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The SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap podcast provides you with a way to easily and quickly catch-up on the top next-generation IT infrastructure developments from the week. In this two-minute podcast, we cover the week's major news stories around topics such as SD-WAN, 5G, the IoT, AI, network security, containers, SDN, NFV, data centers, storage, and network and application performance management. Subscribe today to never miss an episode and visit an episode's webpage for more details on the week’s stories. Got feedback? Send it to podcasts@sdxcentral.com
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Oct. 28, 2022 Plus, Cisco loses a top security executive, and Verizon sinks on consumer struggles Cisco Expands Efforts to Tackle Talent Shortage Cisco Security Exec Exits Verizon Business, 5G Counter Consumer Calamity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Oct. 21, 2022 Plus, Gartner predicts strong enterprise security spend, and AT&T expands its 5G cores to the edge Extreme Network Gear Routed to Russia Hybrid Work, ZTNA, Cloud Shift Drive Security Spending to $188B in 2023, Gartner Says AT&T 5G SA Rides Edge Zones Expansion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Microsoft mapped out industrial metaverse benefits; Google Cloud touted its market position, and Dell announced an edge computing platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comcast signs a deal with Samsung; Ofcom investigates hyperscalers; and Cisco stays bullish on its 5G plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Sept. 30, 2022 Plus, U.K. regulator Ofcom is investigating Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google, and Comcast 5G Push Attacks AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile AWS, Microsoft, Google Under Ofcom Investigation Cisco 5G Plans Pivot Toward Private Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Sept. 23, 2022 Plus, Nokia sees software as key to open radio access network success, and Oracle's Ellison digs at Amazon Ex-Cisco Execs Reimagine Networking With 'Out-of-Box' Zero Trust, 'New Age' NaaS Nokia Ties Software to Open RAN Maturity Oracle's Ellison Pushes Multi-Cloud Interoperability, Digs at Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Sept. 16, 2022 Plus, Arista gained data center Ethernet switch share, and Google closed its Mandiant acquisition Graphiant Comes out of Stealth Gunning for Cisco's SD-WAN Market Cisco, Arista Drive Record Data Center Ethernet Switch Market Mandiant Joins Google Cloud in a $5.4B Deal, Retains the Brand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Sept. 9, 2022 Plus, T-Mobile unloads its Sprint wireline assets for $1, and Broadcom unveiled its latest Trident chip Cisco, HPE, Juniper Power Wireless LAN World T-Mobile Unloads Sprint Wireline to Cogent for $1 Broadcom Trident 4 Silicon Pushes Enterprise Network Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Sept. 2, 2022 Plus, Huawei predicts economic turmoil, and VMware links Tanzu to OpenShift Palo Alto Networks CEO: Enterprise SASE Competition Narrows to Two Vendors Huawei Switches to Survival Mode, Founder Warns of 10 Years of Economic Downturn VMware Tanzu Integrates With Red Hat OpenShift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 26, 2022 Plus, Cradlepoint updates its NetCloud service, and tech executives remain quiet on Inflation Reduction Act AWS Pushes Private 5G Platform, but Is It Premature? Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange Eyes Wireless WAN Amazon, Apple, Google Execs Quiet on Inflation Reduction Act Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 19, 2022 Plus, AT&T re-ups with Oracle, and GlobalData chides operators on 5G SA marketing failures Cisco Confirms Hit by Hacker Linked to Ransomware Gangs Oracle Scores AT&T Cloud Renewal Telecom Operators Failing 5G SA, GlobalData Finds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 12, 2022 Plus, Verizon taps Juniper for fiber upgrade, and Dish wants partners to target the enterprise market T-Mobile Pays Billions to Maintain 5G Dominance Juniper Snags Extensive Verizon Packet Network Upgrade Dish Hints at Cisco, Amazon, Dell Ties to Hit Enterprise Market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 5, 2022 Plus, Netskope scoops up Infiot for a SASE boost, and telecom infrastructure spending surges Cisco Combines Enterprise Networking and Mass Infrastructure Groups Netskope Acquires Infiot on the Road to Single-Vendor SASE Cisco, Microsoft, Samsung See Telecom Spend Share Surge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for July 29, 2022 Plus, T-Mobile forks over $500 million for cybersecurity breach, and Samsung scores another RAN deal AT&T Warns of Recession Concerns, Remains Committed to 5G, Fiber T-Mobile Cyberattack Garners $500M Mea Culpa Samsung Snags Mediacom 5G CBRS RAN Deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for July 22, 2022 Plus, SSE, SASE, and SD-WAN markets surge, and Deloitte launches ZTA AWS Announces Cloud WAN Availability With Cisco in Tow SSE, SASE Revenues Snowball, Dell’Oro Finds Deloitte Debuts Zero-Trust Access as a ZTNA ‘Superset’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for July 15, 2022 Plus, Amazon and Goole target bare metal Kubernetes, and Cloudflare updates its zero-trust and SASE platform AWS, Microsoft, Google Target Telecom’s NaaS Lead, ABI Finds Amazon, Google Boost Kubernetes Bare Metal Bandwagon Cloudflare Claims Completion of Zero-Trust Platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for July 8, 2022 Plus, Parallel Wireless slashes jobs; and Samsung unveils 2G vRAN plans Microsoft Bests Amazon as top Public Cloud, IDC Reports Parallel Wireless Job Cuts Parallel Tough Open RAN Market Samsung Preps 2G vRAN Option Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for July 1, 2022 Plus, Ericsson validates on Red Hat, and small cell RAN revenues surge Zscaler Shifts Cloud Security Left, Swoops Into CNAPP Ericsson Cloud-Native 5G Core Rides Red Hat OpenShift Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia Lead Small Cell RAN Surge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for June 24, 2022 Plus, CrowdStrike grows its CrowdXDR Alliance, and Google adds privacy to its Distributed Cloud Edge Cisco Catalyst Switches Get Meraki Cloud Management CrowdStrike Sees Opportunities to ‘Replace Carbon Black’ Post Broadcom-VMware Acquisition Google Distributed Cloud Edge Eyes Private Networks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for June 17, 2022 Plus, Cisco boosts its security options, and cloud vendors are lifting the cybersecurity market Juniper's 'Full-Stack' SASE Is Here With Native CASB, DLP Cisco Integrates Security and Networking Services, Adds On-Demand Threat Intelligence AWS, IBM, Cisco Lead Surging Cybersecurity Market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for June 10, 2022 Plus, HPE claims victory over Cisco, and Arista launched new low-latency switches Gartner Crowns Amazon No. 1 Public Cloud As Microsoft, Google Gain Ground HPE Hit by Supply Chain, Takes Dig at Cisco Arista Lashes Latency From 7130 Lineup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for June 3, 2022 Plus, AT&T sees strong private 5G wireless opportunities, and Oracle updated its security posture Broadcom's VMware deal draws cool response; AT&T big on private 5G; and Oracle Cloud gains security updates. Broadcom’s VMware Pursuit Aggrieves Analysts Private 5G Wireless Battle Brewing Oracle Lowers Cloud Security Barrier, Taps Palo Alto Networks for Firewall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for May 27, 2022 Plus, Ericsson re-orgs business units, and Palo Alto Networks teams with Cohesity Broadcom vacuums up VMware; Ericsson shakes up its org structure; and Palo Alto Networks camps with Cohesity. Broadcom Buys VMware for $69B Ericsson Upends Org Structure to Focus on Cloud, Enterprise Palo Alto Networks, Cohesity SOAR Above Ransomware Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for May 20, 2022 Plus, Cisco warns on supply chain, and Palo Alto Networks wants ZTNA to evolve OpenSSF, Linux Foundation support secure programming languages; Cisco sinks on supply chain; and Palo Alto Networks pans zero-trust network access 1.0. OpenSSF, Linux Foundation Want to Replace C, C++ Cisco Sinks on Supply Chain Concerns Palo Alto Networks: It’s Time to Adopt Next-Gen ZTNA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for May 13, 2022 Plus, Vodafone released its cloud-native Unified Performance Management platform, and Dish is closer to hitting its 5G spectrum license deadline. Google, Microsoft, Apple Move One-Step Toward Passwordless Vodafone Grabs Google Cloud For AI-Powered 5G Data Hub Dish 5G Launch Races Against Time, Complexity SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast Full Transcript Today is May 13, 2022, and this is the SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure. On World Password Day, Apple, Google, and Microsoft teamed up to expand support for a passwordless sign-in standard built by the FIDO (Fi-Doh) Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. The parties and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency called this move a “milestone” on the passwordless journey. FIDO argues that password-only authentication is one of the biggest security issues on the web, leading to customer frustration, account takeovers, data breaches, or even stolen identities. The passwordless standard-based capabilities allow users to sign in through the same actions as unlocking their devices via biometric verification or a device pin. FIDO claims this approach is more secure than traditional passwords or legacy multi-factor technologies using one-time, SMS (s-m-s) passcodes. Vodafone this week released its cloud-native Unified Performance Management platform that the operator claims will provide a more reliable mobile experience to Vodafone’s European customers. The platform taps Google Cloud’s smart analytics portfolio, artificial intelligence, and machine learning tools, along with Cardinality.io’s (Car-di-nal-i-ti-dot-i-o) cloud-native DataOps and analytics platform to update Vodafone’s pan-European networks more quickly and efficiently via hybrid cloud architecture. The unified performance management platform, which is being launched in 11 European countries, will allow operating companies to gather billions of network performance data points, effectively replacing more than 100 distinct network performance applications used today. This will provide a single source of clean data located in the cloud that companies can analyze and optimize for using artificial intelligence. Dish Network remains steadfast that it will hit looming 5G spectrum license coverage requirements despite admitted past technical snags in launching its cloud-native network. The mobile virtual network operator controls a host of wireless spectrum licenses. Some of those licenses are tagged with very specific coverage requirements. The most pressing is that Dish must cover 20% of the population encompassed within those licensed areas by June. Dish CEO Erik Carlson previously stated that the company had more than 25 major metro markets ready to be deployed before the deadline, including around 100 smaller cities across the country. The company did take its first steps toward that goal this week by launching commercial operations on its own network in Las Vegas. However, it admits there is still work to be done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for May 6, 2022 Plus, Juniper shows strong Q1 growth, and Orange Business Services scored a big SD-WAN migration deal The cloud market showed strong Q1 growth; Juniper shook off supply chain issues; and Siemens tapped Orange for SD-WAN. Amazon, Microsoft, Google Continue Cloud Rule Juniper Growth Jumps Despite Supply Chain Jam Orange Business Services Deploys Global Cisco SD-WAN for Siemens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for April 29, 2022 Plus, Ericsson works on 5G core validation, and Verizon remains cautious on its 5G return Nokia scored a Microsoft data center switch deal; Ericsson taps VMware for 5G core validation; and Verizon sees 10-year 5G return. Nokia Nabs Microsoft Data Center Switch Sale VMware Validates Ericsson Cloud Native 5G Core Verizon CEO Hints at 5-10 Year Wait for 5G ‘Payoff’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for April 22, 2022 Plus, Verizon predicts millions in open source savings, and Netskope says a single-vendor SASE platform is 10 years away Ericsson's corruption issues overshadow results; Verizon touts open source savings; and Netskope sees a single-vendor SASE delay. Ericsson’s Corruption Quagmire Overshadows Raw Results Verizon SDN Strategist Sees Big Open Source Savings Netskope: Unified SASE Is at Least a Decade From Practicality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for April 15, 2022 Plus, Google and the Linux Foundation tackle 5G automation and Palo Alto Networks brings SASE home. Telco giants Huawei, Nokia, and Ericsson bug out of Russia; Google and the Linux Foundation launch Nephio; and Palo Alto Networks brings SASE gateways home. Nokia Follows Ericsson on Russia Exit Google, Linux Foundation Launch Nephio to Automate 5G Palo Alto Networks Doubles Down on WFH Security With SASE Gateway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for April 8, 2022 Plus, Google's Distributed Cloud Edge portfolio arrives and Citrix rolls ZTNA into SSE. AMD acquires Pensando for $1.9 billion; Google rolls out cloud edge offering; and Citrix dives into zero-trust network access. Why AMD Spent $1.9B for Pensando's DPU Biz Google Distributed Cloud Edge Hits Full Market Citrix Doubles Down On SSE, Delivers ZTNA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for April 1, 2022 Plus Palo Alto Networks rolls into AWS and Huawei's 2021 revenues collapse 29%. Ericson's board gives CEO a pass, but shareholders won't; Palo Alto Network's virtualized firewalls arrive on AWS; and Huawei's revenues plummet 29%. Ericsson CEO Faces Personal Liability for Iraq Misconduct Crisis AWS Taps Palo Alto Networks for Cloud-Native, Next-Gen Firewall Huawei Shrinks Almost One-Third in 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 25, 2022 Plus Ericsson's board cuts CEO some slack and IBM locks down cloud key management. McAfee's SASE business unit gets rebranded; corruption embattled Ericsson CEO gets a pass; and IBM tackles hybrid-cloud key management. McAfee's SASE Biz Gets Respun as Skyhigh Security Ericsson CEO Maintains Board’s ‘Full Confidence’ IBM Unifies Crypto-Key Management Across Hybrid Multi-Cloud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 11, 2022 Plus, Arm announces job cuts and Intel unveils $36 billion European expansion. AT&T trails T-Mobile and Verizon; Arm to layoff 15% of workforce; and Intel plans to build two new fabs in Germany. AT&T Cements No. 3 Position in US Wireless Market Arm Slashes Jobs After Failed Nvidia Takeover Intel's European Expansion Depends on EU Funding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 11, 2022 Plus, Fortinet