Cumulus and Nutanix Integrate HCI, Open Networking
The partnership also allows Cumulus to battle Cisco. “That’s what we do everyday, and having a better story for Nutanix customers is just one more way to do that,” Cumulus CEO Josh Leslie says.
Addressing 2018
Time for another annual roundup from the world of IP addresses. Let's see what has changed in the past 12 months in addressing the Internet and look at how IP address allocation information can inform us of the changing nature of the network itself.DoJ Drops 13-Count Indictment on Huawei and Jailed CFO
The indictment alleges bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and attempts to circumvent standing sanctions against Iran.
Cato Networks Raises $55M to Take On Legacy Telcos
The young SD-WAN provider will use the funds to invest in its service infrastructure, engineering and support organizations, and marketing and sales efforts.
Service Provider SDN Deployments Near Universal, IHS Markit Finds
By the end of this year, 74 percent of the service providers said they will use SDN to deliver new services, while 65 percent will use it in operations and management operations.
Deutsche Telekom Warns of 5G Delay if Huawei is Banned
The German telecom giant expressed fears that Europe could fall behind China and the U.S. by at least two years if governments ban Huawei over security concerns.
Day Zero, One, Two
My personal approach to technology design is to visualise three broad stages. Design, Deploy and Operate. Because those terms are boring and much abused by marketing, I actually use Day Zero, Day One and Day Two. Day Zero design, strategy customer needs, service goals and values – how to keep the service runnings business – […]
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Cumulus + Nutanix = Building and Simplifying Open, Modern Data Centers at Scale
We are excited to announce that Cumulus and Nutanix are partnering to build and operate modern data centers with open networking software. We’ve worked closely with Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, to develop a joint integration that will solve one of the most pressing enterprise infrastructure problems by unlocking the power of hyperconverged systems with open networking.
It’s a challenge every enterprise knows all too well: siloed servers, storage and compute make traditional IT infrastructure expensive and complex to maintain and creates a dynamic that holds back business innovation. Hyperconverged infrastructure with modern, open networking software allows for agility, flexibility, and a greatly simplified operational model across compute, storage, and networking. Our joint solution brings a fully automated and highly distributed network fabric to hyperconverged workloads for the modern data center.
Together, Cumulus and Nutanix unite compute, storage, virtualization and now networking in an open, scalable, and efficient way for today’s modern data center.
Cumulus Linux and NetQ with Nutanix delivers tangible business value by increasing operational efficiency shortening the time required to stand up Nutanix clusters, organizational agility by improving the user experience via a single interface using Nutanix Prism, streamlined procurement through common hardware partners such Continue reading
New UN Tool Maps Asia-Pacific Cybersecurity Landscape
News of cyber attacks and personal data breaches frequently make headlines nowadays, particularly in Asia Pacific*, and every time a new incident happens, it deals a blow to the trust of some users. Since cyber threats are grave and growing, society must understand how policymakers are addressing cybersecurity concerns, and what can be done to strengthen trust.
A United Nations agency recently launched a tool to do exactly that. Against the backdrop of increasingly complex cybersecurity policies around the world, the portal aims to “enhance informed participation in key policy processes by all relevant stakeholders”, thus facilitating information sharing, capacity building, and trust and cooperation in cyberspace. We spent some time with it to evaluate the state of cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and to highlight the importance of the issue.
The Cyber Policy Portal, released this month by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), maps the global cybersecurity capability landscape, covering all 193 of the UN Member States, 13 intergovernmental organizations, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and a number of multilateral frameworks.
The interactive map draws from public information and, where applicable, carries links to original documents. Systematically, it answers some of the salient questions Continue reading
Cisco Pushes ACI to AWS and Azure, Embraces ‘Data Center Anywhere’ Strategy
It sounds similar to VMware’s “NSX everywhere” push, which seeks to stretch that vendor’s networking and security capabilities from data centers to clouds and the edge.
Not So Fast Ansible, Cisco IOS Can’t Keep Up…
Remember how earlier releases of Nexus-OS started dropping configuration commands if you were typing them too quickly (and how it was declared a feature ;)?
Mark Fergusson had a similar experience on Cisco IOS. All he wanted to do was to use Ansible to configure a VRF, an interface in the VRF, and OSPF routing process on Cisco CSR 1000v running software release 15.5(3).
Here’s what he was trying to deploy. Looks like a configuration straight out of an MPLS book, right?
Read more ...Cisco Issues Patches for Several SD-WAN Software Vulnerabilities
Cisco discovered a number of vulnerabilities affecting devices that connect to its SD-WAN software. This includes one critical security flaw to its vController software.
ExtraHop CEO Sets His Sights on Becoming a Half-Billion-Dollar Security Firm
ExtraHop CEO Arif Kareem is also positioning the software provider for an IPO in the next 24 months. But he’s quick to add, “that’s not our end goal.”