This is Part Four in the series “The Future of Networks”, to start at the beginning go here. There are many possibilities as to where the previously mentioned trends drive networking. As I continue to interact with the community and evolve my thoughts about the Future of Networks, I am going to cover more of […]
Month: May 2017
Beyond the Network (The Future of the Network, Part 3)
Beyond the Network This post the third in a series: To read them in order, start here. Imagine for a moment that if instead of treating each server (or container, or vm) as if it is one or more network hops away, that the server was directly attached to the services and other servers that it needs […]
The Future of the Network, Part 2
This post is the second in a series: To read them in order, start here. There are three trends that I have seen happening over the past few years that are indirectly or directly influencing the future of networks; The first is the use of FPGAs and ASICs to solve problems around distributed applications and network […]
The Future of the Network
This is part 1 of 5 in a series that will be posted daily this week. The Future of the Network or “Direct-Connect Switchless Networks” For the past few months, I have been considering how Networking technology will (and in some cases should) evolve over the next 3–7 years. Networking technology has stagnated from the breakneck […]
Data Gravitas 