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Network function virtualization (NFV) stories - Page 5

Opportunity

New SDN offerings included in Telstra's channel partner offerings

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Australian resellers can capitalise on Telstra's new software defined networking offerings, with the telco opening the doors to the channel.
The edge

What is the edge, how is it changing and how can you make the most of it?

Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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The edge isn't always a physical place anymore as much as a set of activities... it's where the user interfaces and interacts with an application.
World at night

Telstra partners with Cisco, makes SDN debut

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Telstra enters the virtual network era, partnering with Cisco to offer Australian customers cutting-edge SDN and NFV solutions.
123

Finalists for the Cloud Innovation Awards named

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Finalists for the NetEvents Cloud Innovation Awards 2016 are in, with Red Hat, Dell Networks and Aruba named among the nominees.
Dynamic fractal waves

Determining the impact of dynamic VNF deployment in NFV

Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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NFV facilitates new revenue streams for service providers, since virtualisation of network functions paves the way for innovative services.
Avaya

New head of networking for Avaya, focus on SDN

Tue, 16th Feb 2016
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Avaya appoints Maan Al-Shakarchi as head of networking for APAC, EMEA; responsible for driving sales of networking solutions.
Abstract server towers

Data center SDN spend to hit US$12.5 billion by 2020

Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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Data center SDN is moving from hyperscale and cloud data centers into the enterprise data center, propelling market spend to $12.5 billion by 2015.
Pieces

A10 thunders into new firewall market with convergent offering

Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
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A10 has released what it says is the first firewall solution to consolidate multiple converged security solutions into one package.
Brocade vdx

Softbank streamlines data center operations, ups agility with Brocade switches

Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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Japanese telco Softbank has deployed Brocade VDX switches across three data centers to help streamline operations and increase business agility.
Fallback

SDN from Allied Telesis providing huge benefits for enterprises

Tue, 26th Jan 2016
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The rise of SDN has seen huge changes to the cloud and data centres worldwide, but are you aware of the benefits it can have for enterprises?.
System protected

Next-gen security comes to OpenStack cloud in Mirantis, Palo Alto deal

Mon, 25th Jan 2016
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Mirantis and Palo Alto Networks have partnered on a virtual network function solution they say brings next-generation security to the OpenStack cloud.
Computing power

Infinera and Corsa partner up to demonstrate SDN-enabled 100G services

Fri, 18th Dec 2015
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Infinera and Corsa showcase SDN-enabled 100G packet services for high-performance computing and advanced research and education applications.
Vblock

VCE, Cisco partner for more secure data centres; less complex SDN

Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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VCE and Cisco have teamed up to help create more secure data centres and take the complexity out of deploying SDN.
Sdn

The SDN Ecosystem: forecasts and opportunities

Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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As service providers seek to reduce costs and virtualise their network, SDN and NFV investments will account for over $20 billion in revenue.
Puzzle circuit board

Nuage expands partner programme with self-service certification

Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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Nuage Networks has added a self-service certification initiative to its partner program, providing easy verification of Nuage SDN compatibility.
Software

SDN provides huge benefits for industry leader

Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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SDN has had huge benefits to the cloud and data centre networking as it enables organisations to be truly continuous from the infrastructure layer up.
This is quite cool really

Alcatel-Lucent and Nuage chosen to transition telcos to the cloud

Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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Alcatel-Lucent will facilitate China Mobile and China Unicom's transition to the cloud with ultra-broadband access, IP networking, NFV and SDN tech.
Openflow

What is OpenFlow and why should you care?

Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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Network switch manufacturers traditionally competed on the speed, features and software running and monitoring their products - change is in the air.
Select

CenturyLink selects Nuage Network's SDN technology

Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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CenturyLink will use Nuage Networks' SDN technology to enhance its networking capabilities for its Programmable Service Backbone (PBS) architecture.
Cloudsolutions

Gartner on SDN: Delivering business agility

Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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SDN is creating a lot of excitement, emerging with the promise of flexible workload mobility, as well as programmatic configuration and control.