Jim Duffy

Articles by Jim Duffy

Analysis: Cisco’s 3 biggest weaknesses

The networking equipment giant pursued 30 or so markets adjacent to those core businesses. Management said the strategy would work, but apparently it hasn'trnrn

Juniper rolls out latest Cisco challenge

The network equipment maker will release its first dedicated line of enterprise edge routers to try and gain on its traditional rival. An industry analyst says it won't be easy

Force10 taking data centres into zettabyte era

ZettaScale line of switches are designed to offer users a choice between a centralized and a distributed core network.rnrn

Alcatel-Lucent enterprise business for sale: report

Reuters says the network equipment manufacturer is meeting with potential buyers this week in San Francisco. Formed in 2006 with the merger of Alcatel and Lucent, it's been struggling ever since

Chipset gives insight into network’s physical layer

System from TE Connectivity lets network managers assign a unique ID to network connection points, allowing its products to auto-discover equipment

Alcatel-Lucent fleshes out data centre fabric line

New capability called vNP allows certain A-L switches to enforce defined application profiles to prioritize, establish quality-of-service, attach security parameters and provision appropriate bandwidth

Industry split on data centre network standards

Its TRILL vs SPB vs FabricPath, a battle that doesn't help network managers. We sort out which manufacturers are behind each protocol

Cisco caught off guard by switching hit: CEO

'I don't like surprises,' John Chambers tells partner conference. But, he added, 'That's part of the focus on operations, to get operations up to the exact same level as innovation.'rnrn

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