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Silver Peak SD-WAN Supports Multi-Cloud With Google Cloud Certification
Silver Peak’s EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform is now certified by Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud.
Accenture Upgrades Linux Foundation Membership, Expands ONAP Work
Accenture has been working on a commercial version of ONAP to support providers’ transition from hardware-based to software-based networks.
Log Management Company Scalyr Hires New CEO From Cisco, Preps For What’s Next
Christine Heckart, who previously served as an SVP at Cisco, will take over as CEO from Scalyr co-founder Steve Newman.
Aryaka Hires Three New C-Suite Executives
This is CEO Matt Carter’s first big leadership shakeup since taking over as head of Aryaka in September of last year.
Cybeats Releases IoT Security, Monitoring App on Palo Alto Networks Framework
The Cybeats IoT Radar app provides internal defense, monitoring, and lifecycle management directly to IoT devices.
LogicMonitor Steps Up Its Monitoring for Microservices, Containerized Applications
The monitoring provider added Kubernetes and service-oriented monitoring tools to its SaaS-based platform.
Sprint Looks Ahead at 2019 to Broaden Its Managed SD-WAN Service
The provider is looking to bring in additional SD-WAN vendors and build universal CPE in 2019.
BT Taps SevOne For Greater Visibility Into Its Managed Services
The British telecommunications provider chose SevOne to step up the level of automation of service management it can provide to its customers.
SD-WAN Is Useless Unless You Monitor It
Understanding the challenges associated with monitoring SD-WAN can help enterprises prepare for the evolution of their networks.
Martello Technologies Uses SD-WAN to Optimize IoT Systems
The work is part of its participation in the Blackberry and L-Spark Accelerator Program, a program building network performance management technologies for IoT.
Enterprises Spent $125B on IT Infrastructure in 2018, Says Synergy Research
While Cisco maintained its dominance in the enterprise infrastructure market, HPE beat out the vendor in the data center server segment of the market.
Alibaba Buys Open Source Big Data Firm Data Artisans for $130M
Alibaba has been one of the largest contributors and users of Data Artisans’ open source data processing framework since 2016.
Headcount: The Latest in Firings, Hirings, and Retirings — January 7, 2018
Mesosphere names a new CEO to replace its co-founder; Indian software provider Sterlite Technologies hires new execs; Lattice Semiconductor expands its leadership team.
Radware Snaps Up ShieldSquare for New Bot Management Product Line
ShieldSquare provides an API-based service that leverages machine learning to detect and eliminate “bad bots” from a variety of applications.
Who Went Where: The Top Personnel Changes of 2018
From Hans Vestberg’s quick rise at Verizon to Google Cloud’s leadership shakeup, this year was full of personnel changes that turned heads.
The Top Acquisitions of 2018 in SDxCentral’s World
Open source and containers found themselves at the center of M&A activity this year.
Huawei Is the No. 1 IoT Platform Vendor, Says IHS Markit
The Chinese vendor beat out Cisco, Microsoft, and PTC for the top spot in the analyst firm's IoT Platform Vendor Scorecard.
Industrial Internet and OpenFog Consortiums Merge to Create Industrial IoT Powerhouse
The two groups will combine memberships to develop industry guidance and best practices for Industrial IoT as well as fog and edge computing.
Comcast Is Working on a uCPE That Runs Multiple VNFs With Its SD-WAN
The service provider is hoping to launch a cost-effective uCPE platform that supports more VNFs along with its SD-WAN early next year.
Verizon, Reliance Jio, TIM Join the O-RAN Alliance
Verizon and Jio were both original members of the xRAN Forum, which merged with the C-RAN Alliance this year to form O-RAN.