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BT Axes Top Exec Gavin Patterson
The BT executive just last month announced plans to slash 13,000 jobs as part of a broader corporate restructuring. Investors were not happy.
ZTE to Pay $1B Fine, But Qualcomm Set to Benefit Most
The fine is set to resolve ZTE's trade violations, but could open the door for China's approval of Qualcomm's pending NXP acquisition.
Cowen Says Red Hat, Microsoft Will Be Winners in Containers, VMware Not So Much
The report predicts strong growth for enterprises moving containers into production environments. But says it will be another couple of years before the Linux container ecosystem reaches maturity.
Microsoft’s GitHub Mega-Deal Draws Scenarios, Barbs
Past acquisitions by Microsoft have fueled heated responses on social media to the latest multibillion-dollar deal.
Microsoft Bets Billions On Open Source Developers With $7.5B GitHub Buy
The deal better positions the software giant in the commercial cloud space against rivals AWS and Google.
Helm Breaks Free From Kubernetes Project, Joins CNCF
CNCF cited a recent Kubernetes application survey that found 64 percent of app developers, operators, and ecosystem tool developers were using Helm to manage applications on Kubernetes.
T-Mobile, Sprint Combo to Spike 5G Uptake, Report Predicts
Strategy Analytics predicts the combined entity will boost adoption by 17 percent compared with the two continuing on their own.
Ciena Acquires Packet Design; Stock Lags on Mixed Q2
Company revenues beat expectations but profits were sunk by the skyrocketing cost of goods.
Kubernetes Driving Broader, Deeper Container Usage, Study Finds
Organizations are packing 50 percent more running containers per host, with a vast majority running less than one hour.
IBM’s New Cloud Data Service Targets Enterprise AI, Could Capture Microsoft’s Attention
Recent updates ahead of its official launch included a product to help organizations deal with the EU's recently implemented GDPR rules.
Containerd Revamped for More Direct Kubernetes CRI Integration
The new specification merges what was an extra step that was previously required to eliminate a possible stability- and efficiency-impacting “hop.”
AT&T Wraps Google Cloud Into Its NetBond for Cloud Platform
The agreement was fostered by Google’s April launch of its Partner Interconnect platform.
Containers Climb the Hype Cycle, as AT&T and Google Attest
AT&T, Google, and Microsoft highlighted significant progress for the ecosystem, but an enterprise survey showed most remain on the sidelines of actual deployment.
CenturyLink SD-WAN Biz Remains Small, but Is Growing
Most customers are buying SD-WAN services together with MPLS though the former is showing stronger overall growth.
Kata Containers 1.0 Launch Hones In On Security, Interoperability Fears
The project claims greater security than traditional containers by tapping into virtual machine schema but remains compatible with Docker and Kubernetes in the container ecosystem.
Pica8 Guns for Cisco With PicaPilot White Box Software Platform
The software is targeted at large-scale enterprises looking to make the jump from legacy or proprietary systems like those from Cisco.
Juniper, Red Hat Tighten Integration to Fend Off VMware
The goal is to help enterprises more easily take advantage of open cloud systems.
Kontron Supports Latest OpenStack, Kubernetes Releases, Keeps Them Separate
Operators are moving aggressively to tighten their use of OpenStack and Kubernetes to bolster cloud deployments.
Google GKE Usage Surged 9x in 2017, Now Integrates Kubernetes 1.10
Microsoft earlier this month said it has seen a 10x increase in Kubernetes usage on Azure.
Rigado Packages IoT-Focused Edge-as-a-Service Platform
The platform relies on Canonical's Ubuntu Core OS and Snaps application packaging system.