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Network function virtualization (NFV) stories - Page 5

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SDN set to soar within Aussie enterprise
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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One in three Australian and Singaporean companies plan to deploy SDN technology in the next 12 months, according to a survey by KEMP Technologies.
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Enterprise SDN a $10b industry
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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Software-centric vendors such as VMware and vendors of industry-standard hardware such as Dell, can gain share from industry incumbents such as Cisco.