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Cisco Security Report: 34% of Service Providers Lost Revenue from Attacks

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:40:35 +0000

Beware of destruction of service (DeOS) attacks.

Verizon Looks at Phased Software Approach for Optical Networking

Dan Meyer — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 22:31:26 +0000

Report suggests a significant 5G backhaul market for optical networking.

SoftNAS SD-Storage Improves Cloud Object Storage Speed

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 22:16:52 +0000

Citrix, Netflix, Nike, Samsung, and Coca-Cola are customers.

MEF Embarks on Standardization of SD-WAN

Linda Hardesty — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:37:22 +0000

Several SD-WAN vendors have joined MEF.

Linux’s EdgeX IoT Group Adds Members, Forms Governing Team

Sue Marek — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:16:18 +0000

The governing board will provide leadership on the code and technical direction.

Datrium Goes Outside VMware Zone to Run Multiple Cloud Environments

Dan Meyer — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:53:47 +0000

Update also includes storage support for container deployments.

Nuage Wins its Ninth SD-WAN Deal with a Service Provider — Telus

Linda Hardesty — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:31:06 +0000

Canada’s Telus offers SD-WAN through its network-as-a-service.

Kentik Scores KDDI Deal, Extends Monitoring Platform to Japan

Wyatt Carlson — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:26:59 +0000

Kentik's user interface will give KDDI a multidimensional view of its network in real time.

IBM Opens 4 Cloud Data Centers, Reports Declining Revenue

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:16:37 +0000

Will its cloud and Watson services transform Big Blue?

OCI Releases Container Runtime, Image Format Specs

Dan Meyer — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:04:09 +0000

Work is now set on a certification program.

IT Automation Alters Cloud Economic Equation

Michael Vizard — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:31:30 +0000

Modern data centers employ IT automation to cut costs and inject agility

Oracle Cloud ‘Identical’ in Data Centers and the Public Cloud, VP Says

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:00:03 +0000

It’s like Microsoft Azure Stack, but on Oracle hardware and software.

Juniper Networks Snatches its New CTO Bikash Koley from Google

Linda Hardesty — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:56:47 +0000

Juniper’s former CTO was the founder of the company.

Ixia Brings in ProtectWise to Strengthen Cloud Visibility Product

Wyatt Carlson — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:46:57 +0000

This partnership has been in the works since Ixia announced the availability of CloudLens for the public cloud.

Rackspace Partners with Google Cloud, Pivotal Cloud Foundry

Linda Hardesty — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:40:37 +0000

It struck managed services deals with the two companies.

Awake Security Pops Out of Stealth Mode with $30M, Automation Focus

Dan Meyer — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:58:53 +0000

Gartner predicts automated penetration testing to hit 10 percent by 2020.

Ericsson Continues Downward Spiral in 2Q, More Restructuring Ahead

Sue Marek — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:54:06 +0000

Ericsson's network business was impacted by operators expanding fiber instead of investing in radios.

Security Startup Corelight Raises $9.2M for Enterprise Network Visibility

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:41:45 +0000

Its security product is based on open-source Bro.

Switching to LTE-U/LAA? Save a Bundle by Leveraging Existing Wi-Fi Networks Instead.

Ruckus — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:37:43 +0000

Will there be any room left for Wi-Fi in the brave new world of LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) and LTE Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) deployed in the 5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band? These two technologies are just starting to be promoted by a number of mobile carriers and embraced by some early adopter enterprises that want better... Read more →

The TOSCA and YANG Debates Miss the Point

Rene Tio — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:00:06 +0000

It’s important for operators to remember that not all open software is created equal.

Want to Transfer Data to Google Cloud? Send it by Mail

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:13:25 +0000

Sending massive amounts of data by mail is faster than trying to upload it with a typical network.

Comcast Expands machineQ IoT Network to 12 Markets

Sue Marek — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:00:46 +0000

The company is committed to expanding machineQ to 30 markets.

AT&T Touts MEC as a Tool to Reduce Latency, Boost Performance

Sue Marek — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:48:08 +0000

MEC is an important part of the operator's network virtualization goals.

Mushroom Networks Offers Up VNF Services to its Partners

Wyatt Carlson — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:00:50 +0000

The VNFs allow users to build custom overlays.

Virtual Headend: The Ultimate Move to Increase Business Agility and Reduce Costs

SDxCentral — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:00:24 +0000

A new HPE Virtual Headend White Paper makes a case for virtualizing and orchestrating the video headend in regards to competitive advantage.

