NFV

Re-Focus on the Fundamentals of Big Data Analytics With Upskill U & Cisco

Submitted by Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, the Editor of Upskill U at Light Reading. In order to reap the full benefits that virtualization provides in greater network flexibility and reduced opex, service providers need a strong strategy for developing their big data and advanced analytics capabilities. T…

Supercharge Your Network with Segment Routing Innovations!

MPLS+SDN+NFV World Congress is already two months away. Time goes really fast! Once again, it was an awesome week with spot on content and great speakers – can’t wait attending the next one! As every year, Cisco had a booth with some nice demos and the ones related to Segment Routing clearly h…

Unleash the power of partners – your channel to new cloud revenue

Many service providers have yet to tap into the full business potential of IT-as-a-service. If they’re willing to invest the time developing the relationship with their channel partners, the returns could be considerable. The dramatic growth of cloud services isn’t a new concept to service providers…

May 19, 2016

CLOUD

Policy-based Service Chaining in OpenStack

The recently concluded OpenStack Austin Summit was a fantastic showcase for the growing maturity and adoption of OpenStack. The evolution of the fundamental infrastructure services for compute, networking, storage, identity together with ancillary services for image management, security, monitoring…

Light Reading & Cisco Dive Into Cloud on Upskill U

Submitted by Elizabeth Coyne, the Managing Editor at Light Reading, who is responsible for driving the curriculum and direction of Upskill U. The impact of cloud services and platforms on the telecom sector has been nothing short of revolutionary. Without the cloud, there would be no NFV, SDN, IoT,…

Light Reading & Cisco Tackle IoT on ‘Upskill U’

Submitted by Elizabeth Coyne, Managing Editor of Light Reading and responsible for driving the curriculum and direction of Upskill U. The Internet of Things universe is set to explode over the next few years. As such, service providers and industry players are jockeying for leadership spots in an a…

Experts Agree that OpenStack is Ready for Your Network Transformation

Guest Blog Submitted by Filippo Galimberti, Sr. Marketing Manager SP This is an exciting week at the OpenStack Summit in Austin. It’s been another great opportunity to meet, share experiences, and discuss the future of Cloud Computing. One of the most important takeaways is the maturity of the NFV t…

April 29, 2016

NETWORKING

Catch the Livestream of #TFDx at the #Interop 2016 Conference

Are you missing the Interop Conference and want a taste of Enterprise NFV? Starting at 2:30pm on Thursday, May 5th we will be presenting to six awesome bloggers about everything Enterprise NFV! Here is where you can view the livestream: Cisco at Tech Field Day Extra – Interop Kicking off the d…

Join Us at INTX 2016 to See How Cable and Video Go Hand in Hand

Not so long ago, the Internet and television were incompatible. Today, they’re practically interchangeable. Next month, May 16-18 the Internet and Television Expo (INTX) kicks off in Boston, MA where the worlds of media, entertainment and technology get linked together. Come and learn about the late…