The Flexible Cloud: Smart-Table Technology Enables Network Scalability

By: Sujal Das Posted: Oct. 26, 2012

This summer, Broadcom showcased its newest solutions for cloud-scale networking for the throngs of IT professionals at VMworld. We also launched our latest solution for cloud-scale networking – the StrataXGS® Trident II.

Today, we continue the conversation around cloud-scale network architectures and how our new StrataXGS® architecture can ensure that, regardless of cloud network type and design requirements, cost-effective implementation can be achieved in volume scale.

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Windows Server 2012: Even Better Through Broadcom Collaboration!

By: Greg Scherer Posted: Sep. 12, 2012

Unfortunately, I cannot take credit for the phrase, “the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” This is generally attributed to Aristotle – admittedly, a tough act to follow – but I will borrow from it as a way of highlighting my thoughts in this blog post.

With the highly anticipated release of Microsoft Windows Server 2012, the industry is anxious to see what new features will have the greatest impact on users. While this is important, …

Virtualization Meets the Cloud at VMworld

By: Sujal Das Posted: Aug. 29, 2012

In the early days of virtualization, the goals were pretty clear: maximize server utilization and dynamically provision IT infrastructure. But just a few years later, things have changed. The tasks have grown more complex and more demanding, putting a strain on an infrastructure that needs both the elasticity and scalability to accommodate any application.

Broadcom has developed the technology that will allow IT managers and networking operators the flexibility to scale their network infrastructures in real-time, regardless of the environment …

Broadcom Tackles Cloud Control at VMworld

By: Sujal Das Posted: Aug. 28, 2012

Broadcom is at the center of the technology that’s powering the infrastructure for modern-day data centers, an infrastructure that not only can support an exponential increase in bandwidth and performance but also deliver such scale within the bounds of cloud-scale economics and without compromising features.

In a blog post earlier this month, I chimed in about how the demands being placed on enterprise networks are leading to a new era of cloud-scale networking that can meet the needs of the …

Today at VMworld: Broadcom Unveils New Innovation for Cloud

By: Sujal Das Posted: Aug. 27, 2012

Broadcom opened VMworld today with a bang, revealing our latest innovation for cloud-scale networking – the StrataXGS® Trident II Switch Series. Whether you’re a technophile, a mild geek enthusiast or simply a smartphone or tablet user, this product will have an impact on how quickly and efficiently you can download data.

The number of network connections is growing at an astounding pace. Cisco’s latest VNI forecast predicts the number of connected devices to reach 50 Billion by 2020 – …

VMworld Preview: How the Cloud is Reshaping Data Centers

By: Sujal Das Posted: Aug. 08, 2012

Today’s networks require engineers and managers alike to be masters of complexity: They manage the intricacies of traditional silicon, system-imposed performance barriers and server-to-server and server-to-storage communication.

In the future, data centers managers will be challenged to scale their networks and find efficiencies at the silicon level. The explosion in demand for public and private clouds (which Cisco predicts will increase at a 50 percent CAGR in the next three years), Web 2.0 and other high-bandwidth data center applications, the …

Broadcom at Computex: 5G WiFi and Gigabit Throughput [Video]

By: Sam Diaz Posted: Jun. 11, 2012

At the Computex conference in Taipei last week, the folks from FirstZoom.tv stopped by the booth for an up-close look at some of Broadcom’s technologies up-close.

The first stop was by the 5G WiFi Demo area, where our own Dino Bekis showcased the power of 5G WiFi in action.

Next up was Ed Doe, who showcased a home network environment and how the experience can be enhanced by a network accelerator that pushes full gigabit-speed throughput.

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The Road Less Traveled: Server Virtualization and the Data Center

By: Greg Scherer Posted: May. 10, 2012

Server architecture has come a long way since the days when each server was assigned to a specific application or task. Because many tasks don’t play well with others, each task required its own dedicated machine. It was a very basic, albeit not too efficient, approach to architect a data center network.

With today’s mega data centers and cloud-based services on the rise, computer networks are becoming larger and more complex, rendering the dedicated servers of yesteryear obsolete. As the …

Technology Moving at the Speed of Life: Broadcom Enables Massive Network Scalability

By: Tamara Snowden Posted: May. 02, 2012

As the popularity of social networking, streaming video and high bandwidth business services continues to climb, demand for higher-speed networks is growing at an astounding pace.

As consumers and business professionals, however, we aren’t always aware of the technology needed to ensure data moves along with the speed of our lives. Large data centers with literally thousands of servers require 100 Gbps network connectivity from the core to the edge while large service provider networks require high density core switching …

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World’s Fastest Converged Network Adapters – Again!

By: Isa Loundon Posted: May. 01, 2012

Guest blog by Dennis Martin, President of Demartek

A number of new infrastructure technologies are influencing the way next-generation datacenters are operating and performing. Consider how storage networks are being impacted by a number of technologies, such as server virtualization, cloud-based computing, media-rich applications and even the higher-performance storage offerings, such as solid-state drives.

Now, more than ever, performance matters.

I just spent a few days in the labs at Broadcom running independent tests of the company’s latest generation 10 …

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