Market Maturation Keeping Container Vendors on Their Toes

Dan Meyer — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:20:38 +0000

It's Docker and Kubernetes today, but what will be the magical combo for tomorrow?

Bullish on Blockchain: Microsoft Offers Blockchain-as-a-Service

Linda Hardesty — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:12:04 +0000

Microsoft was a founding member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.

Private Equity Firm Buys Sandvine for $444M, Merges with Procera

Wyatt Carlson — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:03:27 +0000

The news comes after a month-long bidding war between PNI and Vector Capital.

Senet Retools Business Plan to Focus on the IoT Back Office

Sue Marek — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:48:09 +0000

The company claims it has the largest public LoRa network footprint in the U.S.

AWS-VMware Rumor: Enterprise Data Center Software in the Works?

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:57:29 +0000

The two former rivals first partnered last year.

Container Security is a Multifaceted Task as Enterprise Use Grows

Dan Meyer — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 21:10:05 +0000

Containers are not inherently unsecure, but they are often deployed in an unsecure manner.

Microsoft AI Lab Aims to Give Machines Common Sense

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:26:07 +0000

AI tools should include ‘abilities that come naturally to people,' says Microsoft.

AT&T Reorg Puts John Donovan Over Telecom and DirecTV Biz, Report says

Sue Marek — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:14:42 +0000

Donovan led the charge on Domain 2.0 and other AT&T virtualization efforts.

SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — July 14, 2017

SDxCentral — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:49:03 +0000

Google sets up an AI venture fund; Extreme Networks closes on the Avaya Networking assets.

Oracle Deal Checked Box for AT&T’s NetBond Expansion

Dan Meyer — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:10:52 +0000

AT&T said it has whittled down NetBond deployment time and costs.

The Evolution of SD-WAN to SD-Branch

Kumar Mehta — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:00:38 +0000

SD-Branch will lead the evolution of converting the branch, WAN, and overall network.

FD.io Sees Packet Speeds Double with Intel’s New Chips

Linda Hardesty — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 02:43:42 +0000

The Intel chips have helped FD.io to double its vSwitch performance.

Top 3 Software-Defined Storage Vendors Include VMware and IBM

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:46:23 +0000

The SDS product category that will see the most growth is hyperconverged, says IDC.

T-Mobile Trials NB-IoT in Las Vegas as IoT Tech Battle Rages

Dan Meyer — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:41:59 +0000

NB-IoT in battle for market share with competing LPWAN IoT technologies.

InterCloud Sources SD-WAN Functions from MSPs

Wyatt Carlson — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:21:01 +0000

InterCloud's platform allows companies to build a custom SD-WAN system.

Networking Challenges in OpenStack Clouds

Caio Oliveira — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:20:04 +0000

Did you decided that it is time to implement OpenStack to build your Cloud? Have you tested in the lab? Evaluated many distributions available and hired specialized OpenStack resources? However, when the environment goes into production, Neutron is not integrating with the physical network? If the above story closely resembles what you have faced, this... Read more →

Cisco Adds Observable Networks to its Security Startup Acquisitions

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:08:22 +0000

The deal will extend Cisco’s behavior analytics and network visibility tool to the cloud.

Another Service Provider Picks VeloCloud for SD-WAN

Wyatt Carlson — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:36:49 +0000

The company will initially market the service to its existing customers.

Building an Enterprise-grade SD-WAN

Brian Santo — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:15:46 +0000

There are several advanced features that make up an enterprise-grade SD-WAN, including load balancing, optimization, and real-time visibility.

Latest Fedora Project OS Tips its Hat to Container Upgrades

Dan Meyer — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:56:28 +0000

The containerized Kubernetes option supports running of different orchestration versions.

SK Telecom Creates its Own In-House NFV MANO

Linda Hardesty — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:56:17 +0000

The operator got fed up with separate NFV management for different equipment.

Edgewise Brings Zero-Trust Security to the Data Center and Cloud

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:03:11 +0000

Investors include Carbon Black and Threat Stack CEOs.

Google Container Engine Gains Kubernetes 1.7 Updates

Dan Meyer — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:57:58 +0000

Google claims it's the first to embed Kubernetes 1.7 updates.

SAP Adds Smarts to Leonardo and the IoT Network Edge

Sue Marek — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:39:17 +0000

"For some, a millisecond of a delay can screw up a lot," says IDC analyst.

Viptela Updates SD-WAN Fabric to Enhance Cloud Usage

Wyatt Carlson — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:15:43 +0000

OnRamp uses that same connectivity as Viptela's SD-WAN to access the cloud from the branch.

