SDN/OpenFlow is about Network Management, at least, in part. But the rich tools for software control dont’ exist. I also think don’t think that todays management _platforms_ (such as Tivoli, OpenView and BMC) are suitable for network orchestration in the future.
Does SDN Represent the Evolution of Network Management ? Yes but No It Doesn’t
9th May 2012 by 4 Comments
HP Abolishes Software Licensing for Wired Ethernet Switches
20th November 2011 by 6 Comments
HP Networking has announced no more software licenses on their networking kit.
Internets of Interest:15 Nov 2011
16th November 2011 by 1 Comment
Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 15 Nov 2011:
Notes: Notes on HP BladeSystem Matrix / Virtual Connect / Flex Connect
10th June 2011 by Leave a Comment
I had to prepare some notes on the HP BladeSystem and the networks functions of the Flex-10 / Virtual Connect / FlexConnect this week. Nothing fantastic but I think they provide a quick over of the key features that I felt are relevant for someone who is heading in the virtualization deployment using blade server for the first time. Although the customer looked at UCS, they felt that HP BladeSystem worked better for them and hence the vendor choice.
HP Is Not the Death Star – But HP Doesn’t Have a Firewall
1st June 2011 by 12 Comments
HP doesn’t have a firewall product in Western markets. Why the bloody hell not ?
Review: HP and Optical Backplanes
15th May 2011 by 13 Comments
There were a lot of cool things at InterOp, but not much that was new from the big vendors. For example, Cisco didn’t announce anything, probably waiting announce at Cisco Live in July where they can control the press and message much more tightly. However, HP announced the A10500 switch (action pictures ) which is a new campus switch and Gnodal arrived with new products.
However in the centre of the HP stand there was something very cool – a prototype E8212 ProCurve switch with a fully optical backplane. 
HP A10500 FlexiCampus – Action Pics
10th May 2011 by 1 Comment
I wanted take a quick look at the guts of the A10500 switch because its got some interesting features. And since no one else in the press even looked at the box, I feel it’s necessary to do some nerd action photos with the line cards.
HP Interop Annoucements – The Flexi Strategy
10th May 2011 by 1 Comment
HP Networking had some announcements today at InterOp. It was a big media event with cameras, live broadcasts, and some interesting industry figures are in the room. Here’s my take on the strategy, I’ll post some more on the actual product announcements in a separate post.
Show 25 – “Omniscient Logic” – HP Networking Data Centre
8th November 2010 by Leave a Comment
This week with talk the Lin Nease, Director for Advanced Technologies for HP Networking.
HP: Needs to Start Talking About the Future
20th September 2010 by 8 Comments
It appears that HP doesn’t want to talk about product futures. Why not ?
