SevOne Unveils Cloud-Based Data Platform
This is the company's first cloud-based platform.
Don’t Use Hardware Appliances for SD-WAN
Using closed hardware appliances creates risk regarding features and supplier responsiveness.
Pivotal Greenplum Analytic Database Adds Multicloud Support
Alibaba and Tencent have integrated the open source technology into their clouds.
Ericsson’s Rima Qureshi Will Become Verizon’s Chief Strategy Officer
She joins former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg who also moved to Verizon.
Nokia Says Software, Virtualization Will Shift Telecom Spending
The infrastructure vendor knows it needs to expand its customer base outside of CSPs.
Equinix Opens New ‘Cloud Dense’ Data Center in Silicon Valley
The new facility offers direct connection between customers in seven other data centers via dark fiber links.
Chuck Robbins to Replace John Chambers on Cisco’s Board
This marks the end of Chambers’ era at Cisco.
China Telecom, Huawei Demo 5G Network Slicing for Power Grids
As 5G moves closer to reality, vendors are shifting their focus to network slicing.
IBM Migration Tool Ships Data to the Cloud by Air Mail
It’s a suitcase-sized storage device on wheels.
Open Networking Foundation Subsumes On.Lab
Intel contributed its virtual evolved packet core to ONF.
Oracle’s Ellison Touts ‘Totally Automated, Self-Driving’ Database
“AWS can’t do any of this stuff,” Ellison said.
Heptio Gains $25M in Pursuit of Expanding Beyond Kubernetes
Kubernetes needs to maintain focus while expanding its influence.
Versa Breaks Into the Chinese Market with China Telecom Win
China Telecom could have chosen Huawei, but didn’t.
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — September 15, 2017
ONF consolidates open source communities; More than 21,000 people attended the first Mobile World Congress Americas.
Telefónica, Palo Alto Networks Launch Cloud-Based Security Software
The two companies also collaborate on the Cyber Threat Alliance.
Verizon Sees 5G Network, Ecosystem Unleashed by Virtualization
The pace of vendor adoption of software remains an ongoing concern.
Microsoft Azure Cloud Security Encrypts In-Use Data
Microsoft is using its Coco Framework technology to encrypt data in use for Azure SQL Database.
VMware Releases Telco-Oriented Version of its OpenStack Distribution
It’s designed to function as the VIM in NFV networks.
2017 SDx Infrastructure Security Report Available Now
Download now to learn the latest on the SDx infrastructure security market.
Cisco’s David Goeckeler Talks Network Security at Deutsche Bank
Encrypted traffic analytics finds malware in encrypted traffic.