Big Switch Networks Inc. today updated its software-defined networking (SDN) controller with extended support for VMware and Dell switches and baked-in network analytics.
The company also experienced a strong fourth quarter, increasing revenue 16 percent year-over-year.
Not everything was profitable, though: OEM business dropped 13 percent.
The offer applies to users all the way back to Windows 7, and includes Windows Phone.
The company provides $300 in free credits to test out the new service.
The latest move to help companies test the software-defined networking (SDN) waters comes from Brocade Communications Systems Inc., which yesterday announced a free, one-year license for its new Vyatta Controller.
Also coming in 2015: advanced networking services.
Among the new features is an expected second browser that will run alongside Internet Explorer.
The emerging software-defined networking (SDN) technology needs to address higher-level networking functionalities in order to help enterprises realize their goal of reduced operating expenses, according to a report from F5 Networks Inc.
The former Workspace Services gets a cloud makeover with a unified management UI.
Open Virtual Network is aimed at users of Open vSwitch and the OpenStack cloud platform.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. this week launched its newest EC2 instance category, C4, based on the Intel Haswell processor.
The latest iteration promises dramatic increases in I/O speeds.
Amid the software-defined networking (SDN) hype and wide-ranging predictions about huge growth and imminent industry transformation comes data from a new Piper Jaffray survey indicating prognosticators may be a little too optimistic -- at least in terms of timing.
The figures come via IDC's new quarterly cloud infrastructure tracker.
Big Switch Networks Inc. capped off a big year in the software-defined networking (SDN) industry by announcing its flagship networking fabric was awarded certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5, laying the groundwork for OpenStack cloud computing implementations.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. recently joined tech giants like Google Inc. and Apple Inc. in promising to run its datacenters solely on renewable energy.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. announced a raft of enhancements to its AWS Partner Network (APN) during last week's re:Invent conference in Las Vegas.
The company calls it "a unified development and operations experience."
- By John K. Waters
- 11/20/2014
Respondents expect the cloud to hold most of the industry's data within five years.