Linux Foundation Conquers the World, or at Least Becomes Quite Influential in SDN & NFV
The King Kong of SDN and NFV open source groups.
OPNFV Forms an End User Advisory Group
18 representatives, including many service providers, comprise the group.
Intel Challenges Nvidia in Machine Learning
It's CPU vs. GPU.
Cisco Confirms Two of the ‘Shadow Brokers’ Firewall Exploits
One got fixed in 2011, however.
Cisco Pegs Layoffs at 5,500 Employees
It will cut 7% of its global workforce.
Intel Provides Packet Processing for AT&T’s Integrated Cloud
AT&T and Intel go way back.
Microsoft Azure Will Use Intel Silicon Photonics
A product 16 years in the making.
Ciena Adds 30 Partners to Blue Orbit
New partners include Akamai, Ammeon, Check Point, EMC, Netrounds, and ON.Lab.
AT&T Slams ‘Pre-Standard’ 5G Specs, Forms Group To Speed Standards
Operator is “in talks” with global operators to accelerate 3GPP Standard.
Cisco to Lay Off Up to 14,000 Employees
August is a rough month to be a Cisco employee.
HyTrust Updates Its CloudControl and DataControl
The original version of HyTrust CloudControl was released in late 2009 and has undergone 10 major updates since.
Infinera Tests White Box Optical Line System from Lumentum
Even the optical layer is becoming more open.
No, Seriously, Nutanix Is Ready to Go Public, Maybe
Wheels could be in motion next month.
Intel Helps Developers Blend Machine Learning & IoT
Off-cloud processing will be key to IoT.
Linux Foundation Picks Up a Big Data Platform
PNDA’s vision is to remove the complexity of combining multiple technologies into an end-to-end system.
NEC Builds an NFV Cloud Radio Access Network Product
Cloud-RAN will be important for 5G.
AT&T’s Fuetsch: ECOMP Platform Will Be a Game Changer
Other operators can still have their own ‘secret sauce.'
Hackers Hold an Auction for Alleged NSA Secrets
Snowden's guess is that it's the Russians.
IoT Looms Large Again as Intel Kicks Off Its Developer Forum
Question marks include Nervana and the security business.
Amazon Web Services Introduces Load Balancing for Containers
It's trying to make containers easier for its customers.