IBM’s Cognitive Platform ‘Augments Human Intelligence’

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:46:24 +0000

IBM says the Watson-powered product goes beyond just automation.

Nokia NFV VNF Report Webinar Q&A: Nokia Cloud Native for Fully Digitized Businesses

SDxCentral — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:00:04 +0000

Thanks to all who joined us for the Nokia NFV VNF Report Webinar: Nokia Cloud Native for Fully Digitized Businesses, where Nokia discussed cloud native design, creating a Telco cloud and leveraging the full potential of cloud in Telco. After the webinar, we took questions from the audience but unfortunately ran out of time before we could... Read more →

Linux Foundation Blockchain Group Debuts Hyperledger Fabric 1.0

Linda Hardesty — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 22:37:10 +0000

Hyperledger Fabric is the first Hyperledger code to achieve 1.0 status.

Citrix Loses Another CEO as Company Shifts Focus to NetScaler

Wyatt Carlson — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:34:20 +0000

This is the company's second CEO in a little over a year.

Cisco’s New UCS Servers Include Hybrid Cloud Management Software

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:09:18 +0000

The servers are built on the new Intel processors.

Intel Next-Gen Processors Target Networking, Data Center Workloads

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:13:17 +0000

AT&T, Google, and AWS are early customers.

Red Hat Throws Training Wheels on OpenShift Online

Dan Meyer — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:50:00 +0000

OpenShift moves garner accolades, though open source onslaught could impact growth.

Cloud Security Firm HyTrust Raises $36M, Purchases DataGravity

Linda Hardesty — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:42:46 +0000

HyTrust has raised about $95.5 million in total.

Affirmed Networks Makes Network Slicing Possible on LTE

Sue Marek — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:27:42 +0000

The vSSF can redirect traffic based upon device, service and location.

AT&T Deepens Oracle Cloud Collaboration with NetBond Connectivity

Dan Meyer — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:14:17 +0000

AT&T said isolation of transport traffic improves security.

Understanding the Use of Universal CPE

Prayson Pate — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:00:17 +0000

The goal is to transform the telco network into a cloud-centric platform.

Cloud Providers Tap Private Brokers for IPv4 Addresses

Linda Hardesty — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:06:31 +0000

MIT recently announced it was selling about 8 million of its unused IPv4 addresses.

Microsoft Azure Stack Systems to Ship in September

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:02:18 +0000

Dell EMC, HPE, Lenovo, and Cisco are hardware partners.

NFV and SDN Only Slightly Offset Costs Needed for U.S. Fiber Investment

Dan Meyer — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:42:19 +0000

Virtualization makes repairs easier but does not eliminate labor costs.

Zscaler Security Integrates with Several SD-WAN Vendors

Wyatt Carlson — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:21:35 +0000

Zscaler's large data center footprint means it can provide security for enterprises worldwide.

Headcount: The Latest in Hirings, Firings And Retirings — July 10, 2017

Wyatt Carlson — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:23:19 +0000

CenturyLink and Level 3 shift leadership; Intel cuts 140 workers.

Security for Cloud and IoT is a Growing Concern for IT and Executives

Dan Meyer — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 18:01:21 +0000

Global cloud security spend predicted to hit $3.5B by 2021.

API Security Startup Elastic Beam Uses AI to Block Attacks

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:43:52 +0000

The company is likely an acquisition target.

SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — July 7, 2017

SDxCentral — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:36:32 +0000

China Telecom and Ericsson launch an IoT platform; QualiTest Group acquires Experior Group.

Apple Engineers Founded SnapRoute, Which Now Helps AT&T

Linda Hardesty — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:32:44 +0000

Nick McKeown helped SnapRoute get off the ground.

Kubernetes, Swarm, and Mesos Central in Container Orchestration Space

Dan Meyer — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:22:43 +0000

Kubernetes may have the most users, but it's not considered the de facto standard.

Competing IT Models in the Age of the Enterprise

David Lenrow — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:00:00 +0000

The problem is that the security and policy features are provider specific.

3-D Chip Integrates Computing and Data Storage

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:21:42 +0000

It uses nanotechnologies instead of silicon.

Cloud Infrastructure Spending to Reach $40B in 2017, IDC Says

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:29:38 +0000

Public cloud data centers account for 61 percent of this spending.

AT&T Invests Up to $200M in ONAP-Focused Venture Capital Fund

Linda Hardesty — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:23:37 +0000

Some view ONAP as "horrendously complex" to implement.

