Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) redefines the economics and operational model of data centers. It combines computing, networking, and storage infrastructure with management and virtualization in a single system to reduce total cost of ownership and increase agility. This roundtable session at Tech Field Day 2 featured a discussion of UCS technologies by leading industry […]
Part 1: What is an Ethernet Fabric?
Part 1 of the Virtual Symposium focuses on Ethernet fabrics: Historical Ethernet LAN design: The 3-layer Hierarchy with Spanning Tree The demand for fabric technology, from Ethernet to Fibre Channel Core-Edge Ethernet Fabric Architecture The design of Ethernet and Fibre Channel switches Brocade’s VCS technology: Auto-healing and improved utilization Virtual machine-aware network automation (port profiles and […]