Cloud Computing: Japanese virtualization start-up Midokura invades the USA

Grazed from ComputerWorld. Author: Jim Duffy.

Midokura, a Japanese startup focused on network virtualization, this week said it is entering the U.S. market with a distributed software defined network product designed for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

The companys MidoNet software virtualizes the network for multi-tenant public and private cloud computing, and supports the industry-defined OpenStack platform for cloud computing virtualization, automation and orchestration. MidoNet is a de-centralized software overlay where network intelligence resides in the edge rather than in a centralized controller, which is the common architecture for SDNs…

Management and configuration of the MidoNet SDN occurs centrally, however. The software does not support the OpenFlow protocol or API, company officials said, citing its immaturity for cloud IaaS applications…

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