As enterprises move from experimentation to full-fledged deployments of Big Data, supporting networks need to have the capabilities to support increased bandwidth. Our CEO, Rich Napolitano spoke with CRN’s Meghan Ottolini on this very subject recently. Rich explains how Plexxi’s architecture is designed to scale out to accommodate the next era of technology applications. See below for video footage; it’s definitely worth a look before you head out for your weekend.
Please find a few of our top picks for our favorite news articles of the week. Enjoy!
Nashua Telegraph: Plexxi likes the Nashua network
By David Brooks
There are plenty of reasons to locate a tech startup in one place rather than another. For networking firm Plexxi, part of Nashua’s appeal is institutional memory. “There’s definitely a talent base up here, from the days of Wang, DataGeneral and Digital. That’s a very complex, system-oriented world, ” said Rich Napolitano, who has been CEO since November, and whose first job out of college was at Digital Equipment Corp. in almost the same building where Plexxi now resides.
New York Times: HP Targets Cisco and Facebook With New Line of Open-Source Networking Gear
By Quentin Hardy
Hewlett-Packard said on Thursday that it would sell a new line of networking switches that are manufactured by a Taiwanese company and depend on Linux-based, open-source software from another company. HP, once at the center of high-tech manufacturing, will not make the new networking equipment but will act as a reseller, providing both online ordering and worldwide support for the product.
NetworkWorld: Big Data secrets from Airbnb, Starbucks and Sonic
By Jeff Vance
As the adoption of Big Data tools accelerates, many of the success stories we hear are the big wins, the victories that Hollywood movies are made of. Think of Billy Beane and his use of data analytics with the low-budget Oakland A’s. For most businesses, though, swinging for the fences all the time may lead to a pile of strikeouts. Instead, many businesses would be better served by focusing on small wins that they can build on. After all, before you can consistently hit home runs, you need to be able to get the ball out of the infield.
eWEEK: ONF Creates Development Community Around SDN
By Jeffrey Burt
The Open Networking Foundation, one of several industry consortiums looking to drive commercial adoption of software-defined networking through open-source efforts, is creating a development community around the effort as well as a code repository. The organization announced the creation of Open Source SDN and its Website Feb. 18, with officials saying the move was made to fuel the commercialization of open-source software as a way of furthering its own work around software-defined networking.
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