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On Network Virtualization and SDN

Scott Lowe

There are two definitions we can use for SDN: We can use the original definition when SDN was first coined in 2009. According to the research that Bruce did, the term “SDN” was first coined in 2009 to refer specifically to the work being done on OpenFlow. What about virtualized load balancers?

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Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

Since we launched Amazon RDS for MySQL in October 2009 , it has become one of the most popular services on AWS, with customers such as Intuit using the service to keep up with the steep increase in traffic during the tax season. Under the License Included service model, you do not need to purchase SQL Server software licenses.

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When Using Cloud Computing to Replicate is the Right Idea

Data Center Knowledge

Whether it is redundant hardware or a private hot-site, keeping an environment up and running 99.99% (insert more 9’s here) of the time is a tough job. With a well-planned deployment, and a good infrastructure, companies can efficiently load-balance their IT environment between multiple active, cloud-based, sites.

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Fountainhead: HPQ & CSCO: Analysis of New Blade Environments

Fountainhead

Monday, June 29, 2009. True, both have made huge strides in the hardware world to allow for blade repurposing, I/O, address, and storage naming portability, etc. ▼ 2009. (50). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. ► December. (2).

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Fishbowl Finds the Right Fit for Hybrid Cloud With Latisys » Data.

Data Center Knowledge

They manage dedicated firewalls for us, but as far as load balancers we use the cloud. I wasn’t sure cloud load balancing would be right, for example, but they showed us the numbers. December 2009 (95). November 2009 (125). October 2009 (131). September 2009 (143). August 2009 (119).

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Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

The user level elements that are managed within such an IaaS cloud are virtual servers, cloud storage and shared resources such as load balancers and firewalls. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. July 2009 (131).

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Fountainhead: Differing Target Uses for IT Automation Types

Fountainhead

Tuesday, October 6, 2009. A specific angle I want to address here is that of infrastructure automation ; that is, the dynamic manipulation of physical resources (virtualized or not) such as I/O, networking, load balancing, and storage connections - Sometimes referred to as "Infrastructure 2.0". skip to main | skip to sidebar.