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• SDN: A Babe in the Enterprise Woods
  Fri, 17 May 2013
  SDN is still a long way from fulfilling its much-hyped promise, but that's not a bad thing. Art Cole explains why.
  
• Aruba Brings GPS Indoors for WiFi Context
  Fri, 17 May 2013
  Aruba's third quarter revenues rise; vendor announces acquisition of Meridian Apps for application and location awareness capabilities.
  
• Brocade CEO Focuses on Growth Areas for 2013
  Fri, 17 May 2013
  Brocade CEO reveals IP growth, SAN slowdown, and future plans during the vendor's Q2 FY2013 earnings call.
  
• [VIDEO] Dan Pitt, Exec Director of ONF Defends and Promotes OpenFlow
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 17 May 2013
  

  The OpenFlow protocol stands at the center of the Software Defined Networking (SDN) revolution, and at the center of OpenFlow stands the Open Networking Foundation (ONF).

  
  
• Cisco Reports 3Q13 Earnings
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 17 May 2013
  

  Thanks to strong data center business and the growing shift towards 10 GbE and SDN, Cisco has good fiscal news to share.

  
  
• Enterprise Networking Week in Review: VXLAN, SDN, and Open Source
  Fri, 17 May 2013
  May 13 - 17, 2013: Exclusive video interviews with open source leaders, as well as Cisco, Aruba, and Brocade earnings calls, and more.
  
• Cisco Optimistic About SDN as Revenues Grow
  Thu, 16 May 2013
  Cisco switching revenues impacted by 2 percent decline in the third quarter of FY 2013, though CEO John Chambers sees opportunity in SDN.
  
• [VIDEO] Cisco CTO Lew Tucker Maps the Intersection of OpenStack, SDN and the Internet of Things
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 15 May 2013
  

  Lew Tucker details Cisco's progress in the cloud and explains why VLANs are still important.

  
  
• VIDEO: ONF Chief on the Future of OpenFlow SDN
  Wed, 15 May 2013
  Dan Pitt of the Open Networking Foundation rebukes OpenFlow SDN critics, plays nice with OpenDaylight, and details future plans.
  
• VXLAN: Beyond the Hype
  Tue, 14 May 2013
  VXLAN is one way to take your network above the tag limit of the traditional VLAN. But is it right for you?
  
• How to Choose the Best Software for Your Enterprise Needs
  Mon, 13 May 2013
  PricewaterhouseCoopers experts discuss how enterprises can maximize the value of their software buys.
  
• Cisco Cloud CTO Updates OpenStack Progress [VIDEO]
  Mon, 13 May 2013
  Lew Tucker details Cisco's progress in the cloud and explains why VLANs are still important.
  
• Interop: How to Be Successful Moving to Private Cloud
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 10 May 2013
  

  Moving from bare metal to virtualization and private cloud server infrastructures is not always an easy task.

  
  
• IDC Pegs Networking Market at $42.4 Billion in 2013
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 10 May 2013
  

  At its annual Interop breakfast meeting this week, analyst firm IDC revealed its forecast for the SDN market and enterprise networking in general.

  
  
• [VIDEO] Don't Bet Against Ethernet
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 10 May 2013
  

  Ethernet luminary John D'Ambrosia plugs Ethernet (literally).

  
  
• Open Compute Project Aims to Open Source Networking Gear
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 10 May 2013
  

  Open Compute has already delivered new open source designs for server and storage racks, disrupting those markets. That was, apparently, only the beginning.

  
  
• Elvis or SDN? What Are You More Likely to See?
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 10 May 2013
  

  Cisco global study reveals real IT pros' attitudes towards SDN and the Internet of Things.

  
  
• Open Season on Proprietary Networks
  Fri, 10 May 2013
  Cisco, Facebook, Avaya, and others open up to open source. What does this mean for network managers?
  
• Enterprise Networking Week in Review: SDN, Interop, BYOD, and Ethernet
  Fri, 10 May 2013
  May 6 - 10, 2013: We covered Interop, SDN, Ethernet switching, and BYOD network security.
  
