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On Network Virtualization and SDN

Scott Lowe

Is there a difference between network virtualization and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)? So, in a similar fashion to my post on network overlays vs. network virtualization , I thought I’d weigh in with some thoughts. With this definition in hand, let’s compare network virtualization to SDN.

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Fountainhead: IO Virtualization: The ?Hypervisor? for Your.

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. IO Virtualization: The “Hypervisor” for Your Infrastructure. More than ever in 2010, IO Virtualization (IOV) has been showing-up in products, written about, spoken about. IO Virtualization. Virtualization. (31). Fountainhead.

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Our trend map for 2009: The vital Trends, Risks, and Red Herrings you must know

Trends in the Living Networks

Trend Blend 2009 ! Created by Future Exploration Network’s Chief Futurist Richard Watson, also of NowandNext.com , the 2009 trend map moves on from the subway map theme of the last years to show the multi-tentacled hydra that is the year ahead. POLITICS : Virtual protests, Globalisation in retreat, Immigration backlash.

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Reinvention and the virtuous circle of learning by doing: the case of The Virtual Excellence Show

Trends in the Living Networks

For the last couple of months I have been selectively sharing conversations, tutorials, and highlight videos from The Virtual Excellence Show on this blog, but I haven’t written anything about the show itself. Physical events supplanted by virtual events. Virtual speaking and events in fact play to my strengths.

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Fountainhead: Egenera creates physical & virtual servers.

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Egenera creates physical & virtual servers transparently. Egenera just announced that its embedding virtual machine provisioning within its PAN Manager software for free. 。 April 8, 2009 at 12:03 AM.

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Fountainhead: What if software virtualization is the tip of the iceberg?

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Thursday, March 5, 2009. What if software virtualization is the tip of the iceberg? When most IT professionals think "virtualization" they are mostly wanting to consolidate/reduce hardware. Virtualization. (31). ▼ 2009. (50).

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Fountainhead: Infrastructure 2.0 ? A Virtual Analogy

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Infrastructure 2.0 – A Virtual Analogy. Is OS virtualization an end in itself? Virtualization. (31). ▼ 2009. (50). ▼ 2009. (50). Infrastructure 2.0 – A Virtual Analogy.