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Equinix CEO Charles Meyers Sees NFV, 5G Opportunities Ahead
The data center giant will pursue business opportunities in NFV, IoT, and 5G services, according to the new CEO.
VMware Plans to Bring More AWS, Other Cloud-Native Services on Prem
VMware’s Rajiv Ramaswami says the virtualization company wants to bring more cloud-native services into customers’ on-premises data centers.
Sysdig Scores $68.5M Series D to Boost Container Monitoring, Security
Sysdig CEO Suresh Vasudevan declined to comment on the company’s plans for an initial public offering.
Equinix Picks New CEO Charles Meyers
Meyers succeeds Peter Van Camp, who was named interim CEO in January when former CEO Steven Smith resigned suddenly after “exercising poor judgment with respect to an employee matter.”
Packet Closes $25M Series B, Builds Edge Network
Thao Nyugen works for Packet as director of hardware platforms. Coming from Facebook, he led the development and deployment of over 1 million Open Compute Project servers in the last eight years.
Intel Buys NetSpeed to Boost Specialized SoCs
NetSpeed’s technology helps architects optimize system-on-chip performance before manufacturing the chips.
Nutanix Wins $20-Plus Million Deal With Defense Agency
The deal, which closed in Q4 fiscal 2018, is the largest deal in the company’s history.
Cisco’s New UCS Server Supports Google’s Kubeflow, Other ML Tools
Deep learning requires software tools to make sense of the data. To that end Cisco is working with software providers and other technology companies to validate machine learning tools on top of the new server.
Top Oracle Exec Thomas Kurian Takes ‘Extended’ Break
Kurian, who reports directly to CTO Larry Ellison, didn’t say when he’ll return or why he’s taking time off.
Fortinet Adds Network Access Control for IoT Security to Its Security Fabric
The company acquired NAC vendor Bradford Networks earlier this summer. Today it’s essentially rebranding Bradford’s technology as FortiNAC.
Nutanix Sees ‘Immense’ Networking, Security Opportunities
SDxCentral spoke with Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey immediately after the company’s fourth quarter fiscal 2018 earnings call. Nutanix posted revenue of $303.7 million, up from $252.5 million a year ago.
Former LinkedIn, Yahoo, Cisco Execs Target Cloud Security at Avid Secure
The startup uses artificial intelligence and automation to detect and respond to security threats and ensure compliance in cloud environments.
HCI Heats Up in Vegas With VMware, Cisco, Veeam, and Pivot3
At VMworld and at home this week, all four of the top hyperconverged infrastructure vendors made news with their HCI platforms and partnerships.
Cloudian’s $94M Funding Round Signals SD-Storage Is Officially Exciting
This brings its total to $173 million and marks a “watershed moment in storage,” says CMO Jon Toor.
Arista Founder Takes Aim at Cisco With VMware NSX ‘Open Framework’
“Proprietary is not a word in our dictionary,” said Andy Bechtolsheim, founder, chief development officer, and chairman at Arista.
Michael Dell at VMworld: Edge Is Where It’s At
Dell said edge products and services represent a massive opportunity, and VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined his company’s telco strategy.
VMworld Opener: CloudHealth Acquisition, Edge Preview, and Gelsinger’s New Tattoo
In addition to scooping up a cloud-monitoring startup and developing an edge strategy VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger took some time to get a new tattoo before VMworld.
VMware Cloud on AWS Hits Asia-Pacific Region
Updates to the hybrid cloud platform include deeper integration with NSX networking and security capabilities and a high-capacity storage option via integration with Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS).
Array Networks Says Its the Nutanix of Private Cloud Networking and Security
Companies can run Array’s security and networking applications, open source applications, or those from third-party vendors like Cisco and F5 on the platform.
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger: NSX Is the Standard for SDN
VMware’s NSX networking license bookings grew 40 percent year over year during the second quarter of fiscal 2019.