Catchpoint Cuts Through the Layers of the Network Onion
The end user monitoring company added new cloud nodes on AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM, Tencent, and Alibaba regions, and extended its monitoring capabilities outside of its existing support.
IBM-Led Nabla Container Platform Touts Isolation for Its Security Posture
The design differs from traditional Docker-based containers that allow for a host kernel to be shared by running containers, which leads to more interaction between the host and container pods.
Xage Scores $12M Series A for Blockchain-Based IoT Security
The company’s platform uses blockchain to connect industrial IoT devices and synchronize and store credentials, certificates, policies, and data between edge and data center locations.
Organizations Need IT Experts Who Know Basic LAN/WAN Switching and Routing
As the network continues to evolve and change, IT professionals have to adapt and learn in order to keep up, and employers must find ways to verify that perspective.
Cisco, Ciena, Huawei, and Nokia Lead Optical Vendors, IHS Says
IHS said that the top optical equipment vendors posted more than $1 billion in revenues last year. Worldwide, Huawei remains the market heavyweight.
Kubernetes a Slam Dunk in Container Orchestration Game
The scale and impact of Kubernetes was obvious at the recent OSCON 2018 conference in Portland, Oregon.
Microsoft Throws Down Cloud Revenue Challenge for AWS, Google
The computing giant touted cloud as driving its latest revenue surge, and it has set a high bar for its rivals to match.
Tech Heavyweights Create Open Source Project to Transfer Data
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft are behind the initiative. So far, Amazon and Apple are not part of the group.
OpenSDS Project Issues First Release for Software-Defined Storage
For its first code release the OpenSDS project unified storage with Kubernetes for container control and storage with OpenStack for virtual machine control.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — July 20, 2018
Swim secures $10 million; the three major South Korean mobile operators will work together on 5G; GE and Microsoft partner on industrial IoT.
Cradlepoint Q&A: LTE’s Role as a Primary WAN Link
Thanks to all who joined us for the Cradlepoint webinar: LTE’s Role as a Primary WAN Link.
The Chief Barrier to Container Adoption Is Persistent Storage, SDxCentral Report Says
Other adoption challenges cited by the report include multi-cloud/cross-data center integration, data management in containerized environments, and security profiles.
Let’s Not Forget European Operators in Open Source Networking
Deutsche Telekom joins The Linux Foundation.
The Battle Between Network Virtualization Overlay vs. Forklift Upgrade
Many companies find that deploying a network virtualization overlay makes more sense because of the ROI.
T-Mobile Goes Nationwide With NB-IoT
The operator’s new partner program will bring together hardware and software developers.
LiveAction to Release Server Appliance for LiveNX Monitoring Platform
Engineers from Savvius, which LiveAction acquired last month, helped specify the hardware and optimize and test the server image for bare metal installation.
Rethink Your Security Infrastructure
A software-driven approach to security makes advanced capabilities possible even on a tight budget.
AT&T Caters to Customers That Prefer a Full Cisco NFV Stack
AT&T’s other virtualization platform, FlexWare, now includes SD-WAN from VMware/VeloCloud.
Exploring the Software-Defined Access Market, From A to Zed
From Adtran to ZTE, cable and telco vendors alike are beginning to reap the benefits of SDN and virtualization with the development of software-defined access solutions and propositions.
Containers-as-a-Service is a Fresh Battleground for Cloud Giants
Half of container users started less than 12 months ago, providing new blood for AWS, Azure, Google, Docker, VMware, Red Hat to fight over.