FCoE Is Ready, Is It Time to Care? Sep 30, 2009
This requires separate switches, network interface cards (NICs), host bus adapters () and cabling. Another factor that increases the number of network adapters needed is server virtualization, which requires multiple server adapters to carry traffic out of the servers. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
HP Ups Its Focus on Desktop Virtualization Sep 3, 2009
The two companies are leveraging open industry standards such as Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA), which converges virtual switches, network interface cards (NICs), and access points to be managed universally to increase visibility, improve traffic control. The two are also integrating VMware vCenter with HP Insight Control to give a complete picture of a PC. vCenter monitors the virtual machines but not the physical hardware under it. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Bigfoot Networks Announces New eSports Sponsorships to Support Top International Professional Gaming Teams Aug 20, 2009
Bigfoot offers by far the best network interface cards out there, and our players are amazed by the performance boost that Bigfoot provides. "Team Dignitas (), a UK-based professional gaming team, strives to maintain high standards in its gaming teams through the dedication of its players and staff.We are very happy that Bigfoot Networks has extended its support to a Head Sponsorship role. Having worked with Bigfoot for more than a year, our players have had the benefit of using some... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Strategic Security: Server Virtualization Aug 15, 2009
The danger is inadvertently putting sensitive or regulated data at risk: An administrator might reconfigure host network interface cards for performance reasons and end up placing a customer and Web-facing server on the same card. Automated VM transfers, in which a hops from one physical server to another, may violate security policies or rules if a VM moves outside a secure domain. (TechWeb)
Cisco, HP clash over virtualization specs Aug 14, 2009
Both the Cisco and HP approaches tag data to enable the networking functions to be handled by direct communications between network interface cards and data center switches. The HP approach, called Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (), creates data tags that establish a virtual link between network interface cards on server and edge switches such as the HP ProCurve that typically sit on top of a rack of servers in a data center. (EETimes)
