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Modular application development, in which a set of loosely coupled modules can be integrated into one large application, has been one of the most successful software development practices. The term...
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An application for OpenDaylight Platform can be developed using two broad methodologies: Writing an application using the RESTful APIs exposed by one or more plugins. This way, the application is part...
View ArticleOpenDaylight is One of the Best Controllers for OpenStack — Here’s How to...
The integration of OpenStack and OpenDaylight (ODL) is a hot topic, with abundant, detailed information available; however, the majority of these articles focus on explaining usage aspects, rather than...
View ArticleHow OPNFV Operationalizes Network Functions Virtualization
Thanks to cloud computing, networks are experiencing an exponential growth in traffic. Service providers are under immense pressure to meet the demands of end-users and enterprises, and so not...
View ArticleOpenDaylight and ONOS: Does SDN Really Need Two Controllers?
Perhaps the Internet has spoiled us: We’ve grown accustomed to single standards for global communication, or at least with choosing one way to communicate certain classes of data. The Web’s principal...
View ArticleRed Hat: Time for Telcos to Consider OpenStack
Now that OpenStack appears to have ascended to the role of the world’s principal provider of virtualized infrastructure for cloud services, can the same stack also orchestrate traffic for major data...
View ArticleContext: As Telcos Embrace OpenStack, They May Also Rewire It
The open source world will perpetually be a contest of ideas. The moment enough factions come together around a single methodology, such as pooled storage or application orchestration, another group of...
View ArticleTNS Analysts #25: The Cloud Foundry Foundation and Managing Open Source Projects
Always willing to take the heat for convening a Friday afternoon Google hangout, The New Stack Founder Alex Williams is joined by co-hosts Donnie Berkholz of RedMonk and Michael Coté of 451 Research...
View ArticleNew OpenDaylight Boron Release Strengthens OpenStack Support
Architectures such as Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) aim to break the networking black box of vendor lock-in proprietary solutions, enabling carriers,...
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