and Orange tackle telco SASE and Verizon brings mid-band 5G to masses. Google snaps up Mandiant; Fortinet and Orange Team on Telco SASE; and Verizon accelerates mid-band 5G rollout. Google Gobbles Mandiant to Boost Cyber Response Fortinet, Orange Champion Telco Managed SASE Verizon Spurs Mid-Band 5G to 175M People This Year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 4, 2022 Plus, Nokia readies data center and edge for 5G and Verizon taps VMware SD-WAN. Cisco shares private 5G plan; Nokia readies data center and edge for 5G, and Verizon rolls out VMware SD-WAN globally. Cisco Reveals Private 5G Networks Scheme Nokia Interconnects Data Center, Edge Cloud for 5G Services Verizon Taps VMware for Global SD-WAN Push Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Feb. 25, 2022 Plus, Arista wraps NDR into campus switches and KDDI greenlights first 5G standalone open RAN site. Palo Alto Networks says ditch the SIEM; Arista bakes NDR into switches; and KDDI brings first 5G standalone open RAN site online. Palo Alto Networks Wants You to Say Goodbye to SIEM Arista Bakes NDR Into Switches for AI Threat Hunting KDDI Claims World’s First 5G Standalone Open RAN Site Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Feb. 18, 2022 Plus, Rakuten's losses push $1 billion and the DoD taps Google Cloud. Akamai buys Linode to join the cloud club; Rakuten Mobile reports $1 billion in Q4 losses; and Google Cloud scores a defense department win. Amazon Bests Microsoft, Google in Cloud Market Battle Rakuten Mobile Losses Surpass $1B in Q4 Google Cloud Security Scores Defense Agency Win Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Feb. 11, 2022 Plus, Palo Alto Networks revamps firewalls and Cisco reroutes Silicon One. Amazon bests, Microsoft and Google in cloud race; Palo Alto Networks refreshes firewall software; and Cisco brings Silicon One to the enterprise market. Amazon Bests Microsoft, Google in Cloud Market Battle Palo Alto Networks Detects ‘Nebula’ Threats With OS, Hardware Upgrade Cisco Reroutes Silicon One to the Enterprise Campus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Feb. 4, 2022 Plus cloud giants commit $5 million to open source security and the FCC tackles rural broadband. Juniper takes on Cisco and Nokia; Microsoft, Google drop $5 million on open source; and the FCC unloads $1.2 billion on rural broadband expansion. Juniper Guns for Cisco, Nokia With Revamped Routing Silicon Microsoft, Google Invest $5M in Software Supply Chain Security FCC Unleashes $1.2B for Rural Broadband Deployments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Jan. 28, 2022 Plus, Arctic Wolf IPO plans remain on track, and Ericsson snares the global RAN market crown Google's 800G plans to drive switch market; Arctic Wolf hunts down more funding; and Ericsson dethrones Huawei for RAN crown. Will Google Debut 800G Data Center Switches in 2022? Arctic Wolf Targets IPO, Cloud Security M&A Ericsson Dethrones Huawei as Global RAN Leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Jan. 21, 2022 Plus, Juniper also adds 5G support, and Oracle combines its telco properties Juniper mists more of its SD-WAN platform, adds Cradlepoint's 5G access; and Oracle packaged its telecom assets to fight its hyperscale rivals. Juniper Takes On Cisco, Aruba With Fully Mist-ified SD-WAN Juniper Taps Cradlepoint for 5G Wireless WAN Push Oracle Sparks Cloud Contrasts in Telecom Market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Jan. 14, 2022 Plus, VMware's remote work model lowers its carbon impact, and Microsoft touts its telco cloud platform Here are 5 cybersecurity companies we expect to IPO in 2022; VMware reports its home office emissions; and Microsoft touts its telco cloud progress. 5 Cybersecurity IPOs We Expect in 2022 Cisco, VMware Ask: Does Remote Work Actually Lower Carbon Emissions? Microsoft Teases 5G Cloud Core Progress Post-AT&T Deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Jan. 7, 2022 Plus, Verizon and AT&T ramp their 5G spectrum plans, and Cisco's NaaS platform continues to expand Verizon is set to boost its troubled mmWave 5G network; and Cisco Plus hits minor deployment milestones. Verizon’s 5G mmWave Network Has a Tree Problem Verizon, AT&T Pause Mid-Band 5G (Again) HPE, Dell, and Cisco Push Network-as-a-Service. Will Enterprises Bite? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Dec. 17, 2021 Plus, Cisco joins the Alkira fun, and Kyndryl grabs a Google Cloud deal The Log4j security bug impact will be vast; Alkira users can ignite a Cisco firewall; and Kyndryl continues to spread its cloud wings. ‘Very Few Will Escape’ Log4j, Threat Researchers Say Alkira Ropes Cisco Into Multi-Cloud Menagerie Kyndryl Taps Google Cloud for Data Analytics, AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Dec. 10, 2021 Plus, Amazon launched a new WAN platform, and Dish's 5G network remains a work in progress Cloudflare calls out Palo Alto Networks; Amazon widens its WAN reach; and Dish's 5G plate remains empty. Cloudflare CEO: Ditch Palo Alto Networks, Win a Trip to Oahu AWS Cloud WAN Parries Google, Microsoft Dish Misses Another 5G Marker at AWS re:Invent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Dec. 3, 2021 Plus, Dell attaches Cyber Vault to AWS, and Aqua shifts left AWS tackles telecom's private 5G place, dons Dell's Cyber Vault; and Aqua acquired Argon to shift further left. AWS Muscles Into Private 5G, Spoils Carriers’ Role Dell, AWS Seal Cyber Vault Against Ransomware Aqua Acquires Argon, Shifts Cloud Security Further Left Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Nov. 19, 2021 Kyndryl announced a partnership with Microsoft; T-Mobile hit its target of 200 million people covered with mid-band 5G; and Netography secured $45 million in funding. IBM Divorcee Kyndryl Inks Microsoft Partnership T-Mobile’s Mid-Band 5G Network Surpasses 200M People Covered Netography Scores $45M for Deep Packet Inspection Alternative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Nov. 12, 2021 Plus, Juniper's CEO taunts Arista and Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks scores a Siemens deal Gartner's top firewall vendors continue to dominate; Juniper CEO throws switch shade; and Siemens' rugged devices gain Palo Alto Networks security. Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Check Point Lead Gartner’s Firewall Magic Quadrant Juniper CEO Challenges Cisco, Arista on ‘Openness,’ ‘Intelligence’ Palo Alto Networks Teams With Siemens on Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Nov. 5, 2021 Plus, VMware and Eero bring SASE to home offices, and SUSE acquired NeuVector VMware and Dell Technologies completed their spinoff deal; Eero and VMware partnered to bring SASE to remote workers; and SUSE acquired NeuVector. VMware, Dell Complete Spinoff Deal VMware Pushes SASE Into Amazon’s Eero and Your Home SUSE Rancher Nabs NeuVector for Container Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Oct. 29, 2021 Plus, IBM tapped Cisco and Palo Alto Networks for 5G and security, and Devo Technology reached unicorn status Cisco acquired replex; IBM partnered with Cisco and Palo Alto Networks; and Devo Technology raised $250 million in Series E funding. Cisco Inks Replex Deal for AppDynamics’ Cloud-Native Spend Visibility IBM Taps Cisco, Palo Alto Networks for 5G Automation, Security Devo Scores $250M, Joins Cybersecurity Unicorn Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Oct. 22, 2021 Plus, Aruba updates its enterprise switch, and analysts taunt GlobalFoundries Dell touts multi-cloud over hybrid; Aruba picks Pensando for DPU power; and analysts doubt GlobalFoundries IPO fortunes. Dell: Hybrid Cloud ‘Long Gone,’ Multi-Cloud ‘Next Phase’ Aruba Drops DPU-Accelerated Switches, Pushes Zero Trust to Edge Analysts Call GlobalFoundries’ IPO a Cry for Help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Oct. 15, 2021 Plus, Forcepoint buys Bitglass, and Bharti Airtel CTO states 5G deployments require patience Cisco report finds workers want to be home; Forcepoint boosts its SASE with Bitglass buy; and 5G support technologies need financial patience. Cisco Report: 64% of Workers Say WFH or They Walk Forcepoint Supercharges SASE With Bitglass Buy Bharti Airtel CTO: ‘5G Is a Tough Use Case’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Oct. 8, 2021 Plus, telecom vendors post a strong first half, and Cisco waits for true 5G Cisco sets its data and privacy standard; Huawei sales slump while Ericsson and Nokia surge; and Cisco parses out true 5G. Cisco Pushes Trust Standard Across Its Supply Chain Huawei Telco Infrastructure Slides $1.48B as Ericsson, Nokia Gain $2.47B Cisco Exec Riffs On Global 5G Core Delays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Oct. 1, 2021 Plus, VMware warns of 5G complexity, and Dell seeks greater telecom fortune Juniper's new network switch targets Cisco and Arista gaps; VMware wants an uncomplicated 6G; and Dell wants a bigger telecom share. Juniper's New Switch Zigs to Cisco, Arista Zag VMware, Google Warn 5G Infrastructure Limping Into 6G Era Dell Eyes Growth in $114B Telecom Market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Sept. 24, 2021 Plus, the vendor is doubling-down on security, and Nokia launched a new programmable chip Cisco overhauls its security management team at a critical junction; and Nokia refreshed its service provider routing silicon. Cisco Security Shakeup: Rittenhouse Out, Shankar In Cisco Targets $80B Security Opportunity, Doubles Down On Zero Trust Nokia Refreshes Service Provider Routing Silicon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Sept. 17, 2021 Plus, Cisco adds Equinix SD-WAN support, and AT&T warns of SASE challenges. Huawei opposes open RAN, vRAN; Cisco expands SD-WAN to Equinix; and AT&T says SASE is confusing. Huawei CTO Disses Virtualized, Open RAN Cisco Taps Into Equinix for SD-WAN On Demand AT&T Combats SASE Confusion as Adoption Surges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Sept. 10, 2021 Plus, Microsoft boosts its executive ranks, carrier services in battle against Amazon Web Services Intel next-gen chips mimic AMD chiplet method; and Microsoft swipes an Amazon executive, launches Verizon 5G edge platform. Intel Follows AMD on Chiplet Journey Microsoft Lifts Amazon, AT&T Telco Talent Verizon Greenlights Azure-Powered Private 5G Edge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Sept. 3, 2021 Plus, Palo Alto Networks partners on cybersecurity resources, and Nokia pauses its O-RAN Alliance efforts Zscaler, Palo Alto, VMware top ZTNA list; Palo Alto Networks partners on cybersecurity education; and Nokia nips its O-RAN Alliance work. Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, VMware Among ZTNA Leaders, Forrester Says Palo Alto Networks Paves Cybersecurity Career Paths for All Nokia Freezes O-RAN Alliance Work Over Chinese Meddling Worries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 27, 2021 Plus, Nvidia warns of more Arm delays, and Palo Alto Networks updated its XDR platform Cisco's campus switch share under attack; Nvidia's Arm deal hit with more delays; and Palo Alto extends its XDR platform. Cisco's Campus Switch Dominance Threatened Regulatory Hurdles Overshadow Nvidia Arm Acquisition Palo Alto Networks Pumps Up Cortex XDR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 20, 2021 Plus, VMware scores big VeloCloud SD-WAN deal, and Arctic Wolf shuffles its executive ranks Cisco claims top 10 software status; VMware snares a healthy VeloCloud SD-WAN deal; and Arctic Wolf names new alpha leader. Cisco Claims Spot Among Top 10 Global Software Companies VMware’s VeloCloud Scores GE Healthcare SD-WAN Integration Arctic Wolf’s New CEO Eyes $150.4B InfoSec Market, IPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 13, 2021 Plus, Cisco Looks to Integrate ThousandEyes, and Ransomware Demands Surge Marvell targets Broadcom; Cisco sets up deeper ThousandEyes integration; and ransomware demands and payments continue to surge. Marvell's Innovium Ingestion to Burn Broadcom Cisco Looks to ThousandEyes for WAN-on-Demand Strategy Palo Alto Networks: Ransomware Demands Rocket 518% Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 6, 2021 Plus, Fortinet expanded its security lineup, and open RAN backers want more support Cisco backs a hybrid-work model; Fortinet boosts its security options; and open RAN demands legitimacy. Cisco Goes All Hybrid With ‘No Return to Office’ Policy Fortinet Rings In Robust Q2 With ZTNA Bundle, Firewall Microsoft, Rakuten, VMware Execs Reject Open RAN Criticism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for July 30, 2021 Plus, Cato Networks calls out SASE rivals, and Google taps Palo Alto Networks VMware loses another exec; Cato Networks exec claims SASE shenanigans; and Google picks Palo Alto Network security platform. VMware Security Head Jumps Ship For Open Systems Cato Ribs Palo Alto Networks, Other SASE Imposters Google Cloud, Palo Alto Networks Push IDS to the Cloud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for July 23, 2021 Plus, Bharti Airtel gets SASE, and Canalys ranks cybersecurity champions Cisco targets "inexcusable" internet access divide, scores SASE deal; and Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro, and Kaspersky tagged as cybersecurity champions. Cisco Confronts ‘Inexcusable’ Internet Access Divide India's Airtel Taps Cisco for Managed SD-WAN, SASE Trend Micro, Palo Alto Networks Among Cybersecurity ‘Champions’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for July 16, 2021 Plus, AT&T and Google tout progress, and FTC claims Broadcom is a monopolist Nokia nabbed the most network automation software revenue; AT&T's 5G rides Google Cloud to the edge; and Broadcom is slapped by the FTC. Nokia, Huawei, VMware Lead $4.4B Network Automation Market AT&T 5G Edge Shimmers On Google Cloud, Leaves AWS On-Prem FTC Calls Broadcom a Monopolist in ‘Toothless’ Complaint Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for July 9, 2021 Plus, IBM President Exits, and Intel Fights Cybercrime With Silicon Security HPE rolls Zerto continuous data protection into GreenLake; former Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst leaves IBM; and Intelsupercharges EDR. HPE Pays $374M for Zerto, Battles Dell for Cloud Data Services Dominance IBM President Jim Whitehurst Exits as Part of Exec Team Shakeup Intel Aims to Supercharge EDR With Silicon Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for July 2, 2021 Plus, Nutanix eyes a big market, and Nvidia and Google partner on AI for 5G Pat Gelsinger entices a VMware exec; Nutanix CEO has big financial plans; and Nvidia, Google target AI for 5G. Intel Poaches VMware’s Greg Lavender as CTO, Shakes Up Exec Staff Nutanix CEO Eyes $61B Market Opportunity, Sets Profitability Targets Nvidia, Google Open 5G AI Lab, Unveil New Supercomputer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for June 25, 2021 Plus, Rakuten Mobile cites poor telco software, and Oracle exec targets SAP Nvidia and Arm execs argue for their mega-deal; Rakuten Mobile slams AWS, Microsoft, Google software; and Oracle's Ellison again targets SAP. Nvidia, Arm CEOs Talk Troubled Merger Rakuten Mobile CTO: