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 […]
VMworld 2012 TFD Roundtable with Scale Computing
In this Tech Field Day Roundtable video, a group of independent influencers discuss the new Scale Computing HC3 converged infrastructure offering introduced that day. This video includes the following participants: Stephen Foskett Jeff Ready, Scale Computing Colin McNamara Jason Collier, Scale Computing Ryan Adzima Howard Marks Bill Hill Roger Lund Fabio Rapposelli Patrick Conte, Scale […]
High-Density Wireless LAN
The Tech Field Day presentation on High-Density Wireless LAN, recorded on March 22, 2012, brought together a diverse panel of experts to discuss the challenges and solutions associated with deploying wireless networks in high-capacity venues. Sean Rynearson introduced the roundtable discussion, emphasizing the shift from designing for coverage to designing for high density. This shift […]
Xsigo TFD Roundtable at VMworld 2010
The discussion began with a focus on the scalability and performance capabilities of the Xsigo VP780 chassis, which supports roughly 2,000 virtual NICs and HBAs with an aggregate throughput of around 150 Gb. The architecture allows customers to stack multiple units and form a highly redundant I/O fabric, enabling large-scale deployments while maintaining high availability. […]
VKernel Tech Field Day 2 Roundtable
The delegates discuss their first impressions of VKernel’s product and the results it produces when run. They delve into the product’s positioning, and whether it has “legs” as VMware adds management features to the core product. Finally, the guest VKernel customer discusses his use of the product and the money he has saved by deploying […]