Alibaba Restructures Amidst Cloud Computing Push and Growth
The research firm MTN Consulting said that Alibaba’s cloud computing business is rapidly becoming the group's “most ambitious venture,” as it boosts its overseas investments and refocuses on R&D.
HPE Composable Cloud Invites Third-Party Vendors to Hybrid Cloud Party
The new product bundles software on top of HPE ProLiant DL rack servers for an open hybrid cloud platform.
U.S. Government Pressures Allies to Shun Huawei in 5G Contracts, Report Says
Government officials are fearful that telecom providers using Huawei gear in other countries will be vulnerable to spying.
Nyansa CTO Says AI and Big Data Analytics Will Tackle New Network Challenges
In this interview, Srinivas opens up about how data analytics has changed the network operations function, how IoT devices will impact networks, and how analytics can help boost network performance.
Nokia Merges Mobile, Fixed Network Groups as Another Exec Is Shown the Door
The company says its newly formed Access Networks organization will help it win 5G contracts and battle against rivals Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, and Samsung.
Weekly Top Posts: 2018-11-25
- Verizon Buys Software-Defined Perimeter Assets From Vidder
- IBM Boosts Cloud Migration, Management
- Citrix Buys Sapho for $200M to Grow Its Digital Workspace Tech
- Microsoft, IBM Top ABI’s Blockchain Platform Provider List
- ZTE Flips the RAN Script on Samsung in Q3, Says Dell’Oro
How and Why to Give 4G the 5G Treatment
MEC is an idea whose time has come. And for mobile operators, advertisers, and OTT providers, it's also an idea that can't come soon enough.
ONUG Europe 2018 – What to Expect
SDxCentral spoke with Nick Lippis, ONUG co-founder and co-chair, about ONUG’s first conference in Europe. The event is part of a partnership with Barclays, and will be held December 7 at their corporate headquarters in London.
Big Cloud Players, Other Hyperscalers Spend $26B on Capex in Q3 2018
Beyond the usual suspects, Alibaba's capex leapt in the quarter putting it ahead of many other hyperscale operators.
GSMA Launches Edge Cloud Initiative for Operators
Huawei is a key player in the group, which might explain why no U.S. operators are members.
Pivot3 HCI Beats Dell EMC, HPE for Airport Data Center Modernization
The vendor’s resiliency also improved airport security. “With security you can’t afford any downtime,” said the director of IT and security at Charleston International Airport.
Microsoft Spreads Open Enclave SDK, Integrates With Azure IoT Edge
The SDK abstracts the developer away from having to deal with hardware security.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — November 21, 2018
Cisco acquires software provider Ensoft; AWS expands language processing service and Snowball; and the LF Networking Fund grows its membership.
Cisco Files SEC Documents Revealing Its Top Executive Salaries
Cisco’s CEO Chuck Robbins earned $21.28 million in fiscal 2018.
Economic Recession Could Drive Serverless Standardization, Consolidation
“When there is an economic recession that is when people pull in their horns," says Forrester VP John Rymer.
Extreme Networks Hires Former CA Technologies Exec Rémi Thomas as CFO
Earlier this month, Broadcom slashed over 400 jobs from CA Technologies’ offices, just days after it bought the company for $18.9 billion.
Schneider Electric Takes Data Center Device Management to the Cloud
The vendor-agnostic software collects 300 million data points daily, analyzes the data, consolidates alarm notifications, and makes recommendations from a centralized console.
Why T-Mobile Is Touting Its 5G Connection in the 600 MHz Spectrum
T-Mobile plans to launch its 5G network in lower band spectrum so it can blanket the country with 5G service.
Pure Storage Moves Into Cloud Storage With AWS
NetApp has been pitching a similar story as it pivots from a traditional storage vendor to a cloud data services company. But Pure Storage says its approach is unique.
Datadog Monitors Serverless Applications in AWS With New Integration
In addition to integrating with AWS’ distributed tracking system X-Ray, the monitoring company also launched a synthetic monitoring tool.