eBay Moves Away From OpenStack, Embraces Kubernetes and Docker
The company has also built its own servers and plans to open source them. It's midway through its re-platforming project with the goal of making its infrastructure more homogenous.
Orchestrating the Requirements of Intent-Based Networking
Current networks require an intent-based networking system based on proper orchestration to keep current infrastructure intact while integrating next-generation platforms.
Ciena Buys DonRiver to Boost Blue Planet Portfolio
A DonRiver team of specialized OSS software, integration, and consulting experts will form a specialized services group within the Blue Planet Organization.
Europe Embraces Network Virtualization, Time Zones Become a Pain Point
There seem to be a lot more European vendors, emerging from anonymity, that are having success in network virtualization.
Vapor IO Takes Control of Project Volutus, Secures Series C
The Project Volutus joint venture with Crown Castle will now be fully under control of Vapor IO, which will now handle the deployment and service management through its Kinetic Edge platform.
Cisco SVP Romanski Joins PE Firm Siris Capital
Romanski is the third high-level Cisco executive to leave the company in the past month.
Ericsson Bypasses Cisco, Partners With Juniper on Optical Transport
Cisco’s optical transport products overlap with Ericsson making Juniper the better partner.
OSS Vendor Comarch Works for Telefónica, Vodafone, and Deutsche Telekom
Comarch recently won a contract with South Korean 5G operator LG U+ to replace its OSS stack.
Storj Labs Offers Unique Model for Cloud Storage
The company's open source partner program will divert revenue to organizations or individuals that allow blockchain-based encrypted storage on personal devices.
Ericsson Snaps Up Service Assurance Firm CENX In Preparation for 5G
Verizon is a CENX customer. CENX employees, including new CEO Edward Kennedy, will become part of Ericsson when the deal closes this quarter.
SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — August 2018
Cisco targets 1 million routers for SD-WAN; a Cisco SVP shakeup; and Arista's (surprising) first acquisition.
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.
Is Serverless the Future of Open Source and Software Development?
Serverless Inc. CEO Austen Collins said that the open source community has accounted for 90 percent of contributions to the Serverless Framework.
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.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — August 31, 2018
Vodafone Idea becomes the largest mobile operator in India; CenturyLink and VMware launch an IT partner program; AWS released its relational database service on VMware.
Marvell Nixes the Programmable Xpliant Chip It Inherited From Cavium
When Marvell acquired Cavium a couple months ago, it “had to make decisions." Marvell decided to focus all our efforts on its Prestera switching chip line.
We’re Addicted to Databases. They Won’t Help with Edge Computing
Edge devices will create a tsunami of data, and while using databases would seemingly help tame the volumes of data at the edge, databases don’t work at the edge.
Constant Updates Key to Fighting Spectre, Meltdown, Foreshadow
It's common for hardware to have bugs. It's up to the kernel to provide mitigation.
Despite What VMware Says, Not Everyone Wants to Deploy Containers in VMs
OpenStack’s Rocky Release makes it easier to deploy containers on bare metal.
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.