Mellanox has launched a new ethernet switch chipset family. Spectrum 2 is an open switch platform with capabilities of 200Gb/s and 400Gb/s per port. As well as high-speed, Mellanox are…
PicoCluster create ARM NFV platform in a box
PicoCluster is known for making ARM clusters, with a selection of Raspberry Pi, oDroid or Pine64 platforms, switches and connections to the outside world in an acrylic cube. They recently…
Cisco’s intentions now clearer – intent-based networking
A blog entry by Chuck Robbins clarifies Cisco's intentions for the future. They want to deliver intent-based networking to make the lives of network engineers simpler. Intent-based networking has been…
SD-WAN: What are the business benefits?
What are the business benefits of SD-WAN deployment? SD-WAN stands for a Software-Defined Wide Area Network. It simplifies network management. It reduces the cost of the network infrastructure. It provides…
Aquantia deliver workstation mGig (Multi-Gigabit Ethernet)
As part of the roll-out of mGig (IEEE 802.11bz), Aquantia have launched network interface cards for the workstation market. These offer 2.5Gb/s and 5Gb/s connections using existing cables. (See Multi-Gigabit…
Uber Adopts IPv6, the Next-Gen Internet Protocol
Uber, the taxi company with no vehicles, has provided an interesting insight into their network infrastructure. Being a global company, they need to be accessible by those locations that are…
PacketPushers: Brocade Launches Entry-Level Fibre Channel Switch
Despite Broadcom's pending acquisition of Brocade , development of new products is still occurring. PacketPushers caught a press-release that Brocade have a new entry level fibre channel switch. The G610…
Upgrading VMware ESXi from 5.5U3 to 6.5 on-line
Today I upgraded my physical host from VMware ESXi 5.5U3 to 6.5 using the online update method. There were a couple of gotcha's that needed to be taken care of…