NTT to use Rancher Labs Container Management for Enterprise Cloud

Dan Meyer — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:11:13 +0000

Rancher said the deal is its first managed service provider licensing model to a cloud service provider in Japan.

ETSI Releases APIs to Promote MEC Interoperability

Sue Marek — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:10:06 +0000

MEC is considered a key element of 5G.

Fragmentation, Standards Remain Challenges to Open Optical Networks

Dan Meyer — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:34:24 +0000

Vendor community looks to avoid standards being forced onto the market.

FTC Worries that Broadcom’s Purchase of Brocade Creates a Fibre Channel Switch Monopoly

Linda Hardesty — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:40:28 +0000

The FTC doesn’t want the deal to quash competition with Cisco.

SK Telecom, NTT DoCoMo Beat AT&T in ‘Most Promising’ 5G Operator List

Sue Marek — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:23:19 +0000

Juniper Research also predicts 5G revenue could top $269 billion by 2025.

ADVA Optical Networking to Acquire Rival MRV for $69M

Dan Meyer — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:20:06 +0000

ADVA has been on a streak of bolstering its optical networking and virtualization platforms.

Microsoft Reorganization Aims to Boost Cloud Business

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:03:04 +0000

The reshuffling could result in layoffs.

How Customers Use VMware’s NSX (Hint: It’s Not Just a Security Use Case)

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:05:03 +0000

Nike used VMware Integrated OpenStack in conjunction with NSX to deploy applications in minutes.

SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — June 2017

SDxCentral — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:00:43 +0000

AT&T buys Brocade's Vyatta assets; Cisco puts more focus on 'Meraki-fying' its software business.

Security Startup Taps Blockchain to Assign Unhackable Digital IDs

Linda Hardesty — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:05:58 +0000

Block Armour built its security using Hyperledger code.

HPE, Wipro Bet on Pay-Per-Use IT

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:55:51 +0000

UK-based insurance group RSA is a customer.

Kubernetes 1.7 Update Focuses on Security, Storage, Extensibility

Dan Meyer — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:59:34 +0000

The Kubernetes group claims more than 50,000 commits since launch.

SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — June 30, 2017

SDxCentral — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:06:17 +0000

Nokia completes its Comptel acquisition; Windstream joins the ONAP Project.

The Current State of Telco Cloud Services and the Evolution to Date

Steven Bruny — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:00:05 +0000

Moving to telco cloud positions allow CSPs to participate in the hyper-connected world, today and in the years ahead.

2017 Network Virtualization and SDN Controller Report Survey is Here!

Roy Chua — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:35:31 +0000

Take survey and enter to win one of two $300 Amazon Gift Cards.

Platform9 Snares $22M in New Funding for SaaS Management Push

Dan Meyer — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:52:02 +0000

New investors included Canvas Ventures and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Actility Bets on LoRa Leadership in Industrial IoT Race

Sue Marek — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:52:18 +0000

Startup manages connected devices for Comcast, SoftBank, Orange, and others.

Microsoft Acquires Cloudyn to Optimize Cloud Usage

Wyatt Carlson — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:50:58 +0000

Prior to this deal, Cloudyn was available on the Azure marketplace.

AT&T Passive Optical Network Trial to Test Open Source Software

Dan Meyer — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:48:46 +0000

AT&T said XGS-PON is less expensive than Verizon's optical plans.

The Future of Network Design Is White Box, AT&T Says

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:41:35 +0000

Let's look at the ecosystem that supports white box designs.

Linux Foundation Launches Open Security Controller Project

Linda Hardesty — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:38:11 +0000

The initial code was created by Intel.

Nutanix’s Cloud Offerings Show It’s All-In On Hybrid Cloud

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:07:10 +0000

It now provides infrastructure, cloud services, and multicloud management.

JFrog Bolsters DevOps Position with CloudMunch Acquisition

Dan Meyer — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:21:39 +0000

The CloudMunch acquisition is the third significant purchase this year by JFrog.

ForeScout Extends Security Platform Across Public and Private Clouds

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 20:18:46 +0000

ForeScout now improves visibility into VMware environments.

Cisco Gets on Board Microsoft’s SONiC Train

Linda Hardesty — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:52:52 +0000

Cisco's fixed Nexus switches could be used with SONiC software.

Ericsson Hints at Tighter Re-Org Focus on Telecom, Networks

Dan Meyer — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:52:13 +0000

Cisco's plans to give Ericsson "space" hints at vendor's current struggles.

