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5 Things You Should Know About VMware
Serverless, IoT security, and the crack house were all hot topics at VMware’s annual research and development conference.
Aviatrix Challenges Cisco, VMware With Public Cloud Networking Service
The new hosted service builds and manages virtual private cloud networks in all three major public clouds: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Cisco, HPE Invest in Cohesity’s $250 Million Series D
This brings the secondary storage and data management company’s total funding to $410 million, which Cohesity says laps all other Series D enterprise software investments in the U.S. over the last 18 months.
Data Center Server Buyers Choose White Box Over Dell EMC, IHS Says
White box beat Dell EMC in terms of data center server revenue and units shipped in the first quarter of 2018.
Cisco Says VPNFilter Attacks Bigger and Badder Than Originally Thought
Newly discovered capabilities mean hackers can snoop on web traffic and execute man-in-the-middle attacks before killing the device.
VMware Cloud on AWS Adds Frankfurt Region, Hybrid Cloud Starter Version
Stretched Clusters, which aims to protect mission-critical applications against data center and availability zone outages, is now available.
Fortinet Buys Bradford Networks, Adds Machine Learning to Its Web Application Firewall
Machine learning allows Fortinet’s WAF to provide almost 100 percent application threat detection accuracy without requiring additional fine tuning, the company claims.
CA Technologies Rolls Out Cloud Partnership With IBM, Application Security Update
VMware is a customer using the application security product, which allows companies to use open source libraries to speed software development without adding unmanaged risk.
Dell Technologies Claims Server King Status, Posts Surging Q1 2019 Revenue
IDC’s latest number put Dell at No. 1 in both server revenue and units shipped.
Amazon, Google Vulnerable to Zip Slip, Says Snyk Security Research
The security startup maintains a massive database of vulnerabilities in open source libraries.
Druva Buys CloudRanger, Grows Its AWS-Native Backup and Disaster Recovery Tech
The acquisition follows an $80 million funding round and signals a growth trajectory for the SD-storage company.
HPE Sells Software-Defined Story, Updates OneView and OneSphere
OneSphere is the company’s hybrid cloud management SaaS, and OneView is its on-premises infrastructure management software.
VMware’s Future Is Networking, CEO Pat Gelsinger Says
In addition to NSX, the company’s software-defined storage and hyperconverged products also saw strong growth during the first quarter of its fiscal 2019.
FBI Blames North Korea for Malware, Kaspersky Lawsuits Dismissed
The two malware families target U.S. media, aerospace, financial, and critical infrastructure sectors’ networks.
VMware Unleashes R&D Innovation Revolution at RADIO
For the first time in its history VMware invited outsiders to its annual R&D conference.
Mellanox Brings Hyperscaler Capabilities to the Masses With Private Cloud Framework
The 25G Ethernet network infrastructure integrates with cloud and hyperconverged infrastructure software stacks from vendors including VMware, Nutanix, Red Hat, and Microsoft.
TecRacer Saves Customers Big Bucks Using ParkMyCloud’s AWS Automation Tool
One customer’s servers now run about 160 hours per month instead of 740 hours per month, saving about $18,000.
Nutanix CEO Talks ‘Sherlock’ Edge Platform, Blurred Lines Between Containers and VMs
Sherlock, a cloud-based platform-as-a-service, will target IoT use cases and verticals including retail, manufacturing, health care, and oil and gas.
Fortinet Security Fabric Connectors Automate Management for Multi-Vendor Environments
It does this through one-click integrations with partners including AWS, Cisco ACI, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and VMware NSX.
FBI Takes On Russian Hackers, Seizes VPNFilter Malware Domain
The move essentially redirects the malware’s attacks to an FBI-controlled server.