Software-defined connectivity planned for colocation data centers Dell EMC speeds up backups and restores in its storage appliances Network World Storage Alert February 12, 2019 Software-defined connectivity planned for colocation data centers Stateless is working on a new architecture to bring software-defined networking to colocation data centers that are constrained by physical cross-connects. Read more ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Dell EMC speeds up backups and restores in its storage appliances • Cisco pushes silicon photonics for enterprise, webscale networking • What's the best way to move data to a backup site? • Don't get left behind: SDN, programmable networks change how network engineers work • What is hyperconvergence? Dell EMC speeds up backups and restores in its storage appliances Dell EMC has introduced new software for its Data Domain and Integrated Data Protection Appliance products that it claims will significantly improve backup and restore performance. Read more ▶ FROM OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS Get TotalAV Essential AntiVirus for $19.99 (80% off) TotalAV works in harmony with all existing softwares already installed on your device, providing an unrivaled one-two punch of protection and performance maintenance for PC and Mac users alike. Read more ▶ Cisco pushes silicon photonics for enterprise, webscale networking Cisco closed its deal to buy optical-semiconductor firm Luxtera, bringing it the advanced optical technology customers will need for future data-center and webscale networks. Read more ▶ What's the best way to move data to a backup site? There are several ways of moving data to backup storage sites where it will be safe in a disaster, but none is perfect. Here are the upsides and downsides of each. Read more ▶ Don't get left behind: SDN, programmable networks change how network engineers work The rise of programmable networks and software-defined networking has changed the role of the network engineer, and accepting those changes is key to career advancement. Network engineers need to become software fluent and embrace automation, according to a panel of network professionals brought together by Cisco. Read more ▶ What is hyperconvergence? Hyperconvergence aims to simplify data center operations by combining compute, storage and networking in a single system. Enterprises can choose an integrated HCI appliance from a single vendor, or hardware-agnostic hyperconvergence software. Read more ▶ Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser You are currently subscribed to Networkworld Storage Alert as tuwanan.mono@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn more about Copyright © 2019 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an email to newsletters@idg.com.