China Unicom Will Test 5G Using Cavium Silicon and M-CORD Racks

Sue Marek — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:49:10 +0000

The two companies are demonstrating multi-access edge computing in Shanghai this week.

Silver Peak Touts Service Provider Strategy with China Telecom Deal

Wyatt Carlson — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:42:43 +0000

This isn’t China Telecom’s first SD-WAN deal.

Google, Nutanix Partnership Boosts Hybrid Cloud Strategy

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:40:33 +0000

Nutanix kicks off its .NEXT 2017 conference today.

VMware Evolve Transform Security is Coming to A City Near You!

jenniferlp — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:30:58 +0000

Modern IT professionals face significant security challenges. As digital transformation continues to connect applications, users, and data in the cloud, perimeter security models that once offered businesses protection are no longer sufficient.

As 5G Looms, Service Providers Need to Consider CGNAT

SDxCentral — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:00:38 +0000

The 5G buzz is building and along with it are projections that some 5G networks will launch in 2018, with more widespread deployment in 2019. The launch of 5G networks will contribute to the large-scale proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Netscout Disaggregates Packet Broker Bundle for Open Compute Platforms

Wyatt Carlson — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:45:21 +0000

Netscout has been building its packet broker business through acquisitions.

Cisco Picks ExtraHop to Strengthen Tetration

Wyatt Carlson — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:56:47 +0000

Cisco initially touted Tetration as a means to monitor everything in the data center, but it now seems compelled to supplement that work.

Cisco Jasper Expands IoT Connectivity to NB-IoT, LTE-M

Sue Marek — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:30:27 +0000

This is the first major upgrade to the platform since Cisco acquired Jasper.

AT&T 5G Trials Set to Include SDN, vRAN ‘Experiment’

Dan Meyer — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:55:30 +0000

AT&T also signed SDN and cloud development deal with China Telecom.

Security Startup Jask Raises $14.5M for AI-Based Network Monitoring

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:43:14 +0000

It aims to ‘democratizes security data’ for customers.

GTT Ramps its SD-WAN with $161M Purchase of Global Capacity

Linda Hardesty — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:43:08 +0000

VeloCloud provides GTT’s SD-WAN technology.

5G Standards Work Hitting Hurdles of Reality, Could See Delays

Dan Meyer — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:28:46 +0000

Important items related to 5G deployments could fall through the cracks.

How Carriers Can Benefit from NaaS

David Klebanov — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:00:04 +0000

NaaS offers a balance between SLA MPLS services and high bandwidth broadband Internet.

Cisco: We’re Giving Ericsson ‘Space’ on Cisco Ericsson Partnership

Sue Marek — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:57:38 +0000

The partnership will be back on track in 3 to 6 months.

SevOne Integrates SDN Monitoring with Cisco ACI

Wyatt Carlson — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:17:39 +0000

SevOne will soon be able to monitor VMware and Nuage SDN environments too.

Telefónica Peru Transforms Central Office to Cloud Data Center

Linda Hardesty — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:47:17 +0000

It hired Huawei to make the transition.

Ericsson to Prep Vodafone UK’s 4G LTE Network for 5G

Dan Meyer — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:46:13 +0000

Deal calls for deployment of MIMO antenna and carrier aggregation technology.

Cisco, McAfee Take On Email Security

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:33:49 +0000

Other Cisco-McAfee security integrations are in the works.

128 Technology Brings its Session-Based Routing to Nesic

Wyatt Carlson — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:55:11 +0000

128 doesn't use tunnels or overlays.

WiPro Latest to Tap Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform

Dan Meyer — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:40:39 +0000

Red Hat expects OpenShift to be its biggest revenue driver over the next three years.

SD-WAN Vendors Look to Service Providers to Target SMBs

Wyatt Carlson — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:18:39 +0000

SMBs don’t have all of the IT networking expertise that a large enterprise might have.

SD-WAN Offers OpenEye a Rx for a Big Operational Pain Point

Tara Seals — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:17:40 +0000

Pharmaceutical firm OpenEye Scientific is using SD-WAN as a more efficient way to expand its AWS footprint.

Container OS Platforms Look to Remain Thin as Market Balloons

Dan Meyer — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:43:18 +0000

Recent push by Microsoft highlights need to keep container OS platforms tight.

SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — June 23, 2017

SDxCentral — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:07:21 +0000

Mellanox and HPE build machine learning data centers; Talari Networks partners with Technology Solutions.

Oracle Cloud Business Sends Revenue Soaring in Fiscal Q4

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 16:33:06 +0000

PaaS and IaaS businesses will ‘accelerate into hyper growth’ in 2018, Larry Ellison says.

