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7 Software Defined Networking Considerations » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

The move toward software defined networks (SDN) in the data center is no longer a question of “if” or “when,” but “how.” The good news is that data center networks will receive more attention and product development than other technologies (such as WANs and LANs). PATRICK HUBBARD. SolarWinds.

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Fountainhead: Infrastructure Orchestration in use within SPs.

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. One of those new technologies in the Enterprise Data Center space is what I call Infrastructure Orchestration (others term it fabric computing or unified computing ). Big Data. (6). Data Center efficiency. (1). Green IT. (43).