Telco Software ‘Absolutely Flawed’ Oracle's Ellison Keeps Pressure on SAP, Touts OCI Strength Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for June 18, 2021 Plus, Cisco updates its DNA Security Center, and VMware wants to expand the reach of its SASE Cisco unveils power-packed IoT edge routers, updates DNA Security Center; VMware takes SASE to the edge. Cisco Releases Industrial IoT Edge Routers Cisco Gives DNA Center a ThousandEyes, AIOps Boost VMware Expands SASE Scope, Cinches Security Gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for June 11, 2021 Plus, Verizon launches a managed SASE platform, and Nokia updates its NetGuard product VMware is focused on XDR; Verizon adds managed SASE; and Nokia adds XDR to NetGuard. VMware Security Chief: ‘XDR Is Next Frontier for Us’ VMware Counts 30K Security Customers Verizon Taps Versa, Zscaler for Managed SASE Play Nokia Rolls Out XDR With AT&T, Dish, T-Mobile as Customers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for June 4, 2021 Plus, Cisco hires a new open source head, and Dell Technologies warns of rough waters ahead Nutanix CEO crows about wins against VMware; Cisco hires a new open source head, and Dell Technologies claims COVID-19 challenges. Nutanix CEO Talks Layoffs, Wins Against VMware Cisco Hires Cloud-Native Veteran as First Open Source Head Dell Technologies Faces Supply Chain Crunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for May 28, 2021 Plus, SIEM and XDR is set to collide, and carriers get behind Qualcomm's 5G open RAN efforts Microsoft Adds to Azure Arc; XDR will force SIEM vendors to innovate or die; and Qualcomm's 5G open RAN efforts are applauded. Microsoft Adds Azure Arc Developer Depth Will XDR Kill SIEM? Global Operators Applaud Qualcomm’s 5G Open RAN Push Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for May 21, 2021 Plus, cybercrime is a big industry, and Palo Alto Networks boosts zero trust Cisco SecureX to gain Kenna boost, warns of cybercrime's financial impact; Palo Alto Networks updates its zero-trust security posture. Cisco Scoops Up Kenna Security Cisco CEO: Cybercrime Damages Hit $6 Trillion Palo Alto Networks Zeroes In On Zero-Trust Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for May 14, 2021 Plus, VMware names a new CEO, and IBM launches a power-packed chip design Google, CrowdStrike tout better-than-XDR deal; VMware shakes up its executive ranks; and IBM launched a 2-nanometer chip design. Is Google Cloud’s CrowdStrike Security Deal XDR? VMware Names Raghuram as CEO While Poonen Exits IBM Develops ‘World's First’ 2nm Chip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for May 7, 2021 Plus, Fortinet pushes into 5G, and Dell sells Boomi IBM rides Zscaler into the SASE space; Fortinet targets 5G use cases; and Dell scores $4 billion for Boomi. IBM Gets SASE With Zscaler, Adds Zero-Trust Security Blueprints Fortinet Rings In Q1 With 5G Firewalls, BT SD-WAN Deal Dell Sells Boomi Cloud Biz for $4B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for April 30, 2021 Plus, Apple pledges big U.S. investment, and Huawei updates its cloud efforts VMware boosts its RAN efforts; Apple pledges $430 billion toward U.S. jobs and 5G; and Huawei targets its cloud rivals. VMware Tilts Into vRAN Telco Cloud, Dish Gets First Dibs Apple Pledges $430B Investment for 20,000 Jobs, 5G Gear Can Huawei ‘Reinvent Itself’ as a Cloud Leader? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for April 23, 2021 Plus, Juniper sees a Cloud Metro future, and Dish will ride AWS for 5G Palo Alto Networks thinks XDR is smarter than EDR; Juniper views a cloudy metro future; and AWS will power Dish's 5G network. Palo Alto Networks’ Nir Zuk: EDR Is ‘Really Stupid Idea’ Juniper Networks Mounts Cloud Metro Vision AWS to Power Dish Network 5G Plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for April 16, 2021 Plus, IBM's infrastructure spin off gets a name, and VMware, Dell Technologies quest for a fungible edge Microsoft will pay $19.7 billion for Nuance Communications; IBM's infrastructure spin off has a new name: Kyndryl; and VMware and Dell Tech have joined the Open Grid Alliance. Microsoft Will Pay $19.7B for Nuance to Boost Health Care AI IBM’s Infrastructure Spinoff Gets a Name VMware, Vapor IO, Dell Tech Form ‘Fungible’ Edge Alliance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for April 9, 2021 Plus, VMware injects Knative into Tanzu, and AT&T adds Cisco's Teleworker Verizon's 5G edge plan taps AWS' Outposts; VMware Tanzu gains Knative support; and AT&T pops Cisco's Telework into its SD-WAN. Verizon Adds AWS Outposts to 5G Edge Plan VMware Taps Knative for Tanzu Kubernetes Abstraction AT&T Adds Cisco Teleworker Into Its SD-WAN Soup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for April 2, 2021 Plus Cisco Duo finally goes passwordless, and Zscaler partners with CrowdStrike Cisco launches its NaaS platform and passwordless security option for Duo; Zscaler and CrowdStrike zero-in on zero-trust. Cisco Jumps Into NaaS Arena Cisco Duo Debuts Passwordless Security Zscaler, CrowdStrike Team Up on Zero-Trust Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 26, 2021 Plus, VMware acquires Mesh7 and Orca Security closes a big Series C Cloudflare magically enhanced its SASE; VMware bought cloud-native security startup Mesh7; and Orca scored a whale of a Series C. Cloudflare SASE Magically Solidifies VMware, Aruba SD-WAN VMware Buys Mesh7, Joins Cloud-Native App Security Feeding Frenzy Orca Security Banks $210M to Battle Palo Alto Networks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for March 19, 2021 Plus, CrowdStrike, Trend Micro target XDR, and Nokia scores a trio of hyperscaler deals Oracle's Ellison digs at SAP; cybersecurity vendors zero-in on XDR; and Nokia scales its cloud ambitions with hyperscaler deals. Oracle’s Ellison Digs at SAP; Investors Not Impressed CrowdStrike, Trend Micro Face Off on XDR Nokia’s Cloud Reach Expands With Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Deals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 12, 2021 Plus, AT&T rides Nokia's vRAN, and McAfee makes a hard pivot AT&T taps Fortinet for managed SASE, Nokia for a vRAN trial; and McAfee sells its enterprise business for $4 billion. AT&T Taps Fortinet for Managed SASE AT&T’s vRAN Test With Nokia Emboldens Open RAN Vision McAfee Sells Enterprise Security Biz for $4B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 5, 2021 Plus, IBM launches its Cloud Satellite, and HPE unveils its 5G O-RAN stack Cisco seeks private 5G simplification; IBM ropes partners into its Cloud Satellite orbit; and HPE opens up on 5G O-RAN plans. Cisco Reveals Private 5G Enterprise Vision IBM Cloud Satellite Boosted to GA Orbit HPE Debuts Open RAN Stack Under New Telco Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Feb. 26, 2021 Plus, Palo Alto Networks slides by SolarWinds, and Ericsson tops the 5G vendor space VMware loses a top telecom, 5G, and edge executive; Palo Alto Networks XDR slays SolarWinds; and Ericsson tops Huawei and Nokia. VMware Telecom, 5G, Edge Cloud Exec to Exit Palo Alto Networks CEO: XDR Protected Us From SolarWinds Attack Ericsson Nips Huawei, Nokia in Gartner’s 5G Vendor Ranking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Feb. 19, 2021 Plus, Cockroach Labs scores a tie between cloud hyperscalers, and 650 Group lays out the top SASE vendors Palo Alto Networks readies a flexible firewall; Amazon, Microsoft, and Google remain close; and Zscaler, HPE, and Cisco top the SASE market. Palo Alto Networks Joins Flexible Firewall Party. Will Cisco Follow Suit? GCP Narrowly Edges Past AWS, Azure in Cockroach Labs 2021 Report Zscaler, HPE, Cisco Top SASE Market, 650 Group Finds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Feb. 12, 2021 Plus, Telus taps Google Cloud, and Rakuten Mobile dismisses critics Fortinet gets hit by security flaws; Google Cloud scores a MEC, 5G deal with Telus; and Rakuten blames spectrum for network performance woes. Fortinet Firewall, Web Apps Hit by Security Flaw Telus Inks 10-Year Google Cloud Deal Rakuten Claims Open RAN Performance Gain Is Imminent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Feb. 5, 2021 Plus, Comcast taps Cisco Meraki for an at-home VPN, and SK Telecom selects Dell and VMware for a MEC box AWS' Jassy is tapped to lead Amazon; Cisco's Meraki scores a Comcast VPN deal; and SK Telecom selects Dell and VMware to power its enterprise MEC box. AWS’ Andy Jassy to Replace Jeff Bezos at Amazon Amazon’s Leadership Change Signals Cloud-Centric Future Comcast Tackles Remote Work With Cisco Meraki SK Telecom Packs Dell, VMware Into 5G MEC Box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Jan. 29, 2021 Plus, Palo Alto Networks updated its Prisma security, and Samsung unveiled its fully virtualized 5G RAN kit Cisco updated its Catalyst router portfolio; Palo Alto Networks bolstered its Prisma security; and Samsung fully virtualized its 5G RAN kit. Cisco Adds 5G Option to Catalyst Router Portfolio Palo Alto Networks Pumps Up Prisma Cloud Verizon First to Install Samsung's Virtualized 5G RAN Kit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Jan. 22, 2021 Plus, Intel and Cybereason target CPU-level ransomware, and Cisco inks deal with Inphi on co-packaged optics Google nabs Nokia to target 5G service providers; Intel integrates Cybereason to battle ransomware; and Cisco is working with Inphi on co-packaged optics. Nokia Links Cloud-Native 5G Services With Google Cloud Intel, Cybereason Beat Ransomware With Hardware Shield Cisco, Inphi Team Up to Develop Co-Packaged Optics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Jan. 15, 2021 Plus, Cisco pays up for Acacia, and Lacework scores a big Series D funding round Intel lures Pat Gelsinger to replace retiring CEO Bob Swan; Cisco coughs up more for Acacia; and Lacework collects cash to battle Palo Alto Networks. VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger Set to Flee for Intel Gelsinger’s Departure ‘Bad News’ for VMware Can Favorite Son Pat Gelsinger Save Intel? Cisco Will Pay Acacia $4.5B in On-Again Acquisition Acacia Countersues Cisco Over $2.6B Merger Gone Bad Cisco Fights Termination of $2.6B Acacia Deal Lacework Scores $525M in Security Battle Against Palo Alto Networks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Jan. 8, 2021 Plus, Microsoft admits a deeper impact from the SolarWinds hack, and VMware sues its former COO The Open19 Foundation gains Cisco backing, joins the Linux Foundation; Microsoft cops to deeper SolarWinds breach impact; and VMware sues its former COO. Linux Foundation Gobbles Open19, Adds Cisco SolarWinds Breach ‘Much Worse’ Than Feared SolarWinds Sued Over Russian Hack VMware Sues Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami, Alleges ‘Secret Meetings’ While COO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Dec. 18, 2020 Plus, AWS predicts the end to "IoT," and VMware remains high on TanzuAWS snares more than a dozen SD-WAN vendors into its VPC, predicts the demise of IoT; and VMware wants to pave the world with Tanzu. AWS Blends Cisco, 12 Other SD-WAN Vendors Into VPC AWS Exec Predicts IoT Namesake’s Demise VMware’s Plan to ‘Pave the Earth With Tanzu’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Dec. 11, 2020 Plus, Huawei continues to dominate, and Nutanix swipes a VMware executiveZscaler claims SASE has killed network security; Huawei shrugs off U.S.-led efforts; and Nutanix names a VMware COO as its new CEO. Zscaler CEO: Network Security Is Dead. Long Live SASE Huawei Dominates Nokia, Ericsson, Dell’Oro Says Nutanix Steals VMware COO to Lead Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Dec. 4, 2020 Plus, Nokia is seeing an executive exodus, and the chip space is heating upFortinet, Check Point, Palo Alto top Gartner's firewall report; Nokia's re-organization is claiming executive casualties; and the silicon market continues to sizzle. Fortinet, Check Point, Palo Alto Networks Top Gartner Firewall Report Nokia Confirms C-Suite Exits Nvidia, AMD Gun for Intel as Arm Lurks in the Shadows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Nov. 20, 2020 Plus, Ericsson remains cautious on open RAN, and Gartner's latest WLAN ranking shows a clear divideCisco buys Banzai Cloud to boost its cloud native focus; Ericsson sees a bifurcated open RAN market; and Juniper, Aruba, Cisco, and Extreme are Gartner WLAN champs. Cisco Buys Another Kubernetes Startup Banzai Cloud Open RAN Takes Lumps From Ericsson Cisco, Aruba, Extreme, Juniper Top Gartner's LAN, WLAN Leaderboard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Nov. 13, 2020 Plus, Extreme targets Cisco and Aruba, and HPE begins to integrate its SD-WAN platformsCisco unveiled an unpatched VPN flaw; Extreme eyes Cisco and Aruba; and Silver Peak gains Aruba's ClearPass. Cisco Discloses Zero-Day VPN Bug Without a Fix Extreme Bets On Cloud to Unseat Cisco, Aruba Silver Peak SD-WAN Collects Aruba’s ClearPass Treatment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Nov. 6, 2020 Plus, Dish sidesteps its 5G deadline, and Nokia hits resetArista targets Cisco's campus dominance; Dish finagles its 5G schedule; and Nokia's new CEO launches a re-org. Arista Posts Q3 Beat, Targets Cisco With $200M Campus Goal Dish Network Sidesteps 2020 5G Timeline Nokia Leader Tees Up Major Reorganization as First Act Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Oct. 30, 2020 Plus, Cisco unwraps new silicon, and COVID-19-linked cybersecurity measures will lingerAruba bumps Cisco from the Pentagon; Cisco's Silicon One births six new chips; and pandemic-linked cybersecurity measures are set to last. Aruba Bumps Cisco From the Pentagon Cisco’s Silicon One Portfolio Gets 6 New Chips Cisco: Long-Term Cybersecurity Changes Afoot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Oct. 23, 2020 Plus, Cisco catalyzes its router line up, and Verizon taps Microsoft for a private edgeJuniper adds 128 Technology to its Mist plans; Cisco revamps its router range; and Verizon adds Microsoft to its edge plans. Juniper Jumps On SD-WAN Vendor 128 Technology Cisco Unifies Services Routers Under Catalyst Umbrella Verizon Forks Edge for Private Networks on Azure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Oct. 16, 2020 Plus, AT&T sells some European assets, and a Microsoft survey found strong IoT supportCisco is slashing 9% of its workforce; AT&T takes a small bite out of its debt load; and a Microsoft survey is high on IoT. Cisco Slashes Workforce by 9%, Contradicts Previous Pledge AT&T Shrivels Leading Into ‘Existential’ 5G Auction Microsoft Report Signals IoT on the Rise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Oct. 9, 2020 Plus, Nvidia eyes data center domination, and IBM slashes some of its legacy operationsPalo Alto's Unit 42 found flaws in AWS deployments; Nvidia rolls new DPU, data center architectures; and IBM is all-in on cloud. Palo Alto Networks Exposes Multi-Million-Dollar Cloud Misconfigurations Nvidia DPU Eyes Data Center Domination IBM Slashes Legacy to Focus on Hybrid Cloud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Oct. 2, 2020 Plus, Gartner's WAN Edge leaders gets crowded, and Arista is buying Awake SecuritySamsung's 