Virtualisation set to transform data centre networking
Briefing: Data centre switching
Part 3: Networking developments
The adoption of virtualisation techniques is causing an upheaval in the data centre. Virtualisation is being used to boost server performance, but its introduction is changing how switching equipment is networked.
“This is the most critical period of data centre transformation seen in decades,” says Raju Rajan, global system networking evangelist at IBM.
“We are on a long hard path – it is going to be a really challenging transition”
Stephen Garrison, Force10 Networks