Ciena’s Blue Planet Dynamically Connects to a Variety of Clouds
The company’s SDN technology was chosen by CoreSite Realty to help its customers connect to public and private clouds and to adjust bandwidth as needed.
Codefresh Kubernetes-Native CI/CD Platform Lures Microsoft Cash
The company's platform helps developers to automate their application deployment to Kubernetes in as little as 10 minutes and is more Kubernetes-centric than Spinnaker.
Qualcomm’s Edge Platform Will Upgrade IoT Modules
Companies can deploy 2G IoT modules today and upgrade them to NB-IoT or CAT-M when network coverage is more comprehensive.
Pain in the XaaS: Rise of FaaS, CaaS Adds to Cloud Orchestration Woes
The latest cloud orchestration report indicates that CIOs, cloud architects, and other IT infrastructure managers need to educate themselves on an increasingly wide variety of options.
Deutsche Telekom Demonstrates 5G Network Architecture With Third-Party VNFs
DT deployed a network data layer using HPE’s shared data environment. The shared layering helps the network handle a large variety of workloads while maintaining agility.
GitLab Ditches Microsoft Azure for Google Cloud, Kubernetes
The move is tied to the company’s desire to further exploit Google's Kubernetes support. Although the timing is interesting given Microsoft's recent announcement that it is purchasing GitHub.
Google Becomes Platinum Member of The Linux Foundation
Sarah Novotny, the head of open source strategy for Google Cloud Platform, will join The Linux Foundation board of directors.
Dell, VMware Still Dominate HCI Charts, Says IDC
For the second quarter in a row Dell Technologies’ brands ranked No. 1 in hyperconverged hardware and software sales.
FOX Networks Trials Barefoot Networks’ Tofino Programmable Chip
Broadcast networks are increasingly moving to IP, and this gives them the opportunity to take advantage of a programmable forwarding plane.
DevOps Players CloudBees, Puppet Score $100M in Funds
The DevOps market was worth nearly $2.8 billion in 2016, and is predicted to grow at an 18.6 percent CAGR through 2025, according to a Grand View Research report.
Comcast machineQ Brings IoT to Golf Courses, Mines, and Wines
The IoT business unit of Comcast, machineQ, named new customers that represent new industries and use cases for its low-power wide area network.
John Chambers’ VC Firm Backs Security Startup Balbix’s $20M Series B
Cavium, Nutanix, and Equinix are all customers using the security company’s predictive breach-risk platform.
Coriant’s White Box Platform Is a Good Fit for 5G But Overkill for Data Centers
Network operators that are transitioning to 5G need to manage a significantly greater number of switching routes compared to data center operators.
Finding IT Professionals With SDN Skills Remains a Struggle
SDN technologies are diverse, making it difficult for network engineers to know what technologies they should learn to master.
TIP Members Vodafone, Telefónica to Issue OpenRAN RFIs
The operators plan to release the results of the RFI and a shortlist of potential vendors at the TIP Summit in October in London.
Pulse Secure Elevates vADC Assets to Google Cloud
The vADC uses central management tools to accelerate service deployment and increase security, scalability, and resiliency of applications as enterprises migrate to the cloud.
Extreme Networks ‘Puts a Brain’ on Top of Wireless, Wired Networks
It can be difficult to control radio frequency (RF) conditions, which can be impacted by some atmospheric conditions.
VMware Kubernetes Engine SaaS Battles Deployment Complexity
The platform allows customers to consume Kubernetes without the need to get their hands dirty with the deployment and operation of Kubernetes clusters.
Ping Identity Buys API Security Startup Elastic Beam
Ping Identity also launched a new product that builds on Elastic Beam’s technology, as well as its own API security product, and uses AI to identify and block attacks targeting API infrastructures in public and hybrid clouds.
Google Cloud Adds Fifth U.S. Region, Launches Managed NAS Service
The cloud provider’s global network includes 16 regions across 12 countries. It plans to launch additional regions in Zurich, Hong Kong, and Osaka, Japan in the future.