• Interop: How Will SDN Impact Network Awareness?
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 10 May 2013
  

  In a roundtable keynote discussion, VMware, Broadcom, and Microsoft heavyweights discuss SDN, network awareness, and the future of the network admin in an SDN world.

  
  
• IDC Puts a Number on the Networking Market
  Thu, 09 May 2013
  IDC analysts discuss their findings and forecasts for SDN and enterprise networking market growth.
  
• Interop Video Exclusive: Don't Bet Against Ethernet
  Thu, 09 May 2013
  Ethernet luminary John D'Ambrosia plugs Ethernet (literally).
  
• Huawei Goes Big with New Enterprise Switch
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 08 May 2013
  

  Huawei is not leaving the U.S. market.

  
  
• HP 2920 Ethernet Switches: Flexibility, Scalability, Value
  Wed, 08 May 2013
  With solid construction and robust capabilities, the HP 2920 Switch Series offers plenty of networking bang for your enterprise buck.
  
• Facebook's Open Compute Launches Networking Project
  Wed, 08 May 2013
  Facebook's Open Compute takes aim at proprietary networking hardware vendors in a bold move that could shake up the whole market.
  
• Interop Panel Tackles SDN
  Wed, 08 May 2013
  In a roundtable discussion, VMware, Broadcom, and Microsoft heavyweights discuss SDN, network awareness, and the future of the network admin.
  
• What's More Real, SDN or the Loch Ness Monster?
  Wed, 08 May 2013
  Cisco global study reveals real IT pros' attitudes towards SDN and the Internet of Things.
  
• Alcatel-Lucent Expands Copper Networking Options
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 07 May 2013
  

  Alcatel-Lucent is growing its portfolio of Application Fluency-enabled switches.

  
  
• Broadcom Secures WiFi with New Silicon
  Tue, 07 May 2013
  New embedded ARM processors with Linux debut for networking
  
• Exclusive: Inside Interop's BYOD WiFi Network [VIDEO]
  Tue, 07 May 2013
  How does Interop provide WiFi for a million square feet of space and over 10,000 attendees?
  
• Juniper Details SDN Controller Plans
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 07 May 2013
  

  OpenFlow support still on the roadmap as overlay approach lands in first iteration of Juniper's SDN controller.

  
  
• Huawei Expands Enterprise Networking in the U.S
  Tue, 07 May 2013
  Huawei execs talk to ENP about the Chinese networking vendor's new switches and networking capabilities for the U.S. enterprise market.
  
• #Interop 2013 Preview: Time for SDN
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 06 May 2013
  

  Interop 2013 takes SDN from concept to reality as the biggest names in networking show off their wares.

  
  
• Riverbed Grows 1Q13 Earnings
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 02 May 2013
  

  As U.S government sales slow, Riverbed plans to expand its footprint beyond Steelhead.

  
  
• Brocade Spins up Vyatta vRouter for SDN On Demand
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 02 May 2013
  

  The Software Defined Networking (SDN) revolution promises the ability to rapidly build, scale, and tear down networks and applications as needed.

  
  
• HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Enabled for SDN at 20.5 Tbps
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 02 May 2013
  

  HP was one of the first major networking vendors to support OpenFlow on its switches and is now extending that support with FlexFabric technologies that enable the new world of Software Defined Networking.

  
  
• [VIDEO] Martin Casado Co-Founder of Nicira Talks about SDN, Hype and Skynet
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 30 Apr 2013
  

  The Software Defined Datacenter is not necessarily about replacing humans with some form of autonomic intelligence: it's no SkyNet.

  
  
• [VIDEO] Midokura CEO Dan Miahi Dumitriu
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 29 Apr 2013
  

  With millions in funding, where is the Japanese network virtualization startup now headed?

  
  
• Juniper Reports 1Q13 Earnings
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 26 Apr 2013
  

  Juniper Networks reported its first quarter 2013 results this week, revealing some weaknesses in the vendor's enterprise networking and security platform divisions.

  
  
• F5 Reports 2Q13 Earnings as BIG-IQ Release Nears
  By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 26 Apr 2013
  

  F5 Networks reported its Q2 fiscal 2013 earnings late Wednesday, with numbers that demonstrated the effects of a slowing economy.