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Uptake of software-defined networking routing hurting hardware sales

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Softer not always better (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-16 10:27 (#2SES)

Many of our routers are switches are now virtual servers acting as switches. Lots of problems. Hardware rarely crashes or slows down.

Re: Softer not always better (Score: 1)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-16 11:20 (#2SF1)

I think I agree with you. I like some hardware staying hardware. I've gotten used to virtual servers though and that seems like a good idea. The thing is, if the 'hardware' is just software and an abstraction layer running on hardware that would've been similar to the other hardware, then what's the point? You save money but you lose time in the abstraction. Maybe I'm not being clear:

Router: silicon chips, transistors, resistors, copper wiring.
Server: silicon chips, transistors, resistors, copper wiring.
Virtual router: a server and some software. Doesn't seem like you come out ahead here?

Re: Softer not always better (Score: 1)

by genx@pipedot.org on 2014-09-16 13:23 (#2SF4)

I can't wait for the next step: all this re-implemented in Javascript over a Python engine:-)

Re: Softer not always better (Score: 2, Funny)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-16 14:30 (#2SF8)

... which a team of 20 year olds then throws out so they can reimplement it in Ruby and the latest OO framework ...

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