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10G Ethernet

• The Next Generation Data Center Network-A How-To Guide
• Clipper Notes: Is Your IT Infrastructure Ready for Tomorrow? — Preparing for a 10GbE Future
• 10Gb Ethernet Cabling Option: SFP+, DAC and 10GBaseT
• BLADE RackSwitch Scales out Low-Latency Financial Services Data Centers
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet High Performance Computing Clusters on IBM BladeCenter
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet Technology Overview and Applications for Enterprise Data Centers - Tech Brief
• Blade Platforms and Network Convergence (from Blade.org)
• 10Gig Chimney-Smoking the Competition
• 40G and 100G Ethernet - Tech Brief
• Blade Servers and 10Gb Ethernet Help Scale Video on Demand
• Recommended Transceivers & Cables for 10G Ethernet Switches
• Benefits of High Performance Embedded 10G Ethernet Switching in IBM BladeCenter Environments

Load Balancing

• Making the Business Case for Blade Servers with Embedded Layer 2-7 Switches

Rackonomics

• Overloaded Networks and the Evolution of "Rackonomics"

HPC

• 10GE is Ready for Your Cluster
• Incoming: 10Gb Ethernet for HPC
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet High Performance Computing Clusters on IBM BladeCenter

Storage - IP SAN & FCoE

• Storage Consolidation for Data Center Efficiency (with blade.org)
• Converged Enhanced Ethernet - Good for iSCSI SANs
• Storage Area Network - Evolution
• Using BLADE's Switches for iSCSI SAN Connectivity
• Fabric Convergence with Lossless Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet  (with NetApp) White Paper  Technical Brief
  

Virtualization

• The Many Facets of Virtualization - with blade.org
• Enabling VM Mobility via Intelligent, Automated, Virtual Machine Aware Networking Solutions
• Virtualization 2.0: Opportunities and Challenges for Next-Generation Datacenter Networks
• Application Virtualization Solutions - A Collaborative Effort with Blade.org
• Blade.org whitepaper: The Many Facets of Virtualization
• Virtualization with VMware: Benefits of high performance embedded 10G Ethernet switching in HP BladeSystem

Business Case for Blades & Integrated Switching

• The Next Generation Data Center Network-A How-To Guide
• HP Blades - Not Just for Big Business!
• Making the Business Case for Blade Switches
• Making the Business Case for Blade Servers with Embedded Layer 2/7 Switches

Cloud Ready Network Architecture

• New! Scaling the Cloud solution brief
• New! Scaling the Cloud Using the FocalPoint Fat Tree Architecture
• New! Cloud Ready Network Architecture white paper