A New Perspective on Security and the Public Cloud

Patrick Crowley — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:00:24 +0000

Moving applications and data to the public cloud brings a number of security advantages.

2017 Container and Cloud Orchestration Report Available Now

Roy Chua — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:58:14 +0000

Download now to learn the latest on container and cloud orchestration.

Nuage Wins SDN and SD-WAN Business with Italian Service Provider

Linda Hardesty — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:48:42 +0000

Nuage uses the same SDN controller for both data center and WAN sites.

Red Hat Brings Hyperconverged Infrastructure to Branch Offices

Linda Hardesty — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:46:52 +0000

It supplies compute and storage to remote locations.

SUSE CaaS Platform Rides Growing Container Interest

Dan Meyer — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:43:14 +0000

SUSE used an internally-developed OS and Kubernetes for orchestration.

Microsoft Open Source Efforts Foster Collaboration with Rivals, Customers

Dan Meyer — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:52:28 +0000

The company laid out its four-pronged approach to open source.

Cisco, NetApp Hyperconverged Infrastructure Uses All-Flash Storage

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:44:54 +0000

FlexPod SF uses Cisco hardware for compute, network, and storage.

AT&T’s Project AirGig May Be a Backhaul Savior

Sue Marek — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:28:00 +0000

AT&T is prepping two AirGig trials this year.

New European 5G Group Will Focus on Network Slicing, Industry Verticals

Sue Marek — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 22:01:56 +0000

NEC, Ericsson, Nokia, Telefonica and Orange are among the members.

Packet Design Moves Into the SDN Business

Linda Hardesty — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:02:41 +0000

Already, 80% of the company's business comes from service providers.

HPE Appoints Its First President: Antonio Neri, a 22-Year HP Veteran

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:40:33 +0000

Neri will oversee HPE’s efforts to streamline and boost profits.

Level 3 Unveils Managed SD-WAN Service

Wyatt Carlson — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:09:44 +0000

It will be interesting to see how Level 3 and CenturyLink merge their offerings.

Vapor IO Snares Tower Deal, Prepares to Launch Edge Computing Project

Sue Marek — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:22:01 +0000

Tower firm Crown Castle makes minority investment to speed deployment.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Predicts the Future is Intent-Based Networking

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:28:33 +0000

Cisco claims it can detect malware threats in encrypted traffic.

CENX Names New CEO, Focused on NFV Assurance Collaboration

Dan Meyer — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:02:25 +0000

CENX recently snagged an NFV assurance deal with Verizon and joined ETSI's OSM project.

ADVA Metro Optical Transport Gains Greater SDN Control, 5G Sync

Dan Meyer — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:15:06 +0000

Updates target growing demand on metro networks.

More Than 28% of APAC Operators Expect to Have 5G by 2020, Study Says

Sue Marek — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:05:01 +0000

New revenue streams from services like video are behind the 5G push.

Juniper’s ‘Node Slicing’ Carves Out Different Functions on Router

Linda Hardesty — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:04:42 +0000

Juniper purposely borrowed the term ‘slicing’ from 5G.

AT&T and AWS Boost Cloud Software Connectivity and Security Pact

Dan Meyer — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:53:51 +0000

The deal adds support for more than 100 cloud software and service providers.

NTT Launches SD-WAN Platform with Virtela’s SDN Expertise

Wyatt Carlson — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:38:21 +0000

NTT sources SD-WAN technology from multiple vendors in the space.

Choosing the Right Storage Architecture for Your Containerized App

Gou Rao — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:00:37 +0000

The goal is to successfully run stateful services in containers.

How SAP, T-Mobile, and Intel Use Cloud Foundry’s Open Source Platform

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:52:36 +0000

BOSCH and Walmart use SAP Cloud Platform, built on Cloud Foundry.

Arista Upgrades Merchant Silicon in its Spine & Leaf Routing/Switching

Linda Hardesty — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:56:31 +0000

It compares its R-Series to Juniper's QFX 10000 Series.

NTT to Use Coriant Optical Network Platform in SDN-Powered Data Centers

Dan Meyer — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:49:56 +0000

Coriant snares new investment as the optical network is predicted to surge.

Top Tech Titans Head to Washington For White House Summit

Sue Marek — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:24:27 +0000

CEOs from Amazon, Microsoft, and SAP, will discuss improving security and government infrastructure.

BlackBerry Cites Security Challenge Behind Proprietary Container Product

Dan Meyer — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:19:28 +0000

Analysts note that open source security concerns are more about deployment, not technology.

