If analyst predictions that virtual servers will run nearly 50 percent of server workloads by next year comes true, data center managers must be equipped to manage the issues that accompany the benefits.

The key technological advance that makes cloud computing financially viable is server virtualization – the ability to run many virtual machines, each with its own resources, on a single, powerful host.

The benefits of virtualization are clear: Read more »

MPLS-TP is a new technology undergoing continued development. It is designed as a low-cost Level 2 technology that supports connection-oriented packet transport services with a similar degree of predictability, reliability, and OAM (operations, administration and maintenance) found in existing TDM transport networks. Service providers that need to streamline operations and simplify converged networks are driving the development of MPLS-TP standards and solutions. MPLS-TP has garnered tremendous interest from the service provider community and will be a key area of product development for network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) over the next several years. Read more »