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Spirent Sharpens Its Focus on 5G and Lifecycle Service Assurance
In the first half of 2018, Spirent boasted a number of 5G development wins and partnerships, including one with China Mobile.
Zenlayer SD-WAN Connects the Middle Mile of Networks
The SD-WAN newcomer believes that high quality connections in the middle mile — between data centers and clouds — will be a key component of future networks.
Headcount: The Latest in Hirings, Firings, and Retirings — August 1, 2018
Nutanix President Sudheesh Nair exits to become CEO of a startup; CenturyLink's VP of SDN leaves; Ariel Dan promoted to Cloudify CEO.
Digital Twins Start to Gain Foothold in Enterprise Monitoring, Management
Software AG recently released a digital twin framework based on its management and monitoring platform. But according to Gartner VP Marc Halpern while digital twin technology is at peak hype, it still has a while to go.
Former Equinix Exec Ihab Tarazi Emerges at Packet With a Plan for the Edge
Tazari looks to build on Packet's bare metal cloud model, launching a working edge platform by 2019, and improving on its hardware and software offerings.
Windstream Takes Its SD-WAN to the Virtual Edge
Windstream launches SD-WAN Cloud Connect, a virtual edge device that enables enterprises to connect their network locations with their cloud-based applications.
James Feger Ditches CenturyLink for F5 Networks
Adding Feger is the latest in a number of hires by F5 as it shifts its business model to prepare for 5G, IoT, and the cloud.
Catchpoint Cuts Through the Layers of the Network Onion
The end user monitoring company added new cloud nodes on AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM, Tencent, and Alibaba regions, and extended its monitoring capabilities outside of its existing support.
LiveAction to Release Server Appliance for LiveNX Monitoring Platform
Engineers from Savvius, which LiveAction acquired last month, helped specify the hardware and optimize and test the server image for bare metal installation.
Nokia Nuage and Globe Telecom Bring SD-WAN to the Philippines
With Nokia Nuage SD-WAN, Globe Telecom customers across the 7,000 islands that comprise the Philippines will have automated, cloud-based connectivity.
Corelight and Databricks Combine Forces for Threat Detection, Remediation, and Analytics
Both Corelight and Databricks are based on open source technologies — Corelight on Bro and Databricks on Apache Spark. While the open source technologies have been combined, this is the first time the companies' commercial versions of software will integrate.
Oracle’s Blockchain Cloud Service Goes Public
The blockchain service is a part of Oracle's Cloud Platform and is built on The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger blockchain fabric.
Datadog Deepens Algorithmic and Machine Learning With Watchdog Capability
Watchdog uses algorithms and machine learning to automatically look at all the data sent by an enterprises’ infrastructure and applications.
Check Point: Cryptominers Oust Ransomware as Most Prominent Malware
Check Point’s mid-year report on cyber attack trends found that in 2018 new (and old) strains of malware are attacking cloud environments, mobile devices, and other burgeoning technologies.
Investors Question Broadcom’s Sanity Following CA Technologies Purchase
EMA Senior Analyst Shamus McGillicuddy says this deal has less to do with Broadcom's technology strategy and everything to do with money.
Broadcom Buys CA Technologies for $18.9 Billion
Following the tumultuous purchase of Brocade (that reportedly led to the layoffs of 1,100 employees) and the blocked purchase of Qualcomm — Broadcom seeks to diversify its portfolio with the purchase of the monitoring software company.
Telco Systems, FatPipe Networks Build SD-WAN to Run on x86, ARM Architectures
The joint offering enables providers to mix and match SD-WAN components and services, without being tied to a specific hardware.
Hong Kong-Based Citic Telecom Rolls SD-WAN Product Across Europe
The managed service provider plans to expand its SD-WAN service to central Asia and Russia.
Putting the Youth First: What 6 Companies Are Doing for STEM
A brief look into what six companies are doing with their internal STEM programs to ensure that the next generation of employees are prepared.
Empirix Monitoring and Service Assurance Tools Pass Huawei Standard
Empirix’s service assurance platform and analytics monitoring software underwent interoperability testing with Huawei's evolved packet core, and passed.