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Google Brings SDN to the Public Internet
Espresso is the fourth pillar of Google’s SDN strategy.
Free Range Routing and DPDK Join the Linux Foundation
Networking is ‘Where the Action is.’
Microsoft Azure Adds Console as an ExpressRoute Connectivity Partner
Console provides layer 3 software automation for the connection.
Extreme Buys the Brocade Data Center Networking Assets for $55M
Extreme recently also announced it was buying Avaya's networking assets.
Cisco Calls Rumors of Software, Hardware Disaggregation ‘Unsubstantiated’
Taiwanese switch ODMs grab data center market share.
Silver Peak’s SD-WAN Identifies Traffic from the First Packet
The company says it's better than deep packet inspection.
Oracle Works With the TM Forum on VNF On-Boarding
Oracle already provides virtual functions for major telcos.
Dutch Provider Selects Juniper’s Virtual MX Edge Router
The vMX is deployed on x86 servers via a software license.
Canonical Combines its OpenStack with Huawei’s SDN Controller
They’ll also increase each other’s market reach.
Cable Plays in the Farm League of Network Virtualization
While cable talks about VMs, its competitors lead on CORD.
CenturyLink Surges Forward with Its Own Version of CORD
It’s not using the ONOS controller for its CORD project.
Fujitsu Targets SD-WAN at Smaller-Sized Businesses
It’s focusing on E-Line service for an underserved market.
Don’t Use Cloud Titans for Applications, Says Mesosphere
Mesosphere gives portability of cloud services.
IBM Releases a Beta Blockchain Service for Enterprises
It’s based on the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger open source effort.
Infinera Software Serves Up On-Demand Optical Capacity
ACE combines integrated photonics with SDN.
Orange Business Services Taps Riverbed for SD-WAN
Riverbed created a separate business unit for service providers.
Facebook Tests its White Box Transponder in Europe
It worked with Coriant and Telia Carrier.
Verizon’s Exponent Acts as a Software Company Inside the Carrier
Verizon is selling software it's developed for its own networks to other carriers.
Docker Donates Containerd to Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Containerd has been the heart of the Docker platform since April 2016.
Vodafone Selects Nuage for its ‘Project Ocean’ Data Center Virtualization
Nuage is also working with Vodafone on SD-WAN.