The Movimento OTA platform is able to intelligently assess vehicle status before installing...

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Ericsson Refines its Adaptive Inventory OSS/BSS

Ericsson released the latest version of its Adaptive Inventory 9.3, adding new capabilities to help operators speed cloud deployments, virtualize network functions and grapple with surging data traffic. Ericsson Adaptive Inventory, formerly Ericsson Granite Inventory, uses data from a broad range of available sources to offer a view of a network at any given moment, including past, present and future configurations. It features an enhanced Unified...

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