SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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