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Network Break 284: Dell Technologies Announces SONiC Distro; Microsoft Acquires Metaswitch Networks

Today's Network Break asks if enterprises want a supported SONiC network OS, Microsoft acquires Metaswitch Networks, VMware buys Kubernetes security platform Octarine, Cisco announces quarterly results, and more tech news.

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Tech Bytes: Accelerating Cloud Connectivity With Megaport (Sponsored)

Megaport provides global cloud connectivity, data center interconnect, and Internet exchange peering. On today's sponsored Tech Bytes podcast, we talk about the services Megaport offers, and how the company can support your remote-work needs. Our guest is Misha Cetrone, Sr. Global Director, Cloud Solutions.

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Network Break 283: NVIDIA Acquires Cumulus Networks; Innovium Announces 25.6 Tbps Switch ASIC

Today's Network Break analyzes NVIDIA's purchase of Cumulus Networks, boggles at Innovium's announced 25.6Tbps ASIC, and parses why Arista will support the SONiC network OS on its switches. We also cover a new 5G lobbying organization, Zoom's Keybase acquisition, financial results, and more tech news.

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Network Break 282: NVIDIA Completes Mellanox Acquisition; SpaceX Sets Date For Satellite Internet Beta Testing

The latest Network Break podcast examines NVIDIA's just-completed Mellanox acquisition, beta testing dates from SpaceX, the latest version of Cumulus Networks' NetQ management software, plus quarterly financial news for Juniper, Microsoft, and Amazon

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Tech Bytes: IT Accountability In The Age Of Network Transformation (Sponsored)

Welcome to the Tech Bytes podcast from the Packet Pushers. AppNeta is our sponsor, and we’re going to talk about IT accountability in the age of network transformation. More and more applications are moving to the cloud, but IT is still on the hook for service delivery and user experience. Our guests from AppNeta are John Tewfik, Principal Solutions Consultant; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.

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Network Break 281: FCC Opens 6Ghz Band For Unlicensed Use; Arista Boosts WLAN Software

The FCC makes swathes of new spectrum available for Wi-Fi, Arista upgrades its WLAN software, Cisco and Google announce plans to partner on an SD-WAN solution for Google Cloud, Google rolls out a remote access product for the enterprise, and more tech news analysis on today's Network Break podcast.

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Tech Bytes: Network Verification – Smarter Network Ops With Forward Networks (Sponsored)

Forward Networks builds a real-time software model of your data center network that you can use to verify intent, test changes, and speed troubleshooting. Forward is sponsoring this Tech Bytes episode. Our guest is Nikhil Handigol, co-founder of Forward, and we’re going to talk about the state of network verification and where the technology is heading.

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Network Break 279: Cisco Acquires Fluidmesh; VMware NSX 3.0; MS Events Virtual Until July 2021

Take a Network Break! Grab a virtual donut, sit back and relax, and take a journey with us through Elysian fields of tech news analysis. We’ve got stories today on Cisco, VMware, a new PCAP appliance, a Tech Byte from sponsor Silver Peak with their SD-WAN customer C&S Wholesalers, and more.

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Network Break 278: Palo Alto Buys SD-WAN Maker CloudGenix; Zoom Gets Called On Security, Privacy Problems

Our weekly installment of tech news analysis includes Palo Alto's $420 million purchase of CloudGenix, Zoom's very bad week for security and privacy, Cisco Live going virtual, updates on professional development opportunities, and more on Network Break from the Packet Pushers.

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Tech Bytes: Gain Application Fluency Across Multiple Clouds With Oracle SD-WAN (Sponsored)

Today's Tech Bytes podcast tackles SD-WAN with sponsor Oracle. We examine how SD-WAN supports multi-cloud management, fail-safe network automation, more secure connections, and application fluency. Our guest is Doug Tait, Director of Product Marketing.

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Heavy Networking 509: Zscaler – Enabling Fast, Secure Remote Work For Employees (Sponsored)

Today's show goes deep on cloud-based security, remote access, and zero trust with sponsor Zscaler. In particular we explore Zscaler Private Access, an alternative to traditional IPSec VPNs. We take a packet walk through Zscaler's service to understand how it works. Our guest is Lisa Lorenzin, Director, Transformation Strategy at Zscaler.

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Tech Bytes: Four Phases Of Scaling Your Remote Workforce With Viavi Solutions (Sponsored)

As more employees work from home, organizations are struggling with the rollout and support of remote work forces. On today's Tech Bytes podcast we walk through the four phases of scaling up remote workers with our sponsor, Viavi Solutions. Viavi provides network performance monitoring and visibility products. Our guest is Bill Proctor, Customer Success Manager at Viavi.

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Network Break 277: Juniper’s Mist Systems Announces Premium Analytics; Cato Launches Clientless Remote Access

Today's Network Break podcast examines a new analytics service from Juniper's Mist Systems for engineers and lines of business, a new clientless remote access service from Cato Networks, the impact of increased traffic on Facebook and cloud services, how co-lo sites are restricting physical access, and more.

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Tech Bytes: Getting Visibility Into The End User Experience With AppNeta (Sponsored)

AppNeta combines path, packet, Web, and flow data to provide a detailed picture of end user performance. In this sponsored Tech Bytes episode, we discuss how AppNeta works, how performance visibility can help organizations move from fighting fires to proactive remediation, the value of synthetic transactions, and more. Our guests from AppNeta are John Tewfik, Principal Solutions Consultant; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.

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Network Break 276: Cisco Extends Certification Renewals; EU Asks Streaming Services To Reduce Bandwidth

On today's Network Break we check in on the health of the global Internet as more and workers go remote, Cisco extends the lifetime of professional certs, the EU asks streaming services to throttle back on bandwidth, some debt-laden tech companies see share prices plunge, and more.

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Network Break 275: Aruba Bridges 5G And Wi-Fi; VMware Embraces K8s With Tanzu, vSphere 7

On today's Network Break we discuss potential impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on Internet loads, conferences and events, VPNs and working from home, and other tech areas. We also examine Aruba's new Air Pass and Air Slice offerings, drill into VMware's massive Tanzu and vSphere 7 releases, a WatchGuard acquisition, and more. Guest pontificator Ned Bellanvance comes along for the ride.

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Heavy Networking 506: Where Is The Industry Headed With Intent-Based Networking?

Where is the networking industry with Intent-Based Networking (IBN)? On today's Heavy Networking we talk about efforts to come to some agreement on just what constitutes IBN, dive into graph databases, and examine proposed IETF definitions of the technology. Our guests are Jeff Tantsura, head of networking strategy at Apstra and IETF chair; and Phil Gervasi, a solutions architect.

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Tech Bytes: Measuring End User Experience Of SaaS And Web Apps With ThousandEyes (Sponsored)

Today's Tech Bytes podcast explores end user experience with sponsor ThousandEyes. ThousandEyes offers end point agents that measuring application experience and network performance from the end-user perspective. These agents capture real-time session data or run scheduled synthetic tests to provide visibility into the performance of SaaS applications as well as local network conditions.

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