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- Weekly Wrap: Coronavirus No Match for Oracle’s Larry EllisonMarch 20, 2020Plus, Microsoft Teams buckles under European pressure, and Verizon commits $500M more to bolster its networkOracle 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 EllisonLarry Ellison’s Oracle Customer-Win Claim ‘Inaccurate’Remote Worker Influx Strains Collaboration ServicesVerizon Boosts Capex $500M to Deal With Coronavirus ImpactLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices5 min
- Weekly Wrap: Telia Taps Cisco Viptela SD-WANWeekly Wrap for March 13, 2020Plus, Juniper jumps on SONiC, and vendors scramble to virtualize their trade showsThe 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-WANJuniper Jumps Aboard SONiC TrainCOVID-19 Pushes Microsoft, Dell, Red Hat to Virtualize EventsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices5 min
- Weekly Wrap: AT&T Puts More Jobs on the Chopping BlockWeekly Wrap for March 6, 2020Plus, Palo Alto Networks updates its Demisto platform, and Nutanix is sunk by coronavirus fearsThe 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 BlockPalo Alto Networks Adds X Factor to $560M Demisto BuyNutanix Hammered by Coronavirus-Tainted OutlookLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices5 min
- Weekly Wrap: SAP Revamps Org Structure, Exits 2 Board MembersWeekly Wrap for Feb. 28, 2020Plus, Cisco unifies its security, and DigitalOcean grabs a financial life preserverThe 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 MembersCisco SecureX Unifies Network, Cloud, Endpoint SecurityDigitalOcean Grabs $300M Life PreserverLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices5 min
- Weekly Wrap: Dell Sells RSA Security Biz for $2 BillionWeekly Wrap for Feb. 21, 2020Plus, Arista finally makes Big Switch deal official, and the U.S. intensifies its battle with HuaweiThe 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 BillionArista Finally Makes Big Switch Official, Disappoints in Q4US Charges Huawei With Theft, EspionageHuawei Fails to Reverse Federal BanLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices5 min
- Weekly Wrap: Coronavirus Kills MWC BarcelonaWeekly Wrap for Feb. 14, 2020Plus, Cisco CEO claims U.S. 5G supply chain is healthy, and T-Mobile scores a big court rulingGSMA 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 BarcelonaCisco’s Robbins: US Should Not Invest in 5G CompaniesT-Mobile Scores Court OK to Buy SprintLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices6 min
- Weekly Wrap: NSA Ranks Cloud Security RisksWeekly Wrap for Feb. 7, 2020Plus Cisco scores a 400GbE router deal with Telia Carrier and an SD-WAN deal with TPx CommunicationsSupply 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 RisksCisco Routers Power Telia Carrier 400GbE NetworkCisco Meraki SD-WAN Sashays Into TPx CommunicationsSDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full TranscriptToday is February 7, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.This week’s episode of the Weekly Wrap is sponsored by Silver Peak. Learn more about the Silver Peak SD-WAN solution.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.Telia Carrier last year installed more than 10,000 new 100-gigabit ports using the Cisco platfo...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices5 min
- Weekly Wrap: VMware Loses $237M Patent Infringement LawsuitWeekly Wrap for Jan. 31, 2020Plus, VMware and AT&T are slashing jobsThe 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 LawsuitVMware ‘Rebalances’ Jobs Following 12-Month Buying SpreeAT&T Employees Pay Price for SDNSDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full TranscriptToday is January 31, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.This week’s episode of the Weekly Wrap is sponsored by Silver Peak. Learn more about the Silver Peak SD-WAN solution.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.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices4 min
- Weekly Wrap: Arista Networks Buys Big SwitchWeekly Wrap for Jan. 24, 2020Plus, IBM scores a $1B bank deal, and a former Verizon exec launches a new security startupBig 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 SwitchIBM Secures $1.1B Contract With Banco SabadellVerizon Exec Launches Privafy, Challenges Firewall, SD-WAN, VPN VendorsSDxCentral Weekly Wrap Podcast Full TranscriptToday is January 24, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.This week’s episode of the Weekly Wrap is sponsored by Silver Peak. Learn more about the Silver Peak SD-WAN solution.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.This will allow the bank to deploy an on-container architecture, cloud-native applications,Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices6 min
- Weekly Wrap: Nokia Cuts 180 Jobs With More to ComeWeekly Wrap for Jan. 17, 2020Plus, a Citrix ADC, Gateway bug is on the loose, and AT&T will deploy 5G at Nellis Air Force Base5G 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 ComeCitrix ACD, Gateway Bug Gets Even UglierAT&T Wins 5G Contract for Nellis Air Force BaseSDxCentral Weekly Wrap Full TranscriptToday is January 17, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.This week’s episode of the Weekly Wrap is sponsored by Silver Peak. Learn more about the Silver Peak SD-WAN solution.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.Citrix’s chief information security officer explained in a blog post that patches for the bug...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices5 min
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