‘Dell Will Eventually Consume VMware,’ Analyst Says
A complete buyout of VMware by Dell Technologies would have likely sparked an employee and shareholder revolt. But that option may still be on the table.
IoT Attack: The Third Siege on Enterprise IT
If IT and operations teams thought it was hard to contend with BYOD and Shadow IT, they must prepare for the latest siege on IT — the Internet of Things.
HPE’s Latest SimpliVity HCI Platform Targets ROBO, Edge Deployments
The hyperconverged infrastructure has twice the rack unit density of similar products, the company claims.
Swedish Private Equity Fund Acquires SUSE for $2.5B
Under EQT’s ownership, SUSE will become a fully independent business. It has been operating as a semi-independent business of Micro Focus.
Vodafone SDN-Based Optical Trial Taps Facebook Voyager Platform
The trial used a Voyager device running a network operating system from Cumulus Networks, Zeetta Networks’ NetOS Software Defined Network orchestration, and architecture help from ADVA.
Reliance Industries Buys Radisys for About $67 Million
Reliance says the acquisition will accelerates Reliance Jio’s growth in the areas of 5G, IoT, and open source architecture adoption.
SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — June 2018
Ericsson prevails in EPC; Kubernetes preps to replace OpenStack, VMware; AT&T dumps its data center assets.
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Under the agreement, Dell Technologies will buy VMware tracking stock. This will allow Dell to go public (again) and pay down its debt.
Security Company Tenable Files for IPO
An IPO could value value Tenable between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, according to anonymous sources.
PKS Remains a Cross-Selling Tool for VMware, Pivotal
The collaborative platform received an update this week but analysts have noted that uptake of the service remains elusive.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — June 29, 2018
Tintri continues to dissolve, slashes employees; AT&T buys AppNexus for $1.6 billion; Microsoft Azure IoT Edge is open sourced on GitHub.
Ericsson Teams With SD-WAN Startup Mode to Build an SD-Core Network
Mode's intelligent routing algorithms give enterprises private network reliability and quality of service that they can then combine with SD-WAN and last-mile internet.
Security Startup Preempt Closes $17.5M Series B, Scores ClearSky, Blackstone, and Intel Funding
The company’s platform “preempts” threats (hence the name) based on identity, behavior, and risk. One of its new investors — Blackstone — started as a customer.
ZTE Replaces Its Chairman and Entire Board of Directors
The sudden absence of a major telecom vendor has caused some big ripple effects. For instance, ZTE pulled out of Mobile World Congress in Shanghai this week.
SD-WAN is Happening in India, Fast
Following the precedent set by other modern technologies in India, SD-WAN will render MPLS obsolete before it even gets a foothold.
Bharti Airtel’s Chairman Sees 5G Slicing as a Solution to Net Neutrality Debate
He promised on behalf of the “mobile operator fraternity” that they will never throttle speeds.
San Francisco 49ers Go With Datrium for Data Center Win
In addition to storing video data for pre-game preparation and game-time decision making, Datrium DVX will also support the scouting database used for serving statistics on college and NFL players in real-time on draft day.
O-RAN Alliance Snares 7 New Operator Members
AT&T’s Andre Fuetsch will head the group’s board, which is made up of delegates from 12 operators.
New Report Details Future Disruptions of Edge Computing
The report includes a glossary of edge computing terms and definitions that is being funneled into The Linux Foundation.
Jask Raises $25M Series B Funding for Autonomous Security Platform
This brings its total to $39 million. Kleiner Perkins led the funding round with participation from Battery Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, TenEleven Ventures, and Vertical Venture Partners.