Recently a client asked me to write a whitepaper about IP address management. At first the assignment seemed completely routine. But as I began looking at the details I realized that I was going to ...

Cisco and IBM have announced a new partnership and new products to tie the network and datacenter closer together to reduce IT complexity while increasing performance. The two companies said their ...

It’s annoying when you run out of Ethernet ports on your router. That, or when you have a home entertainment center and want wired connections for all your devices, but you don’t want to string a ...

Fujitsu rolled out a KVM switch that support up to four users and communicates over the TCP/IP network. The Servis FX-7000NP KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch can be used to remotely control x86, ...

The company is looking to broaden its IT infrastructure portfolio and compete with IBM, HP, and Dell with the new products Cisco rolled out this week a bevy of data center products ranging from ...

There are two ways to make a programmable switch that can run network applications and accelerate certain network functions. The first and more obvious way to create a programmable switch is to add ...

If you support so many network nodes that multiple switches are required, technology consultant Erik Eckel encourages you to do it right. There may be times when you’re tempted to daisy-chain switches ...