In his recent post, Tony Mattke gives us an in-depth overview of Graphiant’s presentation at September’s Networking Field Day. He writes that Graphiant has a unique approach to networking; by advancing technologies like SDN and NFV they can provide a flexible and secure network experience. Tony believes that Graphiant is a significant player in the NaaS world, check out more thoughts from him here!
IP Infusion powering the world from behind the scenes
After Networking Field Day, Tony Mattke says that IP Infusion powers the world from behind the scenes. Their ZebOS powers everything from F5 LTM’s and Citrix Netscaler’s to Plexxi, SK Telecom, and Huawei networking products. Today IP Infusion is selling two variants of ZebOS to OEMs, OcNOS and VirNOS, both for unique purposes. Tony was interested to learn more about IP Infusion and what they have been doing behind the scenes.
VMware NSX is something something awesome
Returning from Networking Field Day, Tony Mattke talks VMware NSX, focusing on the very interesting concept of Micro-Segmentation that NSX enables. He also highlights NSX’s ability to fully virtualize the network inside of VMware’s virtual compute infrastructure. Tony is very excited about the NSX, but he has his concerns and concludes by asking for a deeper dive into what happens when the firewall is flooded with traffic.
PNDA provides scalable and reactive network analytics
Tony Mattke looks at what he saw from PNDA. This is a project from the Linux Foundation, recently open sourced by Cisco. It serves as a platform for network analytics across data centers. PNDA sees this as vital for organizations with large volume high velocity data, something they see as vital for areas like the Internet of Things. Tony was really impressed by PNDA’s data assurance as well, which allows you to make sure everything is received and processed on every step of the data’s path across the network. Overall, Tony found PNDA further evidence that open source networking is alive and well!
Networking Field Day 15 – A new delegate emerges
Networking Field Day returns to Silicon Valley in April, and we’re thrilled to have Tony Mattke returning! Check out his announcement post to see why he’s excited to hear from all of the announced companies. Make sure to tune into the live stream during the event to see and hear more from Tony.
Ixia Vision ONE – Tap the Planet
Tony Mattke wrote up his review for Ixia’s Vision ONE solution, which he saw at Networking Field Day in November. Ixia may have a long history in the load testing market, but for Tony, they represent a new entry into the network packet broker market. Vision ONE is Ixia’s solution to the problem of not knowing if you monitoring tools are accurately capturing network traffic. Tony really liked that this all can be configured within a simple UI, calling it “an easy to use toolset with some seriously capability”. Sounds impressive!
Forward Networks – A forward approach to formal verification
Tony Mattke reviews what he saw from Forward Networks at Networking Field Day in November. It’s been a little bit since their presentation, but Tony is still excited when thinking about the implications of formally verifying a network. He wants to see it in testing in the real world before passing final judgement, but the capabilities as described at NFD “should be making you drool”.
Networking Field Day 13 – Sneak Preview
Tony Mattke wrote a nice preview of Networking Field Day, held just last week in Silicon Valley. He runs through all of the presenting companies, and tells us what he was looking forward to seeing. Give it a read to whet your appetite, then check out all of the video coverage here!
Vendor PSA: Words and Phrases to Avoid in Presentations
Vendor PSA: Words and Phrases to Avoid in Presentations
Tony Mattke
Network guy turned Security Engineer. Jack of all trades, master of none; I love to learn about everything.
