Commercial Kubernetes Services: There’s an App for That
The Google Cloud Platform Marketplace updates its previously launched Cloud Launcher service and offers applications that are tested and vetted to work on Kubernetes.
Ericsson Rebounds in Q2 as 5G Momentum Grows
The Swedish firm reported an operating profit of $23 million. It’s the first time since the third quarter 2016 that the company has reported a profit.
Nokia Nuage and Globe Telecom Bring SD-WAN to the Philippines
With Nokia Nuage SD-WAN, Globe Telecom customers across the 7,000 islands that comprise the Philippines will have automated, cloud-based connectivity.
Big Switch Takes the Fast Path to Hybrid Cloud Via On-Prem VPCs
It’s delivering a public-cloud management paradigm, which customers are familiar with, to on-premises workloads.
Security Vendor Claims 98 Percent of Serverless Deployments at Risk
The company scanned thousands of serverless-based apps running in production on AWS, with 16 percent of those at risk considered "serious."
BlueData Throws Kubernetes at Stateful Storage Challenges
Although there are other Kubernetes projects about stateful storage they lack the enterprise-level capabilities to support more robust application sets, says BlueData.
White Box OS Startup Arrcus Takes On Cisco, Arista, and Juniper
CEO Devesh Garg says the company’s operating system isn’t limited by legacy software or hardware and can take advantage of innovations in the underlying silicon.
AWS Adds EC2 Compute Processing to Its Snowball Edge Device
By using Amazon compute EC2 instances on their Snowball Edge devices, customers can enable those devices to function as a mobile data center.
Corelight and Databricks Combine Forces for Threat Detection, Remediation, and Analytics
Both Corelight and Databricks are based on open source technologies — Corelight on Bro and Databricks on Apache Spark. While the open source technologies have been combined, this is the first time the companies' commercial versions of software will integrate.
Orange Plucks Basefarm Cloud Biz for $410 Million
The deal will add data management, big data, and multi-cloud support to Orange Business Services. It also expands its footprint across Europe.
The Rise of Lifecycle Service Orchestration
This SDxCentral eBook looks at how LSO is evolving and why it will play an important part in the management and control of network services across different network domains.
Insider Threat Management Startup ObserveIT Closes $33M Series B
One-quarter of all security incidents involve insiders, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report.
Training Conundrum: Open Source Moves Faster Than Curriculum
There is more interest in training than there is good quality training available, says the Linux Foundation.
Cloud, Container, and Serverless Developers Are In Big Demand
Sylabs is offering $2,500 to any non-employee that refers a developer that is eventually hired by the company.
Would AWS Sell White Box Switches to Enterprises?
The hyperscale public cloud providers such as AWS have built network operating systems that are very simple and only have the features they need and nothing more, said IDC analyst Brad Casemore.
Oracle’s Blockchain Cloud Service Goes Public
The blockchain service is a part of Oracle's Cloud Platform and is built on The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger blockchain fabric.
Why Performance Matters in a 5G World
VNFs that leverage the latest server technology and are architected for high data plane throughput are the best path to building the high-speed, high-capacity networks that 5G will require.
Security Vendor Fortinet Sells SD-WAN Directly to Customers
According to Gartner research, there are more than 60 SD-WAN vendors, and 90 percent of them offer little or no security. Fortinet’s SD-WAN has a single controller to manage both the security and the other SD-WAN features.
Datadog Deepens Algorithmic and Machine Learning With Watchdog Capability
Watchdog uses algorithms and machine learning to automatically look at all the data sent by an enterprises’ infrastructure and applications.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — July 13, 2018
The U.S. Justice Department appeals the AT&T-Time Warner merger; Tintri files for bankruptcy in the U.S., shutters in Europe; Ericsson divests Swedish field services operation.