The past few years have seen a dramatic improvement in the latency in network switches. Single ASIC based switches can all pretty much switch packets in less than a microsecond. Current 10GE switching silicon provides anywhere from 300 to 800 nanoseconds, specialized silicon shaves that to less than 200 nanoseconds when limiting the amount of searching that needs to be done by reducing the size of lookup tables. Even other solutions play some smart tricks by providing forwarding hints for intermediate switches make those lookups take less than 50 nanoseconds.
Modular switches inherently have a higher latency. Line cards on modular switches typically have multiple ASICs, those ASICs are connected through a single or multi stage fabric. Each step takes time, resulting in latencies varying from around a microsecond when a packet stays on the same ASIC, to possibly 5-15 microseconds when a packet needs to travel through the fabric and back.
Google’s Enterprise Problem
Google’s reluctance to commit to the Cloud Platform long term isn’t an indication that Google doesn’t understand the enterprise Cloud buyer, or that Google isn’t committed to serving their enterprise customers long term. Rather, it’s more of a cultural difference between Google and typical enterprises. Fair enough – but won’t a cultural disconnect be a problem for Google as they ramp up their enterprise Cloud offering? The answer is no, but understanding why requires understanding the broader context of enterprise Cloud Computing.
TokBox to Exhibit at WebRTC Summit at Cloud Expo
SYS-CON Events announced today that TokBox will exhibit at SYS-CON’s 1st WebRTC Summit, which will take place on November 6–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
TokBox develops and operates OpenTok, a global service that enables you to add live face-to-face video experiences to any web or mobile property. We believe that integrating live video into products should be simple, whether you’re developing an app for one-to-one calls or for complex large-scale broadcasts.
OpenTok is a flexible platform that leverages cutting-edge video, audio, and networking technologies such as WebRTC to bring the best possible experience to your browser or device through simple APIs.
LiveOps to Exhibit at WebRTC Summit at Cloud Expo
SYS-CON Events announced today that LiveOps, Inc., the global leader in cloud contact center and customer service solutions, will exhibit at SYS-CON’s 1st WebRTC Summit, which will take place on November 6–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
LiveOps is the global leader in cloud contact center and customer service solutions. More than 300 companies around the world, including Salesforce.com, Symantec, Royal Mail Group, Ideal Living, and Amway New Zealand trust LiveOps’ technology to enable effective multichannel, social and mobile interactions with their customers. LiveOps’ award-winning platform has processed more than 1 billion minutes of customer interactions and managed operations for the largest US-based cloud contact center of 20,000 home-based, independent agents. With 10+ years of cloud experience LiveOps is the partner of choice for companies wanting to migrate to the cloud. Headquartered in Redwood City, California with European regional headquarters in London, UK, LiveOps supports a wide range of industries including retail, financial, health care, insurance, and high tech.
Oracle Named “Platinum Sponsor” of Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
SYS-CON Events announced today that Oracle has been named “Platinum Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s 13th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 4–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
Oracle is shifting the complexity from IT, moving it out of the enterprise by engineering hardware and software to work together – in the cloud and in the data center. By eliminating complexity and simplifying IT, Oracle enables its customers – 400,000 of them in more than 145 countries around the world – to accelerate innovation and create added value for their customers.
Cloud Expo Announces 2014 “WebRTC Fundamentals Summit” Event Calendar
Cloud Expo® announced today the «WebRTC Fundamentals Summit» 2014 Calendar, with events in New York, London, and Silicon Valley.
The inaugural «WebRTC Fundamentals Summit» is being held November 6-7 at the upcoming 13th International Cloud Expo® [Nov 4-7] at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA.
«WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is an open source project supported by Google, Mozilla and Opera, and is one of the most dynamic areas within enteprise IT and cloud computing,» said Cloud Expo CEO Carmen Gonzalez. «A survey by industry leader TokBox found that the WebRTC adoption rate among small organizations is growing quickly, with more than 25% of developers already saying it is important for their work. Our series of WebRTC Fundamentals Summits in 2014 continues our industry leadership in delivering rockstar speakers and the best exhibitors to our global audience.»
Take a Photo Tour of Facebook’s Amazing Cold Storage Datacenter
There’s a fascinating photo tour of Facebook’s Oregon data center on readwrite today.
Facebook (arguably) owns more data than God.
But how to store a cache of user data collected at the scale of omniscience? If you’re Facebook, just build another custom-crafted server storage locker roughly the size of the USS Abraham Lincoln on top of a breezy plateau in the Oregon high desert. The company’s new Prineville, Ore., data center employs an ultra-green ”cold storage” plan designed from the ground up to meet its unique—and uniquely huge—needs.
The piece also includes useful links on the tech behind the data center, shingled drive tech, and the Open Compute project that led to the innovations on display here.
vLine to Exhibit at WebRTC Summit at Cloud Expo
SYS-CON Events announced today that vLine, a provider of the leading WebRTC video chat platform, will exhibit at SYS-CON’s 1st WebRTC Summit, which will take place on November 6–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
vLine is led by experienced developers focused on how technology changes the way people engage with each other. Mobile web browsers, web-based mobile OS, and real-time file sharing are just some of the innovative front lines they’ve led. We have big company experience at the likes of Apple, Palm, IBM, and Motorola as well as deep start-up experience.
Parallels Among Leading Linux Contributors Four Years in a Row
The Linux Foundation recently released their latest report on the state of Linux kernel development, and once again Parallels is listed as a top contributor and reviewer. This is the fourth time in as many years Parallels has been listed in the annual report. Linux Kernel Development: How Fast It is Going, Who is Doing It, What They are Doing, and Who is Sponsoring It, September 2013 gives a clear view of the leading innovators in the Linux community and some of the key developments over the last 18 months.
Use EMC and VMware to Virtualize Oracle Environments
Read why customers choose EMC and VMware to dramatically increase performance and improve Oracle licensing ROI. Read how DBAs are getting up to 3X more performance and 80% faster tuning, deploying new Oracle servers and storage in minutes, and more.