Bosh or Kubo? Tools for Deploying Containers Are Proliferating

Michael Vizard — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:50:07 +0000

The IT industry has a selection of tools for deploying containers. They can use a PaaS or a CaaS based on Kubernetes, Marathon, or Docker.

Verizon Uses Cisco’s IWAN and Virtual Managed Services

Linda Hardesty — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:55:24 +0000

Verizon announces Hosted Network Services for enterprises.

Netcracker 2017 NFV MANO Report Webinar Q&A: Service Automation is the Operational Goal of SDN/NFV

SDxCentral — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:13:06 +0000

Thanks to all who joined us for the Netcracker 2017 NFV MANO Report Webinar: Service Automation is the Operational Goal of SDN/NFV, where NEC/Netcracker discussed the full scope of functions that are needed to meet the operational goals of SDN/NFV. After the webinar, we took questions from the audience but unfortunately ran out of time before we... Read more →

SDxCentral & Comcast Analyst Webinar Q&A: SD-WAN Strategies for Success

SDxCentral — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:54:22 +0000

Thanks to all who joined us for the SD-WAN Strategies for Success – An SDxCentral Analyst Event, where SDxCentral explained why SD-WAN is such a hot topic, along with Comcast Business who recently announced their groundbreaking SD-WAN offering. After the webinar, we took questions from the audience but unfortunately ran out of time before we could... Read more →

Virtustream, Pivotal Partner to Provide Managed Enterprise Cloud Service

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:13:30 +0000

Dell Technologies owns Pivotal and Virtustream.

SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — June 16, 2017

SDxCentral — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:37:19 +0000

GE launches Predix application suite; Netronome supports latest OPNFV software release.

Expereo Acquires Border 6 for SD-WAN Underlay Platform

Wyatt Carlson — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:24:58 +0000

The company offers SD-WAN as a managed service for Cisco’s iWAN and Viptela’s services.

Nokia’s Software is Key to Insight-Driven Automated Networking

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:57:25 +0000

The new chip gets all the love, but don’t underestimate SDN.

Microsoft Boosts Container Focus With Nano Server, Linux Updates

Dan Meyer — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:51:59 +0000

M&A rumors continue to swirl as part of Microsoft's growing focus on the container space.

Aryaka Launches Clientless SD-WAN for Remote Workers

Wyatt Carlson — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 21:35:02 +0000

Aryaka is among the first to combine CDN technology with the WAN.

Cisco Aims to ‘Meraki-fy’ its Software Business, Lohmeyer Says

Sue Marek — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:47:48 +0000

Company is making software sticky so it can move customers to a subscription model.

AT&T to Join Verizon in Working With KT on NFV, SDN, and 5G

Dan Meyer — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:44:33 +0000

AT&T to lend its NFV/SDN expertise to KT's 5G work.

Dell’Oro Group: SD-WAN Market to Grow 33% Over Next 5 Years

Wyatt Carlson — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:54:30 +0000

SD-WAN is creating new revenue streams for service providers.

Tintri Files for IPO as Flash-Based Cloud Storage Market Surges

Dan Meyer — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:32:42 +0000

IDC claims flash-based storage is driving the enterprise cloud storage market.

CA and Netrounds Partner to Combine Monitoring and Testing

Wyatt Carlson — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:21:40 +0000

CA wants to be the go-to vendor for Cisco's SD-WAN environment.

Watch Out for Comcast in Network Virtualization, Says TBR

Linda Hardesty — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:02:27 +0000

SDN and NFV spending will reach $168B by 2022.

Broadcom Adds Software Control Over Chip-Based Switches

Dan Meyer — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:29:42 +0000

Programmability move looks to target a recent play by Barefoot Networks.

Nokia’s Silicon is the ‘Best Router Chip on the Planet,’ Says Analyst

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:35:19 +0000

Nokia’s FP4 silicon enables petabit-class routers.

MemSQL Managed Cloud Database Supports AWS and Microsoft Azure

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:00:21 +0000

Microsoft, Facebook alums founded the database startup.

Citrix: Transform your cloud, datacenter, and branch network

SDxCentral — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 14:00:05 +0000

Check out the new Citrix channel on SDxCentral to learn about Netscaler SDN and Netscaler SD-WAN can help transform your cloud, datacenter, and branch network.

Enea and ARM Help Create a Desktop OPNFV Lab

Linda Hardesty — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:11:12 +0000

The device is compliant with the OPNFV Pharos specification.

