The network team is being bombarded with configuration requests that can take days or weeks to handle, but luckily several approaches are emerging that promise to increase network agility, chief among ...

Network virtualization platforms enable users to build working models of networks, in some cases many months before the physical networks are deployed. The simulation enables the operations staff to ...

Keahey: In 2014, the industry validated the network virtualization model. The FUD about performance and reliability of commodity platforms, including server-based virtual switches, began to fade away.

The next-generation datacenter is filled with virtualization, offering virtual servers, virtual desktops, virtual storage, and virtual applications -- but what about the network? When creating the ...

One of the most anticipated debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth mode. Nicira was founded in 2007 and has raised $50 ...

One type of virtualization is server virtualization, where multiple virtual servers are run out of one physical server, reducing costs and space constraints. — Getty Images/Westend61 Virtualization is ...