5G will ride Red Hat's OpenShift; Gartner counts six WAN Edge Infrastructure leaders; and Arista buys Awake to target Cisco. Red Hat Scores Samsung OpenShift 5G Deal SASE, Acquisitions Drive SD-WAN Competition, Gartner States Arista Acquires Awake for NDR Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 25, 2020 Plus, VMware VNFs its SD-WAN to Equinix's Edge, and Ericsson acquires CradlepointHPE HCI outgrows Dell and Nutanix; VMware adds SD-WAN VNFs to Equinix's Network Edge; and Ericsson buys Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion. HPE Scorches Dell, Nutanix Hyperconverged Revenue Growth VMware SD-WAN, SASE Expands to the Equinix Network Edge Ericsson Plunks $1.1B on Cradlepoint to Boost 5G WAN in Enterprise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 18, 2020 Plus, AT&T CEO expects ongoing economic upheaval, and Dell plans job cutsPalo Alto Networks updated its SD-WAN platform; AT&T CEO John Stankey girds for more economic upheaval; and Dell is cutting jobs. Palo Alto Networks Updates SD-WAN With AIOps, New Hardware AT&T CEO Warns U.S. Economy Will Worsen Dell Plans Job Cuts, VMware May Reduce Remote Pay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 11, 2020 Plus, T-Mobile's intricate 5G tapestry, and Nutanix CEO explains why he is leaving Samsung's gain is Nokia's loss; T-Mobile's 5G runs on Cisco, Ericsson, and Nokia; and COVID-19 impacts Nutanix's future. Samsung’s Massive Verizon 5G Contract Spells Doom for Nokia How T-Mobile Weaved Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia Into Its 5G SA Core Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey Talks Remote First Grade, Why He’s Leaving Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 4 , 2020 Plus, VMware shoots Tanzu into space, and Dell expects employees to stay remote AT&T deploys a 5G and multi-access edge computing network at IBM’s lab; VMware’s Q2 beats expectations; and Dell expects about 60% of its workforce to stay remote. AT&T Waxes 5G Edge for Enterprise With IBM VMware Shoots Tanzu Into Space, SaaS Skyrockets Dell Expects Most Employees to Stay Remote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Aug. 28, 2020 Plus, Nokia’s Verizon footing grows shakier, and Fortinet makes ASICs SASE Cisco launches Cloud Native SD-WAN; a loan cast doubt on Nokia’s 5G future with Verizon; and Fortinet builds security into every SASE component. Cisco CN-WAN Smashes Together SD-WAN and Kubernetes Nokia’s Wobbly Verizon Footing Grows Shakier Fortinet Puts ASICs at Heart of SASE Play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Aug. 21, 2020 Plus, Cisco taps Megaport for SD-WAN expansion, and Fungible's DPU garners accoladesT-Mobile plans $40 billion in network upgrades; Cisco and Megaport embrace multi-cloud to expand SD-WAN; and Fungible touts a powerful chip. T-Mobile Details $40B Network Upgrade Strategy Cisco, Megaport Embrace Multi-Cloud With SD-WAN Juniper, Samsung, Alibaba Jump On Fungible DPU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Aug. 14, 2020 Plus, Verizon launched its first two Amazon Wavelength markets, and Nutanix expanded its HCI to AWSVerizon is close to launching its nationwide 5G network, which will also benefit from Amazon's Wavelength launch; and Nutanix targets VMware's AWS partnership. When Will Verizon Flip Nationwide 5G Switch? Verizon Edge Parks AWS Wavelength in Bay Area, Boston Nutanix HCI Lands On AWS Public Cloud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Aug. 7, 2020 Plus, VMware and Intel partner on vRAN, and T-Mobile launches its 5G standalone networkForrester Research crowns switch leaders; VMware taps Intel for vRAN integration; and T-Mobile sparks a 5G first. Arista, Juniper, Nvidia Switch Vendor ‘Leaders,’ Says Forrester VMware Embraces Intel for vRAN Integration T-Mobile Sparks World’s First Standalone 5G Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for July 31, 2020 Plus, Verizon nabs Ericsson 5G gear, and Arista updated its EOS softwareJuniper's SD-WAN update targets Cisco; Verizon handed Ericsson's first U.S.-made 5G gear; and Arista extended its EOS software to the edge. Juniper Takes On Cisco, Aruba With AI, WAN Two Punch Verizon Snares Ericsson’s First US-Made 5G Gear Arista Gets Edgy With Multi-Cloud Networking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for July 24, 2020 Plus, HPE girds for Cisco SD-WAN fight, and Fortinet is buying OpaqPalo Alto tops Cisco for security revenue crown; HPE's Silver Peak deal targets SD-WAN rivals; and Fortinet buys Opaq to clarify SASE. Palo Alto Networks Beats Cisco, Claims Security Revenue Crown Is HPE Gunning for Cisco? Fortinet Buys Opaq, Claims First Complete SASE Stack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for July 17, 2020 Plus, AppDynamics exec launch a new security firm; and Verizon Taps Google for customer service pilotHPE buys SD-WAN giant Silver Peak, Traceable targets application code, and Verizon selects Google for customer service pilot. HPE Swallows Silver Peak in $925M Bid to Bolster SD-WAN AppDynamics CEO Launches Traceable, Banks $20M for App Security Verizon Grabs Google to Broaden Multi-Cloud Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for July 10, 2020 Plus, Cisco scores AT&T SD-WAN deal, and Ericsson launched its standalone 5G New Radio softwareVerizon is set to boot Nokia for Samsung; AT&T adds Cisco's SD-WAN; and Ericsson takes off 5G's training wheels. Verizon Boots Nokia, Samsung Gets the Spoils Cisco Joins AT&T’s SD-WAN Lineup Ericsson Releases Standalone 5G Software Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for July 3, 2020 Plus, Cisco expands its edge, and VMware's buying spree continuesAWS joins rival hyperscalers in the no-code/low-code hive; Cisco targets the new edge; and VMware buys DRaaS provider Datrium. AWS Honeycode Sweetens the No-Code/Low-Code Pot Cisco Rolls Out Networking for New Edge VMware’s Buying Spree Continues With Datrium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for June 26, 2020 Plus, HPE targets VMware and IBM, and Microsoft fills its data lakeVerizon nationwide 5G plans remain on track; HPE Ezmeral Eyes VMware, Red Hat; and Microsoft acquired data lake vendor ADRM. Verizon Teases Forthcoming DSS Launch for Nationwide 5G HPE Challenges VMware, IBM Red Hat With Ezmeral Microsoft Buys ADRM for Azure Data Lake Boost Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for June 19, 2020 Plus, Cisco adds SASE flare to its SD-WAN, and AT&T, T-Mobile US prepare to slash jobs The Azure attack targets Kubeflow; Cisco SD-WAN update adds SASE flare; and AT&T, T-Mobile prepare for job cuts. Hackers Cryptojack Microsoft Azure ML Clusters Cisco Rolls Out SASE Platform AT&T, T-Mobile to Cut Thousands of Jobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for June 12, 2020 Plus, AT&T claims DSS first, and Nokia remains bullish on 5GIBM Cloud hit by a mass outage; AT&T said it was first with DSS technology; and Nokia's 5G plans impacted by COVID-19. IBM Cloud Back Online After Mass Outage AT&T Trumpets First US Activation of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Nokia Mellows 5G Outlook for 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for June 5, 2020 Plus, Cisco gains insight focus with ThousandEyes purchase, and VMware brushes off COVID-19 concernsCisco admits to missing cloud's first wave; ThousandEyes sees $1 billion; and VMware posts robust Q1 results. Cisco Licks Wounds, Targets Next Cloud Computing Wave Cisco Advances Software Push With $1B ThousandEyes Buy VMware Posts Q1 Beat, Reports Triple-Digit VMC on AWS Growth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for May 29, 2020 Plus, HPE slashes salaries, and Juniper claims Mist superiorityIBM job cuts are tied to the coronavirus pandemic; HPE is slashing salaries companywide; and Juniper claims Mist is drowning Cisco's Meraki. IBM Reportedly Cuts Thousands of Jobs HPE Cuts Salaries Companywide as COVID-19 Wrecks Q2 Juniper Claims Mist Win Rate Against Cisco Tops 80% Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for May 22, 2020 Plus, Google takes aim at its cloud rivals, and Dell taps Google and VMwareOracle claims cloud cost-superiority over AWS; Google hugs VMware to fight its cloud rivals; and Dell bolstered its cloud platform. Oracle Challenges AWS to Cloud Calculator Duel Google Takes Aim at AWS With VMware Engine Dell Gets Cloudier With Google, VMware Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for May 15, 2020 Plus, Cisco patches a dozen security bugs, and Ericsson now sees a 5G bumpMicrosoft overhauled its Azure VMware platform; Cisco patched a dozen high-severity security bugs; and Ericsson now expects a 5G surge. Microsoft Revamps Its Azure VMware Platform Cisco Firewall Bugs Leave Networks Vulnerable to Attacks Ericsson Pins 5G Gains on Pandemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for May 8, 2020 Plus, IBM taps Red Hat for 5G and edge; and Nvidia is buying CumulusNutanix to furlough 25% of its workforce; IBM wears Red Hat for its 5G and edge play; and Nvidia is accumulating Cumulus. Nutanix Furloughs 25% of Workforce Citing COVID-19 IBM Doffs Red Hat to Target 5G, Edge Deployments Nvidia Will Buy Cumulus Networks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for May 1, 2020 Plus, Microsoft closes the public cloud gap to Amazon, and AT&T sets its executive futureThe ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is stressing networks; Microsoft continues to reach for Amazon; and AT&T is set for a new CEO. Facebook, Cisco, Verizon Give Glimpse Into Future of Networks AWS Narrowly Escapes Azure Defeat as Public Cloud Surges, Flexera Says AT&T CEO Shake Up Sees Stephenson Out, Stankey In Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap: April 24, 2020 Plus, Google launched its BeyondCorp security platform, and T-Systems tapped Juniper's SD-WANThe vendor's future could shape the broader market; Google launched its BeyondTrust security platform; and T-Systems tapped Juniper's SD-WAN. Nokia Stares Down Hostile Takeover Bid Google Brings BeyondCorp Zero-Trust Security to the Masses T-Systems Taps Juniper for Managed SD-WAN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap: April 17, 2020 Plus, VMware plugs a critical bug, and a new report fuels the SD-WAN market fire Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said job cuts would be "silly" in this environment; VMware patches a critical bug; and an SD-WAN report pits VMware vs. Cisco. Cisco, Other Tech Firms Vow No Job Cuts VMware Patches Critical Bug That Exposes Sensitive Data Omdia SD-WAN Report: Fuel to VMware, Cisco Fire? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap: April 10, 2020 Plus, VMware and Cisco clash Over SD-WAN dominance, and IBM's new CEO throws down a hybrid-cloud challenge Vodafone has cut costs by 50% with VMware's Telco Cloud; Cisco and VMware clashed over SD-WAN dominance; and IBM's new CEO challenged employees to embrace hybrid cloud. Vodafone Cut Costs 50% With VMware Telco Cloud VMware Claims SD-WAN Dominance Over Cisco Cisco SD-WAN Strikes Back Against VMware IBM CEO Throws Down Hybrid-Cloud Challenge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap: April 3, 2020 Plus, VMware pulls its 2021 guidance due to COVID-19 concerns, and Microsoft previews its Azure Edge Zones CloudGenix had been targeting Cisco in the SD-WAN space; VMware pulled its 2021 guidance; and Microsoft drives its cloud to the edge. Palo Alto Folds CloudGenix in $420M SASE Play VMware Pulls 2021 Guidance Citing COVID-19 Risk Microsoft Dives Into 5G With Azure Edge Zones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 27, 2020 Plus, Microsoft nips Amazon in Forrester's cloud rankings, and white hats attack the COVID-19 virusThe surge in remote workers is teaching Cisco a lot; Microsoft, Amazon, and Google were designated market leaders; and white hats target COVID-19 research. What Cisco Networking Learned During the Pandemic Microsoft Skins AWS in Forrester Cloud Ranking White Hat Hackers Fight COVID-19, Donate GPUs for a Cure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 20, 2020 Plus, Microsoft Teams buckles under European pressure, and Verizon commits $500M more to bolster its network Oracle posts strong results despite virus concerns; Microsoft Teams glitch highlights collaboration pressure; and Verizon boosts its capex plans. Coronavirus No Match for Oracle’s Larry Ellison Larry Ellison’s Oracle Customer-Win Claim ‘Inaccurate’ Remote Worker Influx Strains Collaboration Services Verizon Boosts Capex $500M to Deal With Coronavirus Impact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Wrap for March 13, 2020 Plus, Juniper jumps on SONiC, and vendors scramble to virtualize their trade shows The Sweden-based vendor cited Viptela's remote provisioning; Juniper throws support behind SONiC; and Microsoft, Dell, and Red Hat scramble to virtualize events. Telia Taps Cisco Viptela SD-WAN Juniper Jumps Aboard SONiC Train COVID-19 Pushes Microsoft, Dell, Red Hat to Virtualize Events Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Wrap for March 6, 2020 Plus, Palo Alto Networks updates its Demisto platform, and Nutanix is sunk by coronavirus fears The telecom giant cited "headcount rationalization" as a cost-cutting option; Palo Alto adds more security automation; and coronavirus fears impact Nutanix's outlook. AT&T Puts More Jobs on the Chopping Block Palo Alto Networks Adds X Factor to $560M Demisto Buy Nutanix Hammered by Coronavirus-Tainted Outlook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Wrap for Feb. 28, 2020 Plus, Cisco unifies its security, and DigitalOcean grabs a financial life preserver The SAP re-org runs up to its board; Cisco SecureX combines a lot into a cloud-native package; and DigitalOcean grabs a $300M lifeline. SAP Revamps Org Structure, Exits 2 Board Members Cisco SecureX Unifies Network, Cloud, Endpoint Security DigitalOcean Grabs $300M Life Preserver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Wrap for Feb. 21, 2020 Plus, Arista finally makes Big Switch deal official, and the U.S. intensifies its battle with Huawei The RSA deal includes the upcoming RSA security conference; the Big Switch deal was an Arista bright spot; and Huawei is charged with theft and espionage. Dell Sells RSA Security Biz for $2.075 Billion Arista Finally Makes Big Switch Official, Disappoints in Q4 US Charges Huawei With Theft, Espionage Huawei Fails to Reverse Federal Ban Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Wrap for Feb. 14, 2020 Plus, Cisco CEO claims U.S. 5G supply chain is healthy, and T-Mobile scores a big court ruling GSMA cancels this year's MWC Barcelona event; Cisco CEO tells U.S. government to butt out; and T-Mobile moves closer to closing its Sprint deal. Coronavirus Kills MWC Barcelona Cisco’s Robbins: US Should Not Invest in 5G Companies T-Mobile Scores Court OK to Buy Sprint Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Wrap for Feb. 7, 2020 Plus Cisco scores a 400GbE router deal with Telia Carrier and an SD-WAN deal with TPx Communications Supply chain security flaws are expected to increase; Telia Carrier is the first with a Cisco 400GbE upgrade; and TPx adds Cisco Meraki's SD-WAN.
