MEF Expands 3.0 Framework with Orchestration Specifications
The organization has more than 60 ongoing initiatives tied to its 3.0 framework and Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) efforts. These include a multi-vendor software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) implementation.
HPE Scoops Up Second Cloud Consulting Firm RedPixie
The deal strengthens HPE’s Microsoft Azure support and also boosts its hybrid cloud management platform.
OCI Standardizes Container Image Distribution Based on Docker Registry
The organization had run into challenges with different container registries implementing the protocol using different versions, which led to compatibility issues.
KDDI Europe Settles on Silver Peak for SD-WAN Services to Its Enterprise Customers
The company had been white labeling an SD-WAN service from another vendor, but it found it to be too expensive and not versatile enough.
NSX-T Automation with Terraform
Do you want to maintain your network and security infrastructure as a code? Do you want to automate NSX-T? One more option has been just added for you! Following my previous post about NSX-T: OpenAPI and SDKs you might have figured out how easy it is to generate different language bindings for NSX-T. Thankfully to this, we... Read more →
Security Vendor Carbon Black Files for $100 Million IPO
The security vendor posted $116.2 million in revenue for fiscal 2017, up about 39 percent over 2016.
RSA Preview: Companies Are Still Wrestling With AI’s Role in Cybersecurity
Organizations are automating security incident investigations and making use of deception grids to identify breaches more quickly.
SevOne SDN Monitoring Platform Eases Transition to Cisco ACI Environments
The 2.0 version of its SDN Monitoring package integrates capabilities from SevOne’s data insights platform to automate operational insight of Cisco ACI environments, during and after its rollout.
Verizon Data Breach Report Finds Ransomware Attacks Double Since 2017
Organized crime groups account for 50 percent of all the attacks analyzed, with nation-state or state-affiliated actors involved in 12 percent.
New Research: Organizations Overhauling IT Will Leapfrog Competition
Dell EMC announced the results of a new IT Transformation maturity study surveying 4,000 IT decision makers worldwide Survey data shows transformed companies are 22x more likely to get new products and services to market ahead of the competition 81% of firms agree if they do not embrace IT Transformation, their companies will no longer... Read more →
China Mobile Selects Nokia for IP/Optical Transport Network
Nokia wins a 50-percent share of the multi-vendor deal with China Mobile. The two companies are also working together on software-defined networking for China Mobile to expand its cloud offering.
National Science Foundation Pledges $100M to Trial 5G Technology
The trials will begin in New York City and Salt Lake City using mmWave spectrum, software-defined radios, edge cloud, and advanced optical networking.
Industrial IoT Group Releases Security Maturity Model
The white paper helps companies meet industrial Internet of Things security goals and prioritize spending.
SK Telecom Will Incorporate AI Into Its 5G Network
The South Korean operator plans to talk about 5G trials at the 5G New Horizon Symposium in Austin, Texas, next month.
Pivotal Software Expects IPO to Raise up to $592M
The cloud-native software company said it will price 37 million Class A shares between $14 and $16 per share.
Github Data Shows Some CNCF Projects Lack Core Committers
Analyst firm Redmonk found that many projects remain heavily reliant on the companies that initially donated code, though Kubernetes remains an exception.
OpenContrail Becomes Tungsten Fabric, Plans Next Release in May
Juniper Networks will be one of the biggest consumers of Tungsten Fabric, but the name change helps distinguish it from Contrail.
SDxCentral’s Weekly Roundup — April 6, 2018
Telefónica collaborates with Microsoft Azure on IoT; B.Yond joins the Linux Foundation Deep Learning Foundation; Openwave Mobility launched a 5G telco cloud database.
Apcela Gets to the Root of Problems With Enhanced Analytics Platform, SD-WAN API
The SD-WAN API leverages and extends Cisco's SD-WAN and its network monitoring platform by isolating problems using underlay and overlay network data.
Aella Data Emerges From Stealth, Launches AI-Based Threat Detection
The security startup, founded by former Juniper, Fortinet, Barracuda, and Aerohive executives, exited stealth mode with its AI-based breach detection platform.