SDxCentral Weekly Wrap

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

HPE Buys Struggling MapR to Boost Intelligent Edge

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

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

Arrcus Raises $30M Series B, Rolls Out 5G Networking Products

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

VMware Leads Healthy SD-WAN Pack as Market Surges

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

Sony Taps Orange for SD-WAN Overhaul

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

In the final session of this podcast series, we talk to industry experts and RFC authors about additional challenges for which EVPN-VXLAN is a strong answer: Connecting domains (DCI, Campus to DC connections, Multi-vendor networks), multicasting for use cases like live TV streaming, public cloud connection, and other super powers. Join us to find out why these expanded use cases make your lives easier and why your CTO will want to hear more about it to equip your business for rapid responses to new application needs.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Russ White, Infrastructure Architect, Juniper Networks; Jorge Rabadan, Senior Product Line Manager, Nokia; Aldrin Isaac, Senior Director, Portfolio Product, Juniper Networks.

Get Smart: EVPN-VXLAN video series.

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

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

After covering the foundation of EVPN-VXLAN in the first episode, this episode will cover EVPN building blocks with an emphasis on the data center. Learn from the RFC authors themselves why network virtualization simplifies the management of your infrastructure and how to increase the performance and efficiency of your applications and workloads. You’ll also find out what EVPN-VXLAN business outcomes a CTO is looking for and how network virtualization can reduce CapEx/OpEx, especially in a multi-vendor data center.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Keith Townsend, Co-founder, The CTO Advisor; Rahul Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Augtera Networks; Aldrin Isaac, Senior Director, Portfolio Product, Juniper Networks.

Get Smart: EVPN-VXLAN video series.