NSA Ranks Cloud Security Risks
Cisco Routers Power Telia Carrier 400GbE Network
Cisco Meraki SD-WAN Sashays Into TPx Communications SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is February 7, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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The National Security Agency released a report that found four specific cloud security risks account for a vast majority of known security flaws.
Those risks include misconfiguration, poor access control, shared tenancy vulnerabilities, and supply chain vulnerabilities.
The misconfiguration issue is the most common and is linked to cloud service policy mistakes or misunderstanding of shared responsibility.
This most often arises from the rapid pace of innovation from cloud service providers that can add complexity to securely configuring an organization’s cloud resources.
Poor access control happens when companies have weak authentication methods in place to allow access to cloud resources, or when these cloud resources have flaws that enable attackers to bypass these methods.
The NSA deems this vulnerability widespread and says it requires a moderate level of sophistication to pull off.
Shared tenancy vulnerabilities are admittedly rare and require a high level of sophistication.
But the NSA noted that these types of vulnerabilities in cloud hypervisors or container platforms can be especially severe.
Supply chain security flaws also remain rare and require highly sophisticated attackers.
However, the report states that they are becoming more common and they expect to see an increase in these types of attacks this year.
Cisco scored a significant win this week as Sweden-based Telia Carrier became its first customer to launch a 400-gigabit Ethernet-ready network based on Cisco’s cloud-scale routing platform.
The network uses Cisco’s NCS5500 series routers, which it first unveiled in mid-2015.
That platform was initially developed to support 100-gigabit speeds per port for wide area network aggregation, with Cisco last year adding 400-gigabit capabilities.
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Weekly Wrap for Jan. 31, 2020 Plus, VMware and AT&T are slashing jobs The virtualization giant will fight the ruling, and is also set to cut some jobs; and AT&T plans $1.5 billion in labor-cost savings tied to its SDN work.
VMware Loses $237M Patent Infringement Lawsuit
VMware ‘Rebalances’ Jobs Following 12-Month Buying Spree
AT&T Employees Pay Price for SDN SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is January 31, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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VMware plans to fight a $237 million jury decision that found the company guilty of infringing on patents held by a Canadian startup.
A federal jury in Delaware awarded the damages after it agreed with Densify that VMware had infringed on patents tied to virtualization services.
Those patents cover technology that enables multiple computer systems to run on a single server.
Densify is a Toronto-based startup that makes cloud and container resource management software.
It was formerly known as Cibra before changing its name in 2017.
The lawsuit claimed that VMware was using that technology as part of its vRealize Operations software product that provides operations management across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
VMware said it would appeal the decision, noting that it does not think it infringed on the patents.
VMware this week also announced that it would be cutting a number of jobs tied to its recent buying spree.
The company did not specify the exact number of layoffs or where in the company they would come from.
Published reports indicated the cuts would impact several hundred jobs across its global organization.
VMware explained that the move was tied to a rebalancing of its job force following a number of acquisitions it closed over the past year.
Those deals have resulted in some redundancy and the company said it was looking to redistribute those impacted employees to other parts of its operations.
VMware also noted that it has more job openings than the number of planned cuts.
The company’s career page does currently list approximately 1,250 job openings.
AT&T plans to cut $1.5 billion in labor-related costs this year tied to its ongoing network virtualization efforts.
Those cuts are enabled by the carrier’s increased use of SDN technology that in turn supports a greater use of automation across its operations.
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Weekly Wrap for Jan. 24, 2020 Plus, IBM scores a $1B bank deal, and a former Verizon exec launches a new security startup Big Switch will bolster Arista's enterprise play; IBM taps Red Hat as part of a bank IT overhaul; and Privafy goes after Palo Alto, VeloCloud.
Arista Networks Buys Big Switch
IBM Secures $1.1B Contract With Banco Sabadell
Verizon Exec Launches Privafy, Challenges Firewall, SD-WAN, VPN Vendors SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Podcast Full Transcript Today is January 24, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Arista Networks is buying SDN vendor Big Switch Networks in a move that will fill a big hole in Arista’s current cloud portfolio.
Sources told SDxCentral that the deal is the biggest in Arista’s history, though exact financial terms were not known.
The deal will integrate Big Switch’s Big Monitoring Fabric hybrid cloud visibility and security product into Arista’s enterprise platform.
This is important as enterprise customers increasingly adopt multi-cloud environments and need tools to monitor and orchestrate workloads across their data centers and in public clouds.
It also puts Arista in a better position to more directly compete against Cisco and its multi-cloud play.
Sources noted that Big Switch had a long list of suitors it was speaking with over the past several months that wanted to bring its technology in house.
The interested parties included several incumbent networking players like Cisco, Dell Technologies, VMware, Juniper Networks, and Extreme Networks.
Big Switch previously partnered with Dell on its open networking product line, which takes aim at proprietary vendors including Arista and Cisco.
The deal is Arista’s third acquisition following its purchase of cloud-managed WiFi firm Mojo Networks and low-latency field programmable gate away provider Metamako in mid-2018.
IBM this week scored a 10-year, $1.1 billion contract to help Spain’s Banco Sabadell modernize its IT infrastructure and migrate its applications to the cloud.
The agreement calls for IBM to migrate the financial institution’s existing applications to a hybrid cloud environment while helping the company keep up with security and regulatory requirements.
IBM will leverage several assets from its recently acquired Red Hat business, including the Kubernetes-focused OpenShift platform.
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Weekly Wrap for Jan. 17, 2020 Plus, a Citrix ADC, Gateway bug is on the loose, and AT&T will deploy 5G at Nellis Air Force Base 5G competition has been rough on Nokia; Citrix promises a bug fix by month-end; and AT&T's 5G is set to fly.
Nokia Cuts 180 Jobs With More to Come
Citrix ACD, Gateway Bug Gets Even Uglier
AT&T Wins 5G Contract for Nellis Air Force Base SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is January 17, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Nokia this week announced plans to cut 180 jobs in its home country of Finland as it continues to streamline its operating expenses and hinted that more cuts could be on the way.
The vendor said the job cuts could begin as early as next week and are part of its ongoing attempt to slash $556 million in operational costs by the end of this year.
Nokia counts 6,000 employees in its home country and said that it hired around 370 employees in Finland last year.
Those hires came as part of a broader commitment to increase its investment in 5G technology and automation.
But first the vendor must get through its current slump that it forecast will last through the end of this year.
Company executives have blamed its reduced near-term outlook on high costs associated with its first generation 5G products, challenges in China, and pricing pressure in early 5G deals.
The company expects its recovery efforts to result in improved financial performance in 2021, but the reduced guidance contrasts with Nordic rival Ericsson, which is forecasting growth through 2020.
Nokia said it ended 2019 with 63 commercial 5G contracts.
Citrix this week admitted that a fix for a security flaw in its Application Delivery Controller and Gateway products might not be available until later this month.
The vulnerability is present in more than 25,000 servers and was initially discovered last month.
If exploited, the bug could allow an attacker to access private enterprise networks without authentication.
Threat researchers at Bad Packets that discovered the flaw said that most of the impacted servers are located in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
They are being used by military and government systems, schools, hospitals and health care providers, utilities, financial institutions, and numerous Fortune 500 companies.
A pair of security research groups have already released proof-of-concept exploit code for the vulnerability.
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Weekly Wrap for Dec. 20, 2019 Plus, Google expands its cloud security posture; and Cockroach Labs tests the cloud The SD-WAN space has become a numbers game; Google Cloud gets more secure; and the cloud giants are all the same.
Fortinet Leapfrogs Cisco With 21,000 SD-WAN Customers
Google Cloud Beefs Up Security With Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet
Gap Narrows Between Azure, AWS, GCP in Cockroach Labs 2020 Report SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is December 20, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Fortinet this week said its FortiGate Secure SD-WAN technology has been adopted by 21,000 customers, which happens to just outpace the adoption recently reported by rival Cisco.
The company’s customer count does line up with Gartner’s latest magic quadrant WAN (ran) edge report, which estimated Fortinet had approximately that many WAN edge customers.
However, that report suggested that Fortinet's customers were primarily leveraging the company’s next-generation firewall or unified threat management capabilities.
The vendor countered that concern by stating that its customer count reflects organizations that have specifically deployed the company’s SD-WAN technology.
The platform has enjoyed steady growth over the past year as the company has earned service provider contracts at a regular clip, including lucrative contracts with Telenor Sweden, SoftBank, and Orange Business Services.
Fortinet has also delivered a slew of integrations with leading public cloud providers Microsoft, Amazon, and most recently Google to bolster its cloud capabilities.
Google Cloud announced partnerships with a handful of vendors as part of its ongoing effort to beef up its security and attract more enterprise customers to its cloud platform and services.
Those vendors include Palo Alto Networks, McAfee, Qualys, and ForgeRock.
With Palo Alto Networks, Google is developing a multi-cloud security framework for its Anthos hybrid-cloud platform and multi-cloud Kubernetes deployments.
The McAfee deal is focused on endpoint security technology for Linux and Windows workloads, and for container security on Google Cloud infrastructure.
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Weekly Wrap for Dec. 13, 2019 Plus, VMware and Silver Peak top Gartner's WAN Edge ranking; and VMware is banking on vSphere to topple Red Hat AWS' Outposts, Wavelengths are the nail in SD-WAN's coffin; Gartner favors VMware, Silver Peak WAN Edge; and VMware is targeting Red Hat's Kubernetes lead.
Aviatrix CEO: SD-WAN Is Dead. AWS Killed It
VMware, Silver Peak Lead SD-WAN Pack; Cisco, Riverbed Lose Ground
VMware vSphere Key to Slicing Red Hat’s Kubernetes Head Start SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is December 13, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Aviatrix’s bombastic CEO Steve Mullaney said that Amazon’s recent announcements tied to its on-premises infrastructure and edge initiatives could spell the end of SD-WAN as we know it today.
The executive cited Amazon’s Outposts on-premises platform that the cloud giant recently launched on a commercial basis and its newly announced Wavelengths edge platform as two that could increase the cloud focus for SD-WAN.
Mullaney explained that those platforms will allow enterprises to shrink their own data centers that have typically been the home to their SD-WAN services.
Instead, enterprises will increase their reliance on public cloud providers to host the data center and networking components that make up those services.
Mullaney said that he expects Amazon’s cloud rivals Microsoft and Google will launch similar initiatives that will increase the opportunity for enterprises to migrate their SD-WAN services into the cloud.
He did note that such a drastic move might not happen for another five years, but that at this point it’s inevitable and that today’s SD-WAN iteration is dead.
Mullaney joined Aviatrix earlier this year claiming that the public cloud networking startup was going to aggressively take market share away from market stalwarts Cisco and VMware.
VMware and Silver Peak continued to lead Gartner’s ranking of the market’s top WAN Edge infrastructure providers, while Cisco and Riverbed lost ground.
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant rankings for 2019 had VMware and Silver Peak as the only inhabitants in the highly coveted “leaders” box in the market that is also closely tied to SD-WAN services.
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Weekly Wrap for Dec. 6, 2019 Plus, Juniper jams SD-LAN control into its SD-WAN management platform, and AWS partners with Verizon at the edge One former Google exec replaces another at Juniper; enterprises gain a new SD-branch management option; and Verizon gets on AWS' wavelength.
Juniper CTO Bikash Koley Calls It Quits
Juniper SD-WAN Now Handles SD-LAN
AWS, Verizon Launch 5G Partnership at re:Invent SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is November 22, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Juniper Networks named a new CTO that will see the vendor exchange one former Google executive for another.
The company noted in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing late last month that Bikash Koley would leave his CTO role effective January 3.
Juniper followed up that discrete announcement with an official press release this week touting the hiring of Raj Yavatkar to that position.
Yavatkar is currently an IEEE Fellow and previously headed the development of network virtualization infrastructure and products for cloud networking at Google.
