Today's Network Break analyzes an HPE/Cumulus Networks deal on Ethernet storage switches, yet another open-source network OS project from the Linux Foundation, Accenture's purchase of Symantec's security services biz from Broadcom, a Cisco reorganization of its enterprise networking businesses, and more tech and IT news.
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Sometimes markets need a particular technology and they are impatient for it, and sometimes technologies get ahead of the immediate needs of customers and their creators have to hang on until the time is right. …
On The Spearpoint Of FPGA And The Cloud was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.
The bug impacts Citrix's ACD platform; Samsung acquired TeleWorld to boost its U.S. RAN efforts;...
5G network sharing deals have gained momentum as carriers look to decrease the cost of deploying...
Unomaly's technology will allow users to proactively take action before network disruptions impact...
The group will share its work on 5G and MEC including working toward international MEC standards to...
Samsung has earned 5G RAN contracts in the U.S. with Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, but is behind...
Over the weekend two groups released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit codes for this vulnerability on...
On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Silver Peak, we talk with Cushman & Wakefield about how the global real estate company is using SD-WAN to enable its cloud-first goals. Our guest is Chris Butcher, Platform Architect, Global Networks, Cloud and Perimeter Security at Cushman & Wakefield.
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Everyone’s invited: Politicians in Mexico and New York City announced plans for universal Internet access in recent days. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced a plan to bring access to the large swaths of the country that don’t have it, including a government investment of more than $500,000, according to AA News. Meanwhile, New York City Major Bill de Blasio is pushing an “Internet master plan” to improve access. About 18 percent of the city’s residents have neither mobile nor home Internet connections, and about 40 percent have one or the other, but not both, the New York Daily News reports.
New pressure campaign: The U.S. FBI is asking Apple for help to access encrypted communications on an iPhone that belonged to the Saudi military student who killed three people last month at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla., the Washington Post reports. It’s unclear what information the FBI is looking for, given that the shooter is dead, but the request is a new step in the long-running fight between the U.S. government and large tech vendors over the use of encryption on smartphones and other devices.
Cyber retaliation: Many cybersecurity experts expect Iran to retaliate with cyberattacks Continue reading
The choice of processors available for high performance computing has been on growing for a number of years. …
HPC In 2020: Compute Engine Diversity Gets Real was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.
Best of breed and vertical integration are two opposing forces that have been part of the datacenter since mainframes first fired up six decades ago in a room with a glass windows in it so companies could show off their technical prowess and financial might. …
Vertical Integration Is Eating The Datacenter, Part One was written by Paul Teich at The Next Platform.

What is Human Permafrost in IT Infrastructure ?
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