SDN: A Sea Change in the Data Center

By: Nicholas Ilyadis Posted: May. 07, 2013

Short for Software Defined Networking, SDN has become the latest enterprise tech acronym to buzz around the data center — and rightfully so.

Information technology professionals are excited about the potential benefits of turning the complex task of provisioning, optimizing and monitoring network traffic over to software.

It’s one of the main themes of this year’s Interop trade show, which kicked off this week in Las Vegas and is set to feature workshops and panels that will ask crowds of network …

Getting Smart About Knowledge-Based Processors: A Primer on KBPs

By: Isa Loundon Posted: Dec. 03, 2012

We live in a world today where people are connected around the clock. So it should come as no surprise that the number of connected devices – as well as the content, apps and services we consume on them – is exploding every year.

The global smartphone market alone is expected to reach 1.1 billion devices by the end of 2012, a 43 percent increase from 2011, according to research firm Canalys. By 2016, that number is expected to jump …

Broadcom’s 28nm Technology: Greater performance and less power consumption is only the beginning

By: Tamara Snowden Posted: Oct. 01, 2012

When Broadcom unveils innovative new technologies, such as today’s introduction of the world’s first 28-nanometer multicore communications processor, it’s easy to focus on the major benefits. Consider that the technology performs up to 400 percent faster but consumes up to 60 percent less power and is optimized for service providers, enterprise data centers and cloud computing, as well as software defined networking environments.

Those are all great talking points – but Broadcom’s new XLP 200-Series is about so much more. …

Marconi Society Symposium to Feature Tech Pioneers, Honor Top Prize Winner Samueli

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jul. 10, 2012

Broadcom Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer Dr. Henry Samueli is set to join fellow tech luminaries — including inventors of the Internet and the microprocessor — at the Marconi Society 2012 Symposium on September 6.

The annual symposium is set to focus on the “Technologies and Applications Driving the Future of Communications” and will honor Samueli, the 2012 Marconi Society Prize and Fellowship winner.

Presentation topics include strategies to facilitate continued growth in complexity and performance of integrated …

Broadcom at Interop: Knowledge-Base and Multi-Core Processors Complete Broadcom Portfolio

By: Tamara Snowden Posted: May. 09, 2012

This week at Interop 2012, we’re thrilled to display products from our newly formed Processor & Wireless Infrastructure line of business, a result of our recent acquisition of NetLogic Microsystems.

The addition of leading knowledge-base and multi-core embedded processor technology to our growing Infrastructure & Networking portfolio extends Broadcom’s addressable market and provides our customer base with a complete end-to-end solution.

Combining bandwidth, connectivity and intelligence into one seamlessly integrated platform solution results in reduced integration costs, enhanced …

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