For example, if you virtualize an application that runs on a set of physical servers, the virtual machines probably want to find each other and cooperate with each other over the network exactly ...

One of the technologies that could slow the growth of NFV is cloud-native containerization, which is another virtualization technology that is used for some network functions.

Ozdag: Network virtualization became easy to deploy. The overlay based approach to providing scalable and agile networks in large data centers has resulted in an uptick in deployment, particularly ...

While system virtualization — and to a lesser extent, desktop virtualization — has held most of the virtualization limelight, there is also a growing trend in network virtualization.

For example, you could define DEFCON 4 to kick all guests off the network, DEFCON 3 to kick all BYOD users off the network, DEFCON 2 to restrict peer-to-peer traffic, and DEFCON 1 to severely ...

A software-based network strategy enables organizations to be secure and nimble, delivering innovative experiences where and when customers need them, regardless of the underlying infrastructure.

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) virtualizes these functions. Some people think SDN and NFV are either/or; but because they serve different functions, it is really “and”.

Like server virtualization, VMware’s approach to network virtualization lets data center operators treat their physical network as a pool of transport capacity that is used on-demand, it said.

What is network slicing and how can it make efficient use of carriers’ wireless capacity to enable virtual networks that exactly fit customer needs? Network slicing technology has large parts of ...

The report, Worldwide Telecom Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Forecast, 2018-2022 (IDC #US44212617), presents IDC's inaugural forecast for the NFVI market.

For example, the SAST-VNE framework addresses the challenges of integrating satellite and terrestrial network slicing in a 6G environment, proposing a flexible architecture that prioritises ...

Paul Ghostine, Vice President/General Manager of Quest's Provision Networks Division, and I had a chance to catch up on a number of things centering on the concept of desktop virtualization and ...