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Tom Hollingsworth, CCIE #29213, is a former VAR network engineer with 10 years of experience working with primary education and the problems they face implementing technology solutions. He has worked with wireless, storage, and server virtualization in addition to routing and switching. Recently, Tom has switched careers to focus on technology blogging and social media outreach as a part of Gestalt IT media. Tom has a regular blog at http://networkingnerd.net and can be heard on various industry podcasts pontificating about the role technology will play in the future.

Articles

Why Facebook Wedge Is Revolutionary

Tom Hollingsworth

July 16, 2014

The social networking giant's open TOR switch is a big step forward for white-box switches and a ground-breaking platform for application networking.

Networking, Security, And Grand Unified Theory

Tom Hollingsworth

April 11, 2014

With a system that can address both networking and security in NSX, Martin Casado of VMware is borrowing an idea from the world of physics.

OpenFlow 1.3 Support: Why It Matters

Tom Hollingsworth

March 07, 2014

With vendor support, the latest version of the SDN-enabling protocol has key features enterprise networks need and gives customers confidence in its future.

Cisco Investment In Embrane Signals Industry Shift

Tom Hollingsworth

February 11, 2014

Cisco's reported $6 million investment in startup focused on Layer 4 and higher software reflects networking industry's migration to a lightweight service model.

Is It Time For SDN 2.0?

Tom Hollingsworth

January 17, 2014

Software-defined networking has become a meaningless buzzword. Let's start fresh with a new term that has strict requirements before vendors can label their products with it.

SDN Vendors' Internal Tug-of-War Doesn't Bode Well For Customers

Tom Hollingsworth

January 09, 2014

Networking vendors are experiencing internal conflict as they try to integrate SDN into their products lines. Customers will face the fallout.

Focus On SDN Tools Obscures SDN Benefits

Tom Hollingsworth

January 02, 2014

The debates over OpenFlow, NSX and ACI miss the point. SDN vendors need to focus on how their tools fit into a broader framework for solving business problems.

Dell N-Series Switches Bring OpenFlow To Campus Networks

Tom Hollingsworth

December 11, 2013

New campus switches take advantage of the Force10 OS and with OpenFlow support, promise to help enterprises leverage software-defined networking.

Is Hyperscale Possible In Networking?

Tom Hollingsworth

December 02, 2013

Networking has long faced scaling limitations, but Brocade is trying to break down the barriers with its HyperEdge Architecture.

SDN Helps Break Down Barriers To Scaling

Tom Hollingsworth

November 21, 2013

Vendors are using software to handle complex operations and overcome obstacles to scaling in networking and storage.

Brocade Pitches OpenStack Management Layer

Tom Hollingsworth

November 04, 2013

Brocade is proposing a network management layer for OpenStack in its Dynamic Network Resource Manager, an element that would become part of the Neutron plug-in and could help revolutionize...

SDN, Network Professionals and Jobs

Tom Hollingsworth

October 24, 2013

Software-defined networking might mean fewer jobs as some tasks get automated, but there will still be room for skilled networking pros to build and manage the new systems.

VMware Mum On NSX Pricing, Touts License Plan

Tom Hollingsworth

October 16, 2013

VMware has announced the general availability of its NSX network virtualization software and its licensing scheme, but the company was silent on actual prices.

OpenFlow Vs. Fabrics

Tom Hollingsworth

October 08, 2013

Network fabrics can optimize hardware performance in the data center, but OpenFlow can provide many of the same benefits while also integrating better with tunnels.

Who Is Really Pushing NFV?

Tom Hollingsworth

September 25, 2013

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) turns hardware appliances into virtualized services. As NFV interest grows, who stands to gain the most benefit?