CenturyLink Extends Partnership with Meraki to Bolster Branch Options

Wyatt Carlson — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:57:35 +0000

CenturyLink gives its customers with less-demanding networks more choices.

Microsoft Joins Cloud Foundry Foundation

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:40:00 +0000

It's the second public cloud provider to join the open source project.

Top SD-WAN Vendors Based on Revenue in Q1 2017

Wyatt Carlson — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:29:36 +0000

There was a total of $38.5 million in SD-WAN revenue during the first quarter of 2017.

Cisco Dives Further Into IoT Space With Actility Investment

Dan Meyer — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:17:30 +0000

The Actility investment is part of a $75 million Series D funding round.

What Network Engineers Should Know About Blockchain

Linda Hardesty — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:51:57 +0000

Blockchain could change transactions the way the Internet changed communications.

Datadog Integrates Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring with Cloud Foundry

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:00:26 +0000

Pivotal is a customer.

The Cloud: A Growing Driver for SD-WAN

Tara Seals — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:00:24 +0000

A key driver for SD-WAN is that it can be used to intelligently optimize and secure connections to the cloud.

5G Subscribers in North America Will Top 125M by 2022, Ericsson Report Says

Sue Marek — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 07:30:52 +0000

SDN and NFV are necessary to make 5G use cases viable

Kubernetes and Containers Power Ocado Automated Warehouse Platform

Dan Meyer — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:43:34 +0000

It configures desktop computers as nodes to support compute or storage functions.

BlackBerry Hypervisor Uses Containers for Connected Car Security

Dan Meyer — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:41:51 +0000

Hypervisor platform uses containers to isolate hacks from spreading to critical car functions.

The Evolution of the Standard COTS Server in Modern Data Centers

Tara Seals — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:00:32 +0000

Carrier virtualization, programmability and the massive data sets from machine learning and analytics are driving new requirements for data centers.

Enterprises Need ‘Security 101’ to Keep IoT Devices Safe

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:00:18 +0000

Almost half of U.S. firms that use an IoT network have been hit by a security breach.

SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — June 9, 2017

SDxCentral — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:10:29 +0000

Nokia cuts 170 jobs; 10 new companies joined ONAP.

Verizon Views SDN and NFV as a Foundation for 5G

Dan Meyer — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:39:09 +0000

5G is expected to take virtualization plans to "another level."

Assessing the Techno-Socioeconomic Transformation of 5G

Antonio Manzalini — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:00:05 +0000

5G is emerging to be the nervous system of the new digital society and economy.

Segment Routing from Cisco Paves Way for SDN at Vodafone Germany

Linda Hardesty — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:45:06 +0000

No specific protocol is required.

Dell Technologies’ Hyperconverged Systems Saw Triple-Digit Growth in Q1

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 23:34:11 +0000

The company will introduce a Virtustream addition of its enterprise hybrid cloud this year.

Zenoss and Cisco Build NFV Infrastructure Using OpenStack

Linda Hardesty — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 21:57:53 +0000

The NFVI is targeted to service providers.

Cisco: DDoS Attacks Grew 172% in 2016, Expect 3.1M by 2021

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:51:09 +0000

The peak attack size increased 60 percent year-over-year.

Shippable Server Looks to Unify DevOps Work into ‘Assembly Lines’

Dan Meyer — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:46:49 +0000

The server product includes Docker tooling and integrates with all Docker registries.

AWS’ Greengrass Makes Edge Computing Possible for IoT Devices

Sue Marek — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:25:14 +0000

About a dozen partners have already committed to integrating Greengrass into their platforms.

Cumulus Steps Into Performance Monitoring with NetQ Launch

Wyatt Carlson — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:12:22 +0000

This is Cumulus’ first major announcement centered around performance monitoring.

Cedexis Combines Tools for Software-Defined Infrastructure Control

Dan Meyer — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:58:37 +0000

Software-defined platform targets growing mix of physical data centers and public infrastructure.

SAP’s Leonardo IoT Platform Incorporates Machine Learning, Analytics

Sue Marek — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:19:52 +0000

SAP hopes to rival peers like GE Predix and IBM Watson in IoT.

VMware Optimizes Workloads Across Public and Private Clouds

Linda Hardesty — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:57:20 +0000

Customers can do cost comparisons between private and public.

Security Startup’s Predictive Risk Map IDs Breach Scenarios

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 22:15:03 +0000

Cavium and Aon are customers.

HPE-Mesosphere Deal Pushes Hybrid Cloud Adoption

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:30:26 +0000

‘Cloud is not a place, it’s a method.’