Prior to Google, Yavatkar held leadership roles at VMware and Intel.
Koley joined Juniper from Google in 2017.
The hire was quite a coup for the networking vendor, which at the time had seen declining router and security business revenue and struggled to sell its technology strategy.
During his tenure with the cloud giant, Koley designed Google’s production network infrastructure, spanning data center, backbones, optical, and the content edge.
His team also oversaw Google’s SDN evolution.
After jumping ship for Juniper, he said his strategy was to make the network simple using automation and orchestration across a multi-cloud environment.
Like his predecessor, Yavatkar will be tasked with advancing Juniper’s strategy of enabling highly automated, artificial intelligence-driven networks.
Juniper this week also announced that its SD-WAN management console now includes support for its SD-LAN service that provides enterprises with a simplified approach to managing their SD-branch deployments.
The SD-WAN enhancement allows users to now provision Juniper’s EX Series switches to manage LAN fabrics and configure LAN virtualization and security policies similar to how they control their SD-WAN environment.
This should reduce the cost and complexity of managing those environments.
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Weekly Wrap for Nov. 22, 2019 Plus, Nokia expanded its software platform to Amazon, and Google acquired CloudSimple The burgeoning SASE market lures another entrant; Nokia strengthens its software ties to Amazon; and Google bought VMware-migrator CloudSimple.
Palo Alto Networks Leaps Into SASE Market
AWS Absorbs More of Nokia’s 5G-Focused Software Platform
Google Buys CloudSimple, Challenges VMware Cloud on AWS SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is November 22, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Palo Alto Networks is the latest vendors to jump into the burgeoning secure access service edge bandwagon.
The security vendor’s SASE bid is through a cloud-based SD-WAN and data loss prevention service that ties into its Prisma Access platform.
The company said that the combination delivers an end-to-end networking and security service from a distributed platform that is based in the cloud.
This aligns with Gartner’s SASE definition that states such platforms stitch together elements of edge computing, security, and wide-area networking into a single cloud-managed package.
Palo Alto Networks explained that its SASE platform is different from competing SD-WAN offerings that compromise on security, add complexity, and deliver unpredictable performance when users are accessing cloud applications.
The vendor also revamped its Panorama management console to allow for easier and more consistent application of security policies, and a rebuilt workflow for configuring and managing a SASE deployment.
Others that have recently entered the nascent space include VMware, Cato Networks, Infoblox, and Open Systems.
Nokia expanded the availability of its Common Software Foundation platform to Amazon Web Services.
The vendor claims that the expansion is its first step toward delivering cloud native network functions and applications to help operators deploy 5G and digital services.
The engineering collaboration will focus on 5G platforms like mobile core, network and service orchestrion, device management, and operational support systems.
It will also push all of Nokia’s cloud-native network functions and applications to Amazon once they are released.
Nokia currently offers customer experience, service fulfillment, and orchestration services through the cloud giant.
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Weekly Wrap for Nov. 15, 2019 Plus, Juniper tackles network monitoring, analytics, and troubleshooting, and Dell Technologies embraces an on-demand pricing model Juniper enhances its Mist AI platform and launches a new Contrail Insights option; and Dell gives customers three ways to pay.
Juniper Guns for Cisco, Aruba With Mist AI
Juniper Targets VMware, Data Center Complexity With Contrail Insights
Michael Dell: The Future of Tech Is Autonomous SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is November 15, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Juniper Networks extended its Mist artificial intelligence engine to wired networks in a move that bolsters its competitive position against similar platforms from rivals Cisco and Aruba.
The Mist platform now provides AI-powered service assurance to both wireless and wired networks within an enterprise.
It does this by feeding switch telemetry data into the Mist microservices-based cloud and AI engine that can measure the user experience and provide performance metrics for IoT endpoints.
It can also detect anomalies and proactively alert administrators when there is a deviation in switch performance.
The wired integration also allows the AI engine to identify root cause of wired and wireless problems and can automate the remediation process.
The launch is Juniper’s first step into what it calls the AI-driven enterprise space that will use AI and automation to troubleshoot and self-correct across the entire IT environment.
The company explained that this means that wireless access, wired access, data centers, SD-WAN, and security will overlap in an IT environment.
A Juniper executive also noted that the company’s Mist platform has captured large customers from rivals Cisco and Aruba, including the Orlando VA Medical Center, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, and the University of Texas at Dallas.
Juniper this week also launched its Contrail Insights platform that tackles network monitoring, analytics, and troubleshooting to deal with growing complexity within private cloud data centers.
The platform integrates real-time and historical data, troubleshooting analysis, and overlay and underlay correlation.
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Weekly Wrap for Nov. 8, 2019 Plus, Amazon moves on Spain cloud data center, and Microsoft unveils multi-cloud Arc platform Security and SD-WAN are Fortinet’s focus; Amazon is bolstering its Spain presence; and Microsoft Arc branches across clouds.
Fortinet Fortifies Firewall, SD-WAN Capabilities
AWS to Open Cloud Data Centers in Spain
Microsoft Azure Arc Arcs Data Across AWS, Google Cloud SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Podcast Full Transcript Today is November 8, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Fortinet updated the performance of its firewall platform to better support the networking and security requirements of SD-WAN services.
That firewall platform includes a new security processor that supports security compute rates up to 15-times better than the industry average.
The specially designed chip also provides security gains over platforms that typically leverage generic CPUs for security.
Fortinet claims the new firewall allows customers to get around the bandwidth and latency challenges that hamper many SD-WAN deployments without compromising on security.
The hardware also consolidates security functions as well as routing and SD-WAN into a single appliance.
Fortinet was recently ranked as the number four SD-WAN vendor by IHS Markit based on appliance and software revenue.
Amazon said it will open cloud data centers in Spain in late 2022 or early 2023.
The new region will include three availability zones at launch, and it will be the cloud giant’s seventh region in Europe.
The company already has regions in Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Stockholm, and will launch a new Milan region early next year.
It currently provides 69 availability zones across 22 infrastructure regions worldwide.
In addition to Spain, Amazon plans to build 13 more availability zones and three more regions in Indonesia, Italy, and South Africa.
The company already has two edge locations and two offices in Madrid as well as an office in Barcelona.
An Amazon executive noted that developers in those two cities are already using its cloud platform to build applications that span retail management, entertainment, analytics for online advertising, investment recommendations, and social scoring.
Amazon currently holds about 40 percent of the worldwide public cloud market share, which is more than the next three cloud providers combined.
Those smaller rivals include Microsoft, Google, and Alibaba.
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SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Nov. 1, 2019 Plus, HPE takes on VMware with AI-powered HCI, and Verizon touts 5G scenarios amid "worrisome signs" Cisco’s calls IBN the next “IT girl” of networking; HPE Takes On VMware; Verizon, SAP announced joint effort to drive digital transformation Cisco Networking Trends Report: ‘Intent-Based Networking Is Coming’
HPE Takes On VMware With AI-Powered HCI
Verizon Touts 5G Scenarios Amid ‘Worrisome Signs’
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Podcast Full Transcript Today is November 1, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Cisco’s 2020 Global Networking Trends Report says intent-based networking will be the next big thing in the coming years.
Intent-based networking is the concept of managing a network, end-to-end, on one interface through the use of DevOps and software-defined networking, or SDN.
The idea is that SDN provides a natural, solid foundation for an IT infrastructure evolution where added DevOps capabilities will afford network operators more control over network operations.
Cisco conducted a web-based survey of 505 IT leaders and 1,566 network strategists across 13 countries. It asked about the current state of their networks, their network aspirations over the next two years, and their network operational and talent readiness.
The survey found maximizing business value to be IT’s number 1 priority with 40 percent of respondents naming it their top concern.
While only 28 percent of respondents indicated having implemented SDN or intent-based networking, 78 percent expect their networks to move beyond SDN or intent-based networking within the next two years. Likewise, only 4 percent indicated that their currently deployed networks are intent-based, and 35 percent plan to be within two years.
Of course, Cisco has a vested interested in promoting intent-based networking. The vendor first announced its efforts in July 2017 and has since rolled out these capabilities across its entire networking portfolio.
The next phase of software-defined infrastructure is artificial intelligence- powered hyperconverged infrastructure, according to Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
To this end, the vendor this week started shipping its HCI product SimpliVity with Infosight, its AI management tool.
HPE also added one-click HCI cluster upgrades and integration with its data protection software.
HPE expects these new AI based capabilities to help it gain market share in the hotly contested HCI sector.
Dell EMC, running VMware software, remains the largest HCI supplier with $533.2 million in revenue and a 29.2 percent market share, according to IDC’s latest quarterly report.
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Weekly Wrap for Oct. 25, 2019 Plus, Amazon moves into data centers with VMware, and Red Hat powers IBM's Q3 results Pensando wants to democratize the cloud; Amazon continues its enterprise push; and will Red Hat justify its price tag?
Ex-Cisco Execs Launch Pensando, Target Amazon
Amazon Moves Into Data Centers With VMware
Red Hat Shields IBM’s Woeful Q3 SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Podcast Full Transcript Today is October 25, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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A handful of former Cisco executives finally unveiled their long-simmering plans to take on Amazon’s dominance in the cloud space.
Those efforts are based on Pensando Systems, which is the brainchild of Silicon Valley legends Mario Mazzola, Prem Jain, Luca Cafiero , and Soni Jiandani.
Former Cisco CEO John Chambers is also an investor in the venture and was named chairman of the company’s board.
Pensando is offering a distributed service platform that provides programmable, software-defined cloud, compute, networking, storage, and security services.
More importantly, they claim the platform is cloud and infrastructure agnostic, and that it outperforms Amazon’s internally used Nitro product.
Hardware for the platform includes a programmable distributed services card that can be installed in any server and scales linearly.
This allows customers to offer a number of software-defined services simultaneously, while freeing up more expensive hardware resources like general-purpose CPU cycles.
It’s also compatible with virtual machines, bare-metal servers, and containerized workloads.
The platform includes a lifecycle management tool that applies policies from a central location across all active nodes running in clouds and on-premises infrastructure.
And it can perform in-service software upgrades and provide always-on telemetry and visibility across the entire infrastructure.
Rumors of the venture first surfaced in 2017, and it has already raised $278 million in funding.
Amazon recently launched the commercial version of its Relational Database Service that runs in data centers using VMware.
The RDS platform allows customers to deploy the public cloud-native database in their on-premises VMware-based data centers.
This will support self-provisioning of databases; the ability to scale compute, storage, and memory for those databases; and deploy in high-availability configurations by replicating to different VMware clusters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Wrap for Oct. 18, 2019 Plus, Ericsson predicts a $700 billion enterprise 5G opportunity for service providers, and T-Mobile US got its FCC approval to buy Sprint Many have questioned AWS' open source moves; Ericsson values the 5G-enabled enterprise space at $1.5 trillion by 2030; and the T-Mobile-Sprint deal clears a hurdle.
AWS Makes It Rain, Extends Credits to Open Source Projects
Ericsson Eyes $700B 5G Growth Opportunity for Service Providers
FCC Approves T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, Uncertainty Remains
Sprint Warns of Imminent Doom If Merger Fails SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is October 18, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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Amazon this week extended its promotional credits program toward open source projects that run within its cloud ecosystem.
The extension moves on Amazon’s already standing promotional credit offer.
To get the open source directed credits, a user needs an active Amazon account, and the company explained that eligible projects generally need be licensed under an Open Source Initiative-approved license.
However, it added that commonly-used licenses that are not OSI approved should also apply for possible recognition.
The company explained that the credits are typically used for upstream and performance testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery, or storage of artifacts on Amazon Cloud.
The move is notable as the cloud giant has racked up some bad debt with a number of open source companies regarding how it uses open source projects within the AWS cloud.
Ericsson released a new 5G for business report that predicts service providers could capture up to $700 billion in new revenue from enterprise-related efforts based on the new telecom standard.
The report claims that service providers will control 47 percent of the total 5G-enabled market that is expected to be served by information and communications technology players.
And that 5G-enabled revenues in the wider information and communications technology space will near $1.5 trillion by 2030.
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Weekly Wrap for October 11, 2019 Plus, Silver Peak and Versa tout their SD-WAN stats, and reports suggest the U.S. government will subsidize Huawei rivals One analyst cites climate change for AT&T's $2 billion sale; Silver Peak and Versa puff out their chests; and the U.S. continues to target Huawei.
AT&T Abandons Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
Silver Peak Surpasses 1,500 SD-WAN Deployments
Versa SD-WAN License Sales Top 200,000
VMware, Cisco, and Aryaka Continue to Dominate SD-WAN Sales
US Eyes Nokia, Ericsson Subsidies to Fight Huawei SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is October 1, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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AT&T this week announced plans to sell its wireless and wireline operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Liberty Latin America for nearly $2 billion.
The deal includes wireless spectrum, real estate, around 1.1 million wireless customers and approximately 1,300 AT&T employees.
Analysts noted that the deal was driven by multiple factors.
These included AT&T attempting to relieve its enormous debt load that has ballooned to as high as $180 billion.
Much of that came from its recent acquisition of Time Warner and its past deal to acquire DirecTV.
Company executives have said that they are focused on reducing that debt.
Analysts also noted that the deal is also one of the first driven by climate change.
Roger Entner of Recon Analytics cited recent hurricanes that have devastated the Caribbean as having taken a toll on AT&T’s desire to continue operating networks in the region.
He stated that it was a no-win situation for AT&T to hold onto those assets considering climate change.
AT&T said it expects the deal to close by the middle of next year.
SD-WAN rivals Silver Peak and Versa Networks this week traded boasts about the success of their respective platforms.
Silver Peak kicked off the back-slapping by stating it had surpassed 1,500 customer deployments of its EdgeConnect platform since its launch four years ago.
Some of those deployments include deals with telecom giants NTT and Verizon.
Versa countered that announcement by claiming it has sold 200,000 SD-W... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Wrap Podcast for October 4, 2019 Plus, Qualcomm links AI and mobile edge computing to 5G, and Docker is searching for funds AT&T wants a powerful box for its 5G plans; Qualcomm thinks its 5G approach is unique; and Docker signals it needs money.
