SDN – Its Security is Inevitable!

It’s time to drive the SDN wagon further ahead! In the past, we have touched upon aspects that define SDN, understood the “openflow” connection found out what…

VMware EVO: RAIL™ – VMware’s cutting-edge Evolution!

EVO: RAIL represents a new range of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure offerings from VMware.  This is different from converged architectures (vBlock/Flexpod) as there isn’t a storage array involved, instead…

vCAC – A look under the hood

Introduction vCAC or VMware vCloud Automation Center is an innovative tool that provides the end user the facility to use the vendor’s cloud. Usually provision of cloud…

Storage Industry Outlook 2014

The year that started with optimism for the external disk market is slowly starting to show a gloomy picture for months to come. The disappointment is evident…

Calsoft Attends VMworld 2014

VMworld 2014 San Francisco once again exceeds and sets higher benchmark for hosting successful technology event. The event truly lived upon its theme of endless opportunities. Technology…

SDDC: Extending Virtualization Concepts

SDDC is the abbreviation for Software-Defined Data Center. SDDC is a concept wherein eventually all elements – compute, networking and storage systems in the data center will…

Why SMB3 NAS?

Microsoft has been investing quite seriously in the Network Attached Storage (NAS) protocol SMB 3. This clearly states that NAS is the way ahead. This post summarizes…

SSDs and Application Performance: What’s the connect?

Before I even start getting into the details of SSD and application performance, a foreword about what is the intent behind writing this post. This post will…

5 Key Features Of Great Software Development

It is a world of difference between a truly effective software development and routine. Development of customized software is one of the main ways in which companies…

SDN Controller Performance Challenges – 2

In a typical data center, approx. 100k per second is the median flow arrival rate. And worst case estimates are 10M flow arrivals per second. With the…