Internet2 Series, Part 3: SDN

Several of our discussions turned to the significant progress that has been made in the area of Software Defined Networks (SDN) over the last couple years.  I was in a session which demonstrated an OpenFlow controller that was used to call up a wavelength...

Asynchronous Communications

I think we have more choices today than ever before and people select the medium that best meets their needs.I find texting to be the most flexible because it can easily perform asynchronous as well as synchronous communications. I can respond quickly in real time or...

What’s in a UI?

I would venture a guess that many of you who will read this next line will say, “Doesn’t everyone know this?”  The User Interface (UI) can be one of the biggest barriers or strongest accelerators to technology adoption.The answer is no, not everyone knows this—at...