Leaving Fixed Function Switches Behind For Universal Leafs
There are two competing trends in platform designs that architects always have to contend with. …
There are two competing trends in platform designs that architects always have to contend with. …
The “Tomahawk” switch chips from Broadcom, which are based on the new 25G Ethernet standard crafted by hyperscalers, are starting to appear in more and more devices. …
It looks like networking price war is getting set to break out in the largest datacenters of the world, and this is precisely what Google and Microsoft had in mind when they formed the 25G Ethernet consortium back in July 2014. …
Everything seems to be easier for the hyperscalers than it is for large enterprises, but it is just an illusion created by the confluence of some of the best minds in IT with a whole lot of money. …
Drawing the lines where the server ends and the network begins is getting more and more difficult. …
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