AT&T Lobs White Box Router Design at OCP
Qualcomm Paints Strategic Contrasts in Cloud, AI, Edge
Kubernetes Shadow Hangs Over Docker Financial Squeeze SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full Transcript Today is October 4, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
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AT&T submitted specifications for a distributed disaggregated chassis white box router to the Open Compute Project.
The design is targeted at the provider edge and the core routers that comprise the global IP common backbone, which is the core network that carries all IP traffic.
The specifications call for two-line cards and a fabric system.
Both of those line cards are required to support 13 400G fabric facing ports.
Those components are unique as they are to be built as standalone white boxes with their own power supplies, fans, and controllers.
They will also use external cabling instead of a backplane to interconnect the devices.
AT&T said this approach will improve horizontal scale-out as the system capacity will no longer be limited by the physical size or the backplane’s electrical conductance.
It will also simplify the cooling of critical components compared with traditional router chassis.
The specifications are based on Broadcom’s Jericho 2 system on a chip that the carrier said is ideal for the application because it has deep buffers, route scale, and port density that service providers require.
That chipset has also been optimized for 400G interfaces that are essential for the carrier as it upgrades its network to support 5G services.
Qualcomm executives think their approach to cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and mobile edge computing is unique in the market and that those technologies are going to have a big impact on 5G deployments.
Speaking at a recent event held at its headquarters in San Diego, Qualcomm CTO Jim Thompson said that the company views AI as playing a big role in its vision for what it terms the edge cloud.
He explained that Qualcomm’s focus has been on deep neural networks and deep learning for resource constrained devices like those being deployed at the edge of a network.
Thompson noted that AI is good for consuming large amounts of data, which is expected to increase as carriers deploy 5G services at the network edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 27, 2019 Plus, Kubernetes blows Containership off course and skinks the container management company for good. Stateless announced the general availability of its Luxon platform, the company says “five of the top five” cloud and colocation service providers are testing it.
Ericsson Bribery Scandal Cuts Deep, Surpassing $1B Penalty
Kubernetes Kills Containership’s Cruise
Stateless’ Software-Defined Interconnect Battles NFV, SD-WAN Full Weekly Wrap Transcript Today is September 27, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
Ericsson expects to lose $1.23 billion in a potential settlement and related costs to resolve ethics breaches spanning six countries.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice have been investigating the vendor since 2013 and 2015, respectively, over an alleged kickback scheme.
Ericsson fired 50 people last year following an internal investigation into the scandal and has been apologetic and generally forthcoming about the financial impact of the ongoing inquiry.
The company hasn’t disclosed details about the ethics breaches, but the scope of the investigation goes back decades, covers a wide area of geographic regions and businesses, and is at least partially related to a payment system dating back to the ‘90s.
The steep penalty also comes amid an ongoing turnaround period for the vendor wherein the company has aggressively cut costs and focused on the 5G radio access network space for growth.
Containership announced it will be docking its boat for good on October 31.
The container management company, which launched in early 2015, is the latest vendor to fall victim to the rise of Kubernetes as the de facto container orchestration platform.
Containership founder and CTO Norman Joyner explained that the company was unable to adequately monetize its operations in light of Kubernetes’ rise. This included a failed attempt to pivot its Containership Cloud operations toward a more Kubernetes focused platform.
It also tried adding support for other cloud players like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Packet.
Unfortunately, the rise of Kubernetes and broad adoption of that container orchestration platform by the large cloud players limited the need for an outside vendor.
Software-defined interconnect startup Stateless today announced the general availability of its Luxon platform.
It also said all five of the top cloud and colocation service providers are testing it.
The multi-tenant platform enables composable Layer 3 network services and runs on commodity hardware.
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SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 20, 2019 Plus, Cloudflare's stock soars on Wall Street debut, and executives tamp down 5G expectations Kubernetes is central to the VMware-IBM rivalry; Cloudflare's IPO scorched Wall Street; and 5G gets a reality check.
VMware CEO: IBM Paid Too Much for Red Hat
Cloudflare IPO Scorches Wall Street
AT&T, Sprint, and Cisco Execs Throw Cold Water on 5G Full Weekly Wrap Transcript Today is September 20, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger said rival IBM paid too much for Red Hat and its OpenShift Kubernetes platform.
He then added that when it comes to Kubernetes his company has better assets.
Gelsinger made those stinging comments during a recent investor conference, where he also stated that VMware was raking in nearly $2 billion from its SDN operations.
The pointed jab at rival IBM highlights the increasingly competitive nature of the Kubernetes-focused ecosystem that has been central to a number of big financial deals over the past year.
IBM paid a company record $34 billion to acquire Red Hat, which has made a name and business for itself in the open source software and growing Kubernetes market.
However, VMware itself has also spent billions of dollars on similar properties.
That includes its recent $2.8 billion purchase of sister company Pivotal, with both companies operating under the Dell EMC umbrella.
VMware has also acquired Kubernetes-focused companies Heptio and Bitnami.
Gelsinger noted that those combined assets better position his company in the space and that it accomplished that positioning at around one-tenth of the price of what IBM paid.
Content delivery network powerhouse Cloudflare lit up Wall Street with an initial public offering that generated $525 million for the company and gave it a nearly $4 billion valuation.
The firm’s IPO was initially priced at $12 per share before spiking to $15 per share just ahead of its listing.
Investors quickly gobbled up the 35 million shares offered with that interest sending the stock price up an additional 20 percent shortly after its debut.
Cloudflare is best known for its CDN services with its IPO paperwork citing support for more than 20 million internet properties.
It also has a stake in both cloud and security and said it blocks 44 billion cyberthreats per day.
In that filing it also said it competes against companies like Amazon, Cisco, and Oracle.
However it also directly competes against CDN firms like Akamai, Limelight, and Fastly.
Cloudflare reported $129 million in revenues for the first half of this year, which was a 48-percent increase compared to the first half of 2018.
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SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 13, 2019 Plus, AT&T in the crosshairs of investor anger, and Samsung taps Amdocs to virtualize 5G AT&T looks to Tech Mahindra for 5G support; Elliott Management calls out AT&T foibles; and Samsung works with Amdocs on 5G virtualization.
Tech Mahindra Scores Multi-Year, $1B Deal With AT&T
AT&T's Debt Lands It in Crosshair of Activist Investor
Samsung Taps Amdocs to Combine 5G and Virtualization in ONAP Full Weekly Wrap Transcript Today is September 13, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
AT&T signed a $1 billion, multi-year deal with Tech Mahindra to provide IT consultation and to assume management of some applications that support AT&T’s network.
The deal calls for the India-based consultant to optimize AT&T’s core operations and modernize internal network applications as part of its nationwide 5G network launch planned for next year.
This will boost the network’s time to market and reduce the cost of ownership by automating aspects of the network lifecycle.
For AT&T the deal is the latest in a string of recent agreements with outside vendors tied to its 5G network operations.
Those include recent cloud-based deals with IBM, Microsoft, and Dell Technologies.
The operator claims its 5G network is the first network born in the cloud, and the deals each represent an increasingly polished hybrid cloud strategy for the company.
Tech Mahindra has been pushing deeper into the telecom sector and expects momentum to continue as 5G deployments continue around the world.
AT&T is a long-standing customer of Tech Mahindra and this deal is reportedly the largest in the last 5 years for the IT firm. AT&T Financial Operations Questioned AT&T this week also found its operations in the crosshairs of an institutional investment house targeting what it called long-term underperformance and a series of strategic setbacks for the telecom giant.
Elliott Management, which owns $3.2 billion of AT&T’s common stock, released a letter citing strategic misfires that have ballooned AT&T’s debt holdings to $162 billion.
Those include its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, a $67 billion purchase of DirecTV, and its failed attempt to acquire smaller rival T-Mobile US.
The investment firm is pushing for a change in leadership, new board members, an outright freeze on merger-and-acquisition activity, and a thorough review of potential divestitures.
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SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 6, 2019 Plus, Nutanix CEO takes a dig at VMware, and AT&T names Jeff McElfresh as its new CEO Broadcom releases new PCIe switches; VMware the butt of Nutanix CEO barb; and AT&T names a new CEO to replace Donovan.
Broadcom Releases PCIe Switches for Data Centers
Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey: ‘We Don’t Sell Vaporware’
AT&T Taps Jeff McElfresh to Lead Telecom
Story 1: Today is September 6, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
Broadcom released new switches and a retimer for data centers and cloud providers targeted at addressing the rising demand for high performance computing and storage.
The new switches have up to 98 lanes and ports that can support high-throughput and low-latency applications such as deep learning, high-performance computing, and non-volatile memory access all-flash arrays.
The switches also play a critical role in interconnecting general-purpose computing on graphics processing units, compute accelerators, and central processing units.
The new retimer is designed to foster the deployment of the new switches in applications that make use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
Will Townsend, a senior analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy, expects the new products to be impactful in the white-box market with companies like Arrcus, Cumulus, and others that focus on merchant silicon solutions.
Townsend also said the move maintains Broadcom’s position as a major player in the networking infrastructure market.
The vendor’s closest competitor in the data center interconnect and switch silicon space is Barefoot, which recently inked a deal to be acquired by Intel.
Despite that move, Townsend said that Broadcom remains well positioned due to its incumbent position and market momentum.
Story 2: Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey took a pointed dig at rival VMware as part of the company’s most recent quarterly financial release.
In an interview with SDxCentral, Pandey said the company did not sell vaporware in pointing to a large contract it recently won at the apparent expense of its rival.
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SDxCental Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 30, 2019 Plus, VMware's Tanzu leans on Kubernetes, and IBM drives quantum-safe cryptography into its public cloud AT&T CEO John Donovan gives his notice; VMware bets the farm on Kubernetes; and IBM uses quantum-safe cryptography to secure its cloud.
AT&T CEO Donovan Departs After Paving SDN Foundation
VMware Goes All In On Kubernetes With Tanzu
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SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for August 23, 2019 Plus, VMware continues its buying spree, and Nokia trips up Sprint's 5G plans Microsoft, Intel, and Red Hat back a confidential computing group; VMware snaps up Intrinsic and Veriflow; and Sprint's 5G plans hit a Nokia bump.
Microsoft, Intel, and Red Hat Back Confidential Computing
VMware Buying Spree Continues With Intrinsic
VMware Buys Veriflow for Network Monitoring, Verification
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SDxCentral Weekly Wrap Podcast for Aug. 16, 2019 Plus, Pivotal's stock spikes on VMware takeover rumor, and Cisco firm on $5B for 5G while slashing jobs VMware launches standalone HCX software; Pivotal stock surges on news of a buy out; and Cisco re-commits $5 billion to its 5G plans.
HCX, VMware’s Top-Secret Sauce, Comes Out
Pivotal Stock Spikes on VMware Acquisition Overture
Cisco Recommits $5B to 5G Amid Rapid Workforce Changes
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August 9, 2019 Plus, Cisco pays millions to settle a whistleblower case, and HPE throws MapR a lifeline A10 is up for sale; Cisco pays the largest tech-related security whistleblower settlement; and MapR finds refuge inside HPE.
A10 for Sale, CEO on the Way Out Following Dismal Q2 Earnings
Cisco Pays $8.6M in First-Ever Security Software Whistleblower Payout
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August 2, 2019 Plus, VMware snaps up AI-expert Uhana, and Google and VMware form a new cloud partnership AT&T signed a $1B DoJ contract; VMware buys AI-player Uhana to bolster its 5G plans; and Google meets VMware in the cloud.
AT&T Inks $1B DoJ Telecom Support Deal VMware Snaps Up AI Expert Uhana to Bolster 5G Efforts Google Cloud, VMware Form New Cloud Partnership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for July 26, 2019 Plus, $1 billion Apple deal boosts Intel's 5G opportunity, and Arrcus rolls out its 5G networking products VMware bites Bitfusion’s virtualization technology to bolster computing power; Intel is now free to chase other 5G opportunities; and Arrcus inhales $30M VC haul, exhales 5G networking products.
VMware Gobbles Up AI, ML Accelerator Bitfusion
$1B Apple Deal Boosts Intel’s 5G Opportunity, CEO Says
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July 19, 2019 Plus, AT&T scores cloud contracts with Microsoft and IBM, and VMware and Cisco top IHS Markit's most recent SDN and SD-WAN revenue rankings Verizon and Ericsson trial a cloud-native core; AT&T wants to be public-cloud first by 2024; and VMware and Cisco top SDN and SD-WAN rankings.
Ericsson and Verizon Claim World’s First Cloud-Native Tech on Live Core
Microsoft Scores Multi-Year, Multi-Billion-Dollar Cloud Deal With AT&T
AT&T and IBM Collaborate on Open Source, Edge, SDN, IoT
VMware Beats Cisco for SDN Revenue, IHS Markit Says
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July 12, 2019 Plus, Cisco Buys Acacia Communications for and Sony Taps Orange for SD-WAN MapR missed its self-imposed deadline to find a buyer or another funding source. Cisco agreed to acquire Acacia Communications for about $2.6 billion in a move to boost its optical networking portfolio. Sony Group inked a new contract with Orange Business Services to implement its SD-WAN offering on a global basis.
MapR Misses Deadline to Find a Buyer or New Funding
Cisco Buys Acacia Communications in $2.6B Optical Networking Deal
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June 28, 2019 Plus, Amazon Web Services updates its security options, and Extreme Networks buys Aerohive for $272 million Cumulus loses its co-founder and CTO JR Rivers; AWS asks security vendors to "dial down the fear"; and Extreme buys Aerohive.
Co-Founder and CTO JR Rivers Leaves Cumulus Networks AWS Sets Up Control Tower, Urges Security Industry to ‘Dial Down the Fear’ Extreme Touts Cloud Native, SD-WAN in $272M Aerohive Deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 21, 2019 Plus, HPE will offer its entire services portfolio through an as-a-service model by 2022, and Huawei says it's taking a $30B hit from U.S.-led sanctions VMware is brining together past security acquisitions; HPE pledges its portfolio to an as-a-service model; and Huawei expects a $30B hit.
With Secure State VMware Dives Deeper Into Multi-Cloud Security HPE Partners With Google Cloud, Pledges Entire Portfolio ‘as-a-service’ by 2022 Huawei Predicts $30 Billion Slide From US-Led Ban Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 14, 2019 Plus, Intel scoops up chip rival Barefoot Networks, and Salesforce spends nearly $16 billion for Tableau Cisco stays above the Huawei fray; Intel puts its shoes on Barefoot; and Salesforce bolsters its position against Microsoft and Google.
