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AT&T, Microsoft Score Multi-Million-Dollar Air Force Wins
Both are “service experiments” in that the military wants to trial private companies — as opposed to Air Force service members — to provide IT and networking services.
Sprint Says Packet, Open19 Give It 5G Flexibility
Sprint's Aaron Hinkle also weighed in on SDN: “When you move to the edge you have to be able to do a full SDN deployment.”
LinkedIn: Open19 Data Center Tech Ready for Prime Time and Edge
While the Open19 Project started as a way for LinkedIn to optimize its data centers, its founders quickly realized that the platform was well suited for edge deployments.
Alphabet’s Chronicle Launches VirusTotal Enterprise With 100x Faster Malware Search
VirusTotal also has new capabilities to help companies’ threat intelligence teams better analyze massive amounts of data.
Nutanix Bumps VMware Off Top HCI Software Ranking
VMware ranked No. 2 in the HCI software vendor list while Dell remained the market leader for branded hyperconverged products.
HPE Selects Intel Programmable Card for Data Center Servers
HPE is the first original equipment manufacturer to incorporate the programmable card into its devices.
VMware, Pivotal Execs Say Google’s On-Prem Kubernetes Validates PKS
The competitive landscape for managed, on-premises Kubernetes services is becoming increasingly crowded with the likes of Cisco and even Google itself jumping in.
Digital Realty Buys Ascenty for $1.8B, Battles Equinix for Cloud, Interconnection Deals
Digital Realty already has data centers in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. This expands its data center footprint to Latin American — a region primed for growth.
Dell IPO Back on the Table
Dell plans to interview several banks this week to discuss underwriting an IPO, according to media reports.
Cyber Threat Alliance Reports 459% Spike in Cryptomining Malware
“If you’ve got mining happening on your network, you probably have other bad stuff happening on your network, and it’s probably much worse than mining,” said CTA’s Neil Jenkins.
Intel and Alibaba Launch Edge, Hybrid Cloud Partnerships
The hybrid cloud partnership will target original equipment manufacturers and channel partners that will build and sell private cloud products running Alibaba Cloud’s Apsara Stack.
Scality Rolls Out Multi-Cloud Management Tool Zenko in Open Source and Enterprise Editions
The product uses a Kubernetes orchestration framework. It supports on-premises storage devices and cloud storage from Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Digital Ocean, Wasabi, and Scality’s software-defined storage platform Ring.
Trump and Peekaboo: Hackers Target Political Malware, Surveillance Software
McAfee says Presidents Trump and Obama have malware campaigns named after them. Tenable discloses a flaw that could affect hundreds of thousands of security cameras globally.
Intel’s Growing Chip Portfolio Stretches From Cloud to Edge
Intel may be best known for its x86 server chips, but its growing silicon portfolio targets cloud and edge applications, as well as 5G.
Interconnection Bandwidth Skyrockets With 5G as an ‘Amplifier,’ Equinix Says
SDN and NFV are contributing to the growth of interconnection because these technologies make it easier for customers to consume more bandwidth.
Oracle Cloud Disappoints, Execs Stick to Script on Kurian’s Departure
When asked about Kurian, who heads the company’s cloud business, Co-CEO Mark Hurd said “we expect him back.” But Hurd refused to say when that will happen.
Scale Computing, APC Build Micro Data Center in a Box
The hyperconverged infrastructure system is designed for edge deployments. It includes automated virtualization, compute, storage, and power management resources, along with built-in redundancy.
Cloud Storage Startup Wasabi Scores $68M, Brings the Heat to Amazon
The company claims its cloud storage costs less than one-fifth the price of Amazon S3 and is more than six times as fast.
Samsung Leads Datrium’s $60M Series D Round
Datrium says its software simplifies hybrid cloud compared to traditional storage systems and hyperconverged infrastructure.
Lenovo and NetApp Launch Storage Products, New Company in China
The new Lenovo-branded products will combine NetApp’s all-flash data management and storage software with Lenovo’s servers.