OpenDaylight: A big step toward the software-defined data center

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	OpenDaylight: A big step toward the software-defined data center The OpenDaylight Project -- a new open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation featuring every major networking player -- promises to move the ball forward for SDN (software-defined networking). Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems Could Performance Hinges on Virtual WAN Acceleration Enterprises are relying on WANs to carry more data than ever. With cloud computing on the rise, it's important for IT professionals to boost application performance across the WAN. Instead of deploying a WAN acceleration device, a better approach is to use virtual WAN acceleration software that can be downloaded to run on a virtualized server. Read Now In this Issue Amazon Web Services and Google lower cloud pricing For cloud deployments, it's time to just do it -- ready or not What is object storage? WHITE PAPER: IntraLinks Download the Cloud Security Deep Dive The scalability of cloud computing depends on sharing resources that were never shared before, creating a new set of risks -- and demanding a new set of security best practices. Cloud computing is a new paradigm that challenges traditional security dogma. Read More Amazon Web Services and Google lower cloud pricing Amazon Web Services (AWS) has lowered the cost of running Windows on its cloud, while Google announced a reduction on all Compute Engine pricing. Google has also expanded the number of virtual servers users can choose from and made its cloud more Euro friendly. Read More For cloud deployments, it's time to just do it -- ready or not C-level executives are moving past the studies and strategies, and they want real results for their money. So figure out how to get this stuff working in the enterprise and making money for the business. Read More What is object storage? Object storage systems require less metadata than file systems to store and access files, and they reduce the overhead of managing file metadata by storing the metadata with the object. Read More
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