IP Infusion: Network Field Day 15 Preview
Up next on the preview of presenters for Network Field Day 15 (NFD15) is IP Infusion. I’m going to attempt to build upon the research from my fellow NFD15 delegate Phil Gervasi. Phil provided an in-depth technical introduction to …
Ah… NSX, We Meet Again. #NFD15
Coming up – my fourth Tech Field Day event but my first Network Field Day 15 (NFD15). I’m carrying over the tradition of previewing each presenting company before the event. Up first is VMware and their NSX platform. I’ve written…
25Gbps vs. 40Gbps Ethernet
Before Ethernet won the LAN wars between Ethernet and token ring, there was a legitimate debate of speed over architecture. In the 90’s, Ethernet moved from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps while token ring moved from 8 Mbps to 16 …
Container networking is hard?
I felt like I heard two completely different pitches surrounding container networking from the two companies best positioned to discuss the topic. Both Google and Docker presented on container networking at the VMware-sponsored FutureNET event. FutureNET is a future of …
High-level definition of NFV
A question I see pretty often is what is NFV or Network Function Virtualization. It’s a rather fancy acronym for virtualized network devices. Think of the idea of the virtual switch but expanded to other devices such as routers, load …