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Siemens Trades in MPLS for Orange SD-WAN With $294M Contract
Siemens has not yet selected which SD-WAN vendor's gear it will use to connect its 1,500 sites in 94 countries. Orange said the engineering company is evaluating several different platforms from a range of partners.
CA Veracode Validates Application Security, DevOps Processes
Eighty-four percent of software buyers include security requirements in new vendor contracts.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — March 15, 2018
Riverbed rebrands itself and launches new platform; GTT expands into Canada; resin.io adds multicontainer support.
NetScout Extends Service Assurance to VMware, WiFi Infrastructures
The new version will help users identify performance issues more quickly.
Global ISP Cogent Deploys Kentik to Automate Traffic Engineering
Kentik also allows the provider to optimize its network performance and find new revenue streams.
SolarWinds Deepens Visibility Into All-Flash Arrays
The company released versions 6.6 of its storage resource monitor and server and application monitor.
Hub One Selects Versa to Offer SD-WAN, SD-Security to Enterprises
The France-based provider enhanced its WAN capabilities with Versa's Cloud IP platform.
InfoVista Builds Application-Centric SD-WAN With Two Partnerships
Leveraging different hardware ingredients to achieve this, InfoVista partnered with ZTE and Nuage Networks.
Headcount: The Latest in Hirings, Firings, and Retirings — March 12, 2018
Palo Alto loses exec to Apstra; CenturyLink speeds up retirement of CEO; Nokia names new president of global services.
Netsparker Closes $40M Series A for its App Scanning Software
San Francisco private equity fund Turn/River Capital led the round.
ThousandEyes Extends Visibility Coverage of Cloud Agents to Broadband ISPs, New Cities
The expansion is in response to growing market demand for network intelligence.
VMware SVP, GM Jeff Jennings Jumps Ship for Google
He'll report to VMware Founder and former CEO Diane Greene at Google Cloud.
Palo Alto Exceeds Expectations in Fiscal Q2 2018 With New Hardware, Apps
The vendor reported $542 million in revenue, a 28 percent year-over-year increase.
TPx Communications Adds Silver Peak Tech to its Managed SD-WAN Delivery Platform
TPx's current VeloCloud-based platform is not equipped to grow with the provider.
Grocery Uses Bigleaf SD-WAN to Scale With Growing Business
The market's IT director felt like he "was held hostage" to some of the T1 agreements.
Accedian Acquires APM, NPM Vendor Performance Vision
Performance Vision’s software will be rebranded as Skylight PVX.
Riverbed Updates SD-WAN to Serve Businesses From Cloud to Network Edge
It added integrations with Xirrus WiFi and enhanced its automated cloud connectivity.
Anuta Launches Smart Network Platform for Multi-Vendor Networks
The platform provides networks with containerized assurance, telemetry, and orchestration.
Oracle Acquires DDoS Mitigation and Security Startup Zenedge
Oracle gains its AI-driven web application firewall and DDoS mitigation software.
SaltStack Scores $15.5M Series A to Bolster Intelligent Orchestration Software
The company’s automation management platform is based on the Salt open source project.