Rackspace Buys Cloud Managed Services Provider Datapipe
The purchase takes one of Rackspace's competitors out of the picture.
Dell Triggers Cloud and Container Storage Interoperability
EMC's libStorage is also absorbed into the REX-Ray project.
Carriers’ 5G Plans are Rooted in SDN/NFV, Says Ixia Survey
The prime driver is to engineer flexible and scalable networks.
CNCF Looks to Bridge Gap in Kubernetes Skills and Support
Individuals can earn certification by taking the $300 online exam.
Report Ranks SD-WAN Leaders Based on Q2 Revenues
The overall SD-WAN market increased 33 percent since first quarter 2017.
Will VMware-AWS Deal Rain on IBM Cloud Partnership?
IBM was the first cloud provider to partner with VMware.
Intel 5G Trial Platform to Support Still Undefined Standard
The need for cloud and SDN are also linked to 5G network plans.
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — September 8, 2017
Security vendor Dataiku raised $28 million; ECI extends switching to metro networks.
Vertical Bridge, DataBank Team on Mobile Edge Computing
Pushing data centers to a cell tower can reduce latency for accessing the cloud.
Google Dedicated Interconnect Offers Private Network Connection to GCP
AWS and Microsoft Azure already offer direct connections to their clouds.
Dell Wins ‘Landmark’ GE Contract, Reports Strong HCI and All-Flash Sales
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Dell and EMC merger.
Red Hat Enhances Ansible to Increase Automation and Management
The update includes engineering support for operating systems from Arista, Cisco, Juniper, and Open vSwitch.
7 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Huawei
Contrary to rumors, the company is not prohibited from selling equipment in the U.S.
Headcount: The Latest in Hirings, Firings And Retirings — September 7, 2017
New ZTE exec to battle public policy issues; Avaya gets a new CEO as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy.
Radisys Bets its Own Evolution on the Evolution of 4G to 5G
Company is looking for a stock rebound following a tough couple of months.
Mesosphere Ties Kubernetes Support into DC/OS Platform
Company not averse to adding Swarm support at some point.
Is NSX VMware’s Secret Sauce?
“What vSphere was to the first 20 years of VMware, NSX is to the next decade or two.”
Networking and All-Flash Storage Sales Boost HPE Revenue
“I am not going anywhere,” Whitman says.
Liberty Global Virtualizing Cable Operations with Juniper vMX Routers
Deployment is said to be one of the largest for the Juniper routers.
Finding an Efficient VNF Architecture for Next-Generation Telecom Infrastructure
Download the HPE White Paper, “”. Global IP traffic expected to triple over the next five years, driven by large-scale mobility, the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), emerging applications like 4K video and virtual/augmented reality, and smart everything, from connected cars to connected waste-management systems for cities. Telecom providers are facing a broken... Read more →