Software Defined Infrastructure: Network functions virtualization (NFV) is paving the way for more open, exible, and economical networking and communications equipment based on general-purpose computing platforms instead of traditional proprietary, purpose-built products. However, this transition hinges on increasing performance and [See the full post…]

Software Defined Infrastructure: This paper reviews the content inspection performance data and demonstrates Hyperscan’s ability to deliver scalable pattern matching throughput performance when running on entry-level Intel Atom to high-end Intel Xeon processors.

Software Defined Infrastructure: This paper examines the pattern matching performance Hyperscan delivers in virtualized environments when combined with Suricata, a fast-growing, open-source Intrusion Prevention and Detection (IPS/IDS) security application supported by OISF.

Software Defined Infrastructure: Intel is enabling NFV to deliver on its flexible and efficient infrastructure promise. This demo showcases multiple Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) packet processing virtual machines (VMs) running on industry standard high volume servers.

Intelligent Networking: This document details the first steps in the strategic partnership between Intel Corporation and Cisco Systems Inc. to make Network Function Virtualization (NFV) part of a flexible, open and successful transformation in service creation for their Service Provider [See the full post…]

Software Defined Infrastructure: Sandra Rivera, VP, Intel Data Center Group, at Light Reading‘s 2015 Big Telecom Event, talks about accelerating transformation in the network with Intel Open Network Platform (Intel ONP) and the growing Intel Network Builders ecosystem.

Software Defined Infrastructure: The journey of cloud architecture evolvement combined with cost saving consideration and how we do the trade-off based on limited resources to finally achieve an Enterprise level high availability OpenStack production with low cost.

Software Defined Infrastructure: This paper presents the market drivers behind the need for an accelerated video cloud and discusses the implications of technologies such as OpenStack* and other open source platforms in the context of a move towards SDN/NFV network [See the full post…]

Software Defined Infrastructure: You are a cloud user who wants bare metal for performance forging the security benefits of virtualization. All the OpenStack services, such as, Nova, Keystone, and Glance, all run on bare metal.

Software Defined Infrastructure: Telemetry and full-stack instrumentation, combined with analytics and actuation and the orchestration system itself enables service providers and application developers to easily access advancements and specialisations in the platform and middleware, ultimately benefiting the consumer with better [See the full post…]

Intelligent Storage: Swift Project Erasure Codes–container model for grouping objects within code.

Software Defined Infrastructure: OpenStack is an open source project to enable enterprise and service provider building their own IaaS infrastructure, and it is fundamentally changing the landscape of enterprise IT.

Intelligent Storage: Intel and VMware are working together to provide foundational technologies for intelligent, software-defined storage solutions.  These solutions utilize Intel Xeon processors, 10 Gigabit Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapters, Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) Data Center Family and VMware Virtual [See the full post…]

Software Defined Infrastructure: Software Defined Infrastructure: Intel ONP for Servers is designed to make it easier to test and deploy SDN and NFV solutions.

Software Defined Infrastructure: See how the Intel Ethernet Flow Director works with the Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 product family and other Intel products to correctly direct Ethernet packets to the right processor core for faster results.

Software Defined Infrastructure: The Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 supports data center modernization from 10 to 40 Gigabit Ethernet for a flexible, agile, and efficient platform for the rapid deployment of services for the enterprise, cloud, and telecommunications.

Software Defined Infrastructure: The kit lets engineers maximize packet throughput and workload performance while minimizing development time.

Software Defined Infrastructure: Intel architecture enables the next generation network with a standardized platform that increases flexibility, scalability, and performance.

Software Defined Infrastructure: Intel General Manager Bev Crair and EMC VP Boaz Palgi discuss how Intel and EMC ViPR cloud storage solutions help manage and extract value from data through software-defined data center networks and storage.

Intelligent Storage: Irshad Raihan explains how HP solutions for big data, built on the Intel Xeon processor family, deliver value quickly and cost-effectively to companies analyzing both structured and unstructured storage data.

Software Defined Infrastructure: Derek Sellin, director of data center software marketing for Intel, speaks from the OpenStack Summit about how Intel collaborates with the open source community to drive OpenStack readiness and also works closely with downstream partners to ensure [See the full post…]

Software Defined Infrastructure: Communication service providers embracing Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are endorsing OpenStack as providing the common API Service Framework required to deliver their applications and services with a lower time to market.

Software Defined Infrastructure: Infrastructure security for policy compliance. Controlling and protecting data center workloads with Intel solutions.

Software Defined Infrastructure: Replacing older servers in your datacenter with new, upgraded ones can go a long way to getting you the performance you need as your business grows. When selecting replacement hardware for your legacy systems, you can go [See the full post…]

Software Defined Infrastructure: See how an SDN and NFV-based Intel Open Network Platform simplifies network complexity, speeds scalability, and reduces cost.