HPE Superdome Flex Tackles Real-Time Data Analytics
The technology comes from HPE's $275 million SGI acquisition last year.
Marvell in Talks to Buy Cavium, Creating $14B Chipmaker, Report Says
It follows reports that Broadcom is planning an unsolicited bid for chipmaker Qualcomm.
Broadcom Plans Unsolicited Offer on Qualcomm, Report Says
This follows yesterday's news that Broadcom is relocating its headquarters to the U.S.
Fujitsu and NetApp Partner on Converged Infrastructure
NetApp teamed up with Cisco on converged infrastructure seven years ago.
VMware’s VeloCloud Deal Fills Gap Between the Branch Office and the Edge
Expect more consolidation of SD-WAN and networking vendors to come.
Synopsys Pays $548M to Buy Black Duck, Boost Security Software
Black Duck’s security technology automates the detection of vulnerabilities in open source software.
SDxCentral’s Weekly News Roundup — November 3, 2017
CenturyLink closes on Level 3 for $34B; Microsoft Azure to triple its capacity in China; Telefonica Chile virtualizes its core network with Ericsson.
Arista’s Service Provider Vertical Grows During Q3 2017
The company’s revenues grew 50.8% year-over-year.
Cisco’s Kaushik on Security: AI is Key, but ‘You Always Want a Human in the Loop’
“You’re not going to have full automation unless you’re 100 percent certain.”
The Virtual Radio Access Network: An Industry Evolution
Expect to see vRAN proof-of-concept trials and deployments soon.
Broadcom Trumpets Plans to Domicile to the US as Brocade Deal Lingers
President Trump touted the announcement during an Oval Office event.
Google Improves Latency 40% Within its Software-Defined Networking
New software delivers reductions in VM-to-VM latency.
CORD: The $300 Billion Opportunity at the Network Edge
ONF says 80 percent of the telco spending is at the edge of the network.
AT&T Expands AWS Partnership to Focus on Enterprise Security
Company claims new Threat Management platform can process 5 billion security threats in 10 minutes.
VMware Snaps Up SD-WAN Vendor VeloCloud
The deal gives VMware more networking clout to better compete with Cisco.
Berlin Becomes Hotbed for 5G, SDN, NFV, and MEC Events
Open Baton adds Docker container support to its MANO code.
IBM Cloud Private Bets on Containers to Bridge Hybrid Clouds
The software platform is built on open source Kubernetes-based container architecture.
Tower Firm Crown Castle Eyes Opportunity in MEC
Its minority investment in Vapor IO is just the start.
5G, SDN, Microservices Among 5 Pillars for AT&T’s Network Evolution
AT&T plans to migrate more than 2,200 IT applications to a microservices architecture.
Nutanix HCI Simplifies, Shrinks University’s Data Center Footprint
It doesn't makes IT totally fun, "but at least mildly interesting."