Cisco CEO Takes High Road on 5G, China Intel Buys Barefoot Networks, Boosts Data Center Interconnect Salesforce Plunks Billions on the Table for Tableau Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 7, 2019 Plus, Juniper trumpets U.K. 5G win, and Equinix unveiled its new Network Edge platform Nutanix is the latest to lose an exec to Google; BT taps Juniper's Contrail, AppFormix, and QFX Ethernet switches; and Equninix supports a range of VNFs.
Nutanix’s Sunil Potti Leaves for Google Amid Revenue Miss Juniper Scores Deal to Power BT’s Unified Cloud Network, 5G Equinix Rolls Out Network Edge VNFs With Cisco, Juniper, and Palo Alto Networks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2019 Plus, Palo Alto Networks buys Twistlock and PureSec, and Sprint launches 5G in four markets.
Huawei wants a quick resolution; Palo Alto bolsters its container and serverless focus; and Sprint launches 5G.
Huawei Revs Up Battle With US Government Palo Alto Networks Buys Twistlock, PureSec in $410M+ Deal Sprint’s 5G Network Goes Live in 4 Cities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 24, 2019 Plus, Affirmed Networks launches UnityCloud 5G platform, and Nokia's CEO said the vendor remains on track to benefit from 5G HPE buys Cray for $1.3B; Affirmed claims 5G first; and Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri is bullish on the future.
HPE Buys Supercomputer Company Cray for $1.3B, Boosts Its HPC Business Affirmed Networks Claims First 5G Standalone Mobile Core Nokia CEO Claims Vendor Is Leading in 5G Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2019 Plus, Verizon achieved full virtualization of baseband functions, and Symantec's CEO abruptly quits
Flaws found in Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls; Verizon hits vRAN milestone; and Symantec's rocky road continues.
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May 10, 2019 Plus, Nutanix nips VMware in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) revenues, and Juniper calls for more deployment-ready open source Cisco launches new multi-cloudSD-WAN on-ramps; Nutanix tops in HCI revenues; and Juniper wants more robust open source platforms.
Cisco Routes SD-WAN Through Colocation Facilities for Regional Distributed Offices Nutanix, VMware Battle for HCI Revenue, Market Share Juniper Pushes Open Source Past Experimentation to Implementation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dell EMC and Big Switch team up; Orange taps Dell for 5G plans; and can T-Mobile US pull off 5G alone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
VMware starts from scratch; carrier 5G plans remain fluid; and is a CDN worth maybe $1 billion? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anthos manages on premises and across public clouds; AT&T continues its fight against vendor lock-in; Juniper now offers three SD-WAN services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The LFN testing tool validates ONAP requirements; VMware flaws were in its vCloud platform and hypervisor software; Intel’s jobs cuts hit hundreds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oracle jobs cuts are tied to the cloud; VeloCloud’s SD-WAN updates could include containers, VMs; Alcatel-Lucent deal hangs over Nokia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Microsoft-developed Sonic platform gathers speed. VMware adds more moisture to its cloud ambitions. Is 6G on deck? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nvidia usurps rivals with Mellanox deal. Virtualization is core to Verizon‘s mobile 5G plans. International cybercriminals suspected in the Citrix hack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Huawei seeks a legal injunction. Juniper’s acquisition expands its enterprise portfolio. VMware launches Service-defined Firewall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Huawei goes on the offensive against security claims. Cisco and VMware add 5G to their SD-WAN platforms. Carriers have “beach-front” property. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ericsson and Nokia take the offensive against carrier claims. Edge will be a big part of HPE and Samsung‘s partnership. Cisco‘s link to AWS could include Outposts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google‘s plan will include geographic and workforce expansion. Kubernetes, Docker, and containerd impacted by the runC runtime bug. Mirantis‘ multi-year AT&T deal is for eight-figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Verizon tests showed significantly lower latency when using MEC equipment and software. Amazon Web Services is as large as its four closest rivals. Ericsson joins a growing list of O-RAN Alliance supporters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cisco‘s offerings include expansion of its SDN-based Application Centric Infrastructure technology into public clouds operated by Amazon and Microsoft. Vodafone exec claims there’s too much “noise” around Huawei. Juniper expects its lull to last through Q1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The battle between Nutanix and VMware escalated after Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey accused VMware’s COO of bullying Nutanix customers on LinkedIn and email. AT&T outlines the three pillars of its 5G strategy. Amidst restructuring and relocating, Vodafone loses its head of cloud and automation to Nokia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus, Amazon Web Services (AWS) buys TSO Logic to help customers decide where to best run workloads, and Sprint looks ahead at 2019 to broaden its managed SD-WAN service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus, AT&T and Nokia tighten their 5G Focus on O-RAN and Akraino, and Kubernetes topped IT search terms in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ZTE hires former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman to lobby the U.S. government on its behalf. T-Mobile’s $26 billion acquisition of Sprint is being delayed by the ongoing government shutdown. Nokia hired a company veteran to run its Fixed Networks Business Group, but has yet to name a leader for its Access Networks Division that oversees its Fixed and Mobile Groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 21, 2018 Plus, GE will spin off its Digital business, and AWS fires back at OracleAT&T launched the nation’s first standards-based mobile 5G network. GE will spin off its Digital business that includes its Predix IoT platform. AWS fires back at Oracle’s conflict of interest claims tied to the Pentagon’s 10-year, $10 billion JEDI contract. AT&T Launches Mobile 5G in 12 Markets GE Spins Off Its Digital Business, Including Predix, Into a Separate Company JEDI Wars: Amazon Web Services Strikes Back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 14, 2018 Plus, Latest IHS SD-WAN Report Showed 23 Percent Revenue Surge, and VMware Paid $550 Million for Kubernetes Boost from Heptio More than 10,000 Verizon employees accepted a severance package to voluntarily leave the telecom giant. A new IHS Markit report found that SD-WAN revenue surged 23 percent sequentially and that it expects more collaboration between vendors and cloud providers. VMware noted in an SEC filing that it paid $550 million to acquire Kubernetes-focused startup Heptio. Verizon Entices 10,400 Workers to Take Severance Package SD-WAN Will Be Fueled By Collaboration Between Cloud Providers and Vendors VMware Paid $550M for Heptio to Boost Its Kubernetes Portfolio VMware Rolls Out NSX Service Mesh Based on Istio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 7, 2018 Plus, Huawei’s CFO Is Arrested, Symantec’s Shakeup Continues, and Kubernetes Find Its First Security FlawAT&T put its cell-site white box routers into a large-scale production test carrying live traffic as the company prepares to launch 5G. Huawei deals with more scandal as BT excludes it from its core 5G network, and the company’s CFO is arrested in Canada. Symantec loses top executives after a tumultuous year. Kubernetes deals with its first major vulnerability. AT&T’s White Box Cell-Site Routers Go Into Production Carrying Live Traffic BT Excludes Huawei From Its 5G Core, Huawei’s CFO Is Arrested in Canada Symantec Shakeup Continues With President, Other Senior Execs Leaving Kubernetes Discloses Major Security Flaw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 30, 2018 Plus, Nokia Creates Access Networks Group and Cisco Reveals Executive Salaries Amazon stretched its tentacles into the on-premises data center and dumped Oracle at its re:Invent conference. Nokia announced plans to create a new Access Networks organization that will include its fixed and mobile network operations. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins took home more than $21 million in total compensation during the company’s last fiscal year. AWS Sells Hardware to Enterprises to Use in Their Private Data Centers AWS Beefs Up Its Database Portfolio to Escape ‘Abusive’ Relationships Nokia Merges Mobile, Fixed Network Groups as Another Exec Is Shown the Door Cisco Files SEC Documents Revealing Its Top Executive Salaries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 16, 2018 Plus, Cisco Combines SD-WAN and Security; Xilinx Eyes MellanoxGermany joins the U.S. and Australia in looking to bar its telecom operators from using network equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei due to national security concerns. Cisco combines its SD-WAN and security technologies. Xilinx is in negotiations to buy Mellanox Technologies, a leader in the high-performance Ethernet network interface card (NIC) market. Germany Jumps on Huawei 5G Ban Plans, Says Report Cisco Combines SD-WAN and Security, Extends Intent-Based Networking to Wireless Xilinx, Under a New CEO, Mulls Acquisition of Mellanox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 9, 2018 Plus, Verizon CEO Announces Restructuring; VMware Buys Heptio; and Ericsson Sees Brighter Days Ahead Cisco axes hundreds of jobs from several California and global offices. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg announces a new operating structure that focuses on its consumer, enterprise, and media businesses. VMware buys Heptio to meet a growing demand from enterprise customers that want to use Kubernetes and containers in their infrastructure. Ericsson finally has good news for investors as CEO Borje Ekholm says its turnaround strategy is working. Cisco Axes Hundreds of Jobs Vestberg Revamps Verizon to Focus on Consumers, Enterprise, and Media VMware Snaps Up Heptio to Boost Its Kubernetes Cred Ericsson Forecasts Brighter Days Ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 2, 2018 Plus, VMware, Cisco, and Silver Peak Top WAN Edge Rankings; Microsoft Offers Alternative Positions; T-Mobile and Sprint Quiet on 5GIBM is acquiring Red Hat for $34 billion in a move to boost its presence in the hybrid cloud and open source software space. VMware, Cisco, and Silver Peak all scored top marks in Gartner’s latest ranking of top WAN Edge infrastructure vendors. Microsoft said it would offer alternative employment options for employees opposed to its recent bid on the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract. T-Mobile and Sprint posted positive financial results but didn’t provide any new insight into their 5G plans. IBM Gobbles Up Red Hat for $34B in Hybrid Cloud, Container Push Gartner Ranks VMware Highest in Its Inaugural WAN Edge Magic Quadrant Microsoft Offers to Move Employees Averse to JEDI Bid T-Mobile, Sprint Talk 5G as Rivals Launch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 26, 2018 Plus, Bell Canada Selects Cisco’s Viptela SD-WAN for Its VNS Platform; Arista Updates to 400G; Trump Administration Wants a 5G PolicyNokia will cut thousands of jobs as part of a major restructuring it hopes will cut $800 million in operating costs by 2020. Bell Canada picked Cisco’s Viptela SD-WAN platform as the first service to be offered on its newly launched Virtual Network Services (VNS) Platform. Arista Networks launched a new switching line that support 400 Gigabit Ethernet. The Trump administration is pushing for a national 5G spectrum policy. Nokia Will Cut Thousands of Jobs Amid 5G Transformation Cisco’s Viptela SD-WAN Is the First VNF on Bell Canada’s VNS Arista Networks Introduces 400 Gigabit Ethernet Platforms Trump Wants a National 5G Spectrum Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 19, 2018 Plus, Ericsson Deals With Corruption Scandal Fallout and Arista Battles Cisco for the Campus WikiLeaks released documents showing the location of more than 100 Amazon Web Services data centers around the world. Ericsson has fired 50 people tied to an ongoing investigation by U.S. regulators into possible kickback schemes and warned that fines could be next. A handful of large telecom operators are partnering with the Telecom Infra Project on a white box gateway device for mobile cell sites. Arista bolstered its Cloud Vision platform as it battles Cisco for market share in the enterprise campus networking space. WikiLeaks Publishes the Location of Amazon’s Data Centers Ericsson Fired 50 People in Corruption Scandal Fallout Major Operations Collaborate on TIP White Box Gateway Device Arista Embraces Its Mojo in Campus Battle With Cisco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 12, 2018 Plus, Verizon Slashes Headcount as Part of $10 Billion Savings Goal; Google Updates Cloud Platform Networking Apple, Amazon, and other giant U.S. tech companies deny they were the victims of an elaborate spying plan by the Chinese government. Verizon offered severance packages and has signed an IT outsourcing deal in a move to try to slash $10 billion in operating costs. Google unveiled networking updates to its cloud platform that tap its Andromeda SDN platform and Kubernetes. Bloomberg China Chip-Hack Controversy Highlights Fake News, National Security Fears How Verizon’s $700M Outsourcing Deal May Impact Its Competitiveness Google Bumps Up Enterprise Cloud Networking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 5, 2018 Plus, Oracle and Cisco both see senior executives walk out the door, and Arayaka sharpens its SD-WAN focus. AT&T, which is in the process of deploying 60,000 white boxes across its network, contributed its white box router specifications to the Open Compute Project. Oracle cloud executive Thomas Kurian left the company permanently after taking an extended leave. David Ulevitch ditched Cisco for a VC firm. This was Cisco’s third executive to leave over the past few months. AT&T Contributes Its Cell Site White Box Router Spec to the Open Compute Project Oracle Top Cloud Exec Thomas Kurian Resigns Cisco’s David Ulevitch Leaves to Join a VC Firm Aryaka’s New CEO Plans to Sharpen SD-WAN Firm’s Message to Customers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 28, 2018 Plus, CenturyLink Takes SD-WAN Global, Vodafone and China Mobile Tap ONAP, and MoreNutanix bumped VMware from the top of IDC’s latest HCI software vendor revenue rankings. CenturyLink expanded the reach of its SD-WAN service that is now available in more than 30 countries. Vodafone is leading some work to use ONAP as a way to orchestrate applications across a carrier’s internal operations and geographic reach. NFV deployments are taking longer to generate a return on investment. Nutanix Bumps VMware Off Top HCI Software Ranking CenturyLink Builds a Global SD-WAN Footprint Vodafone, China Mobile Tap ONAP for Broader Network Orchestration NFV’s Return on Investment Disappoints Some NFV Players SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 21, 2018 Plus, Oracle Cloud Exec on Extended Leave; SK Telecom Picks 5G VendorsNokia will cut 500 jobs in Illinois by year-end as part of a restructuring plan. Oracle executives declined to elaborate about the company’s cloud chief taking an extended leave from work. SK Telecom ignored Chinese vendor Huawei and picked Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung as its 5G vendors. Nokia Will Slash 500 Jobs in Illinois by Year-End Oracle Cloud Disappoints, Execs Stick to Script on Kurian’s Departure Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung Score Again With 5G Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices