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• May 21, 2020 21 May'20

  Small vendors that stand out in network automation

  When incumbent vendors fall short, enterprises should consider these small vendors for new approaches to analytics and network automation.

• May 15, 2020 15 May'20

  Cisco says IT spending uptick possible despite pandemic

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said some industries could resume IT spending soon, despite the pandemic. Robbins' comments came after the company reported an 8% drop in quarterly revenue.

• May 14, 2020 14 May'20

  Enterprises struggle to learn Microsoft Sonic networking

  Problems with Microsoft Sonic include a lack of management tools, weak support from hardware vendors and a steep learning curve for engineers, companies said at the OCP Virtual Summit.

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  Nvidia acquisitions open up AI opportunities

  Nvidia's recent acquisition of Cumulus Networks and Mellanox provide the components for building systems to power future AI applications.

• April 28, 2020 28 Apr'20

  How telemedicine, SD-WAN helped two firms get back to work

  COVID-19 is forcing companies to rethink their workplaces. Medical companies TrialCard and Vohra have turned to SD-WAN and telemedicine, respectively, to keep employees productive.

• April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20

  Cisco SD-WAN to use Google Cloud backbone

  Cisco plans to launch next year SD-WAN technology that improves WAN performance by directing traffic over Google Cloud's low-latency network backbone.

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Cisco online certification tests are now available

  Cisco online certification testing launched April 15. To prevent cheating, the Pearson VUE testing software commandeers the video cameras and microphones on candidates' home PCs.

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Cisco, HPE counter COVID-19 impact with tech financing

  Cisco and HPE are offering special tech financing to businesses struggling to keep IT projects going in an economy rocked by the COVID-19 crisis.

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Short-depth Supermicro SuperServer targets 5G telecoms

  New 2U Supermicro SuperServer provides compute in micro data centers. The vendor said it aims to help telecommunications firms adopt open systems to support edge computing.

• April 10, 2020 10 Apr'20

  NSX-T 3.0 enriches VMware's hybrid IT offering

  VMware's new NSX-T 3.0 brings important tools to customers modernizing data centers for the cloud era.

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Fluidmesh-Cisco deal fills gap in Cisco IIoT

  The recently announced Fluidmesh-Cisco deal would fill a gap in Cisco's industrial IoT portfolio. It would provide onboard Wi-Fi for high-speed public transportation systems.

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Tech users weigh in on upcoming approval of more Wi-Fi 6 spectrum

  Technology users say the pending Federal Communications approval of additional spectrum for Wi-Fi 6 should bring much higher wireless performance than available today.

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  CloudGenix-Palo Alto buy combines SD-WAN with cloud security

  The CloudGenix-Palo Alto Networks acquisition will combine the Prisma cloud security suite with CloudGenix's software-defined WAN.

• March 26, 2020 26 Mar'20

  U-turn in network market forecast amid coronavirus pandemic

  IDC predicts the global market for switches and wireless LAN products will fall in 2020, with revenues from switches below last year and wireless LAN sales rising less than 1%.

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: VPN hardware becomes a chokepoint for remote workers

  VPN hardware has become a bottleneck for companies with a high number of employees working from home as a result of efforts to combat the coronavirus.

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  Dell warns of order delays; tech buyers worry about IT supply chain

  Tech buyers feared the coronavirus pandemic could rattle IT supply chains. Meanwhile, Dell warned customers of delays in fulfilling orders on time.

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  HPE touts pricing, tech flexibility of 5G Core Stack

  HPE has unveiled carrier software for the 5G Core. HPE touts flexibility in pricing and tech in its 5G Core Stack, which would compete in a market dominated by six vendors.

• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  Cisco restructuring follows Goeckeler departure

  The Cisco restructuring that follows the departure of executive VP David Goeckeler has reshuffled the company's executive team among five newly created product groups.

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  COVID-19 depresses 5G smartphone shipments

  Omdia is the latest analyst firm to lower its projections for 5G smartphone shipments because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The firm expects 20% fewer phones in 2020.

• February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20

  RSA 2020: US needs allies to battle China's 5G threat

  Experts at RSA 2020 said the United States and its allies have to solve trade disputes and combine resources to secure global 5G infrastructure against Chinese threats.

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  RSA 2020: Experts say US is too slow in deploying 5G

  At the RSA 2020 conference, experts said enterprise-class 5G services are years away. Obstacles include security and doubts about profitability.

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  CISA chief can't guarantee election security

  CISA Chief Christopher Krebs told RSA attendees he can't guarantee election security. Krebs also discussed CISA's efforts against Iranian hackers and ransomware attacks.

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Cisco SecureX provides front end for all security tools

  Cisco SecureX, unveiled at RSA, provides centralized intelligence from all the vendor's security products. Also at RSA, Juniper adds encrypted traffic analysis to the Juniper ATP Cloud.

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Arista's Big Switch buy adds customers, engineers, network software

  The Arista-Big Switch deal adds significant software-defined networking technology to Arista's EOS operating system. Also, Arista will acquire 300 customers and dozens of engineers.

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Latest Cisco earnings show tech buyers remain skittish

  The latest Cisco earnings report shows customers paused tech spending despite a stabler global economy, while the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China was a looming unknown.

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Network software subscription models befuddle tech buyers

  Tech buyers are frustrated and confused over network vendors' software subscription models. Some buyers say they're unconvinced the pricing models favor them.

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Cisco Cyber Vision targets industrial IoT security

  Cisco Cyber Vision is the networking company's latest product for industrial IoT security. The technology is based on software Cisco acquired last year when it bought Sentryo.

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  VMware acquisition of Nyansa combines LAN, WAN analytics

  The VMware acquisition of Nyansa is expected to provide network traffic analytics that cover the SD-WAN and the wired and wireless LAN.

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  5G vs. Wi-Fi: Verizon says cellular will win

  In the not-too-distant future, businesses could find themselves weighing 5G vs. Wi-Fi in the campus and office. Verizon has already named 5G the winner.

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Cradlepoint NetCloud update avoids unnecessary data usage

  Cradlepoint Netcloud has new analytics that help companies avoid the cost of exceeding the limits of their data plans for wireless links on the vendor's SD-WAN.

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  Aruba SD-Branch gets intrusion detection, prevention software

  The latest update of the Aruba SD-Branch includes intrusion detection and prevention software built into the product's gateway appliance.

• December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19

  Cisco 2020: Challenges, prospects shape the new year

  Cisco 2020: The networking giant begins the new year with an overhauled service provider business, and SD-WAN and customer challenges in the enterprise.

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Cisco to acquire Exablaze for high-performance switching

  Cisco plans to acquire Australia-based Exablaze and eventually use its technology in AI applicatons. The acquisition is similar to rival Arista's 2018 purchase of Metamoko.

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  Cisco's Silicon One networking chip targets cloud data centers

  Cisco's Silicon One chip launch demonstrates a willingness to embrace white box routers in the hyperscale data centers of cloud providers.

• December 11, 2019 11 Dec'19

  Silver Peak SD-WAN orchestrator scales to thousands of sites

  Silver Peak has launched a cloud-based SD-WAN orchestrator that provides centralized control of multiple Unity Orchestrators deployed in separate locations.

• December 06, 2019 06 Dec'19

  4 SD-WAN vendors integrate with AWS Transit Gateway

  Aruba, Cisco, Citrix and Silver Peak are among the first SD-WAN vendors to integrate their products with the AWS Transit Gateway.

• December 04, 2019 04 Dec'19

  3 networking startups rearchitect routing

  Networking startups Arrcus, DriveNets and Volta Networks help service providers redefine routing in the data center and at the edge.

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  Extreme makes Fabric Automation friendlier to developers

  Extreme Networks adds Fabric Automation features that make the company's virtualized data center networks more adaptive to changes by application developers.

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  Juniper Mist roadmap includes SD-WAN, security integrations

  The Juniper Mist roadmap includes integrating the wireless LAN's cloud AI engine with Juniper's SD-WAN and malware detection service.

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  Cisco earnings foreshadow slowdown in tech spending

  The latest Cisco earnings report indicated a weakening in business confidence as economic uncertainties lowered tech spending by enterprises and other segments.

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  Google cloud network tools check links, firewalls, packet loss

  The latest Google cloud network monitoring tools perform connectivity testing and provide firewall and performance metrics.

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Juniper taps Mist Systems for wired, wireless LAN analytics

  Juniper Networks is using its Mist Systems acquisition to provide cloud-based analytics for a wired and wireless LAN built with Mist and Juniper hardware.

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Cisco Meraki Go chasing Best Buy customers

  The latest Cisco Meraki Go products cost as little as $149 -- a price that could attract Best Buy customers.

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Latest Cisco switch uses Meraki software, Catalyst hardware

  The MS390 is the first Cisco switch built using Meraki software and Catalyst hardware.

• November 05, 2019 05 Nov'19

  Arista CloudEOS addresses multi-cloud networking

  Arista joins Cisco, Juniper and VMware in the multi-cloud networking market. The new Arista CloudEOS leverages CloudVision for multi-cloud monitoring, automation and management.

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Cisco's picks for top 4 emerging networking technologies

  Cisco's picks for top emerging networking technologies include machine reasoning, optical networking, cognitive radio and Citizens Broadband Radio Service.

• October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19

  ArubaOS-CX upgrade unifies campus, data center networks

  Aruba's latest switches and ArubaOS-CX upgrade join campus and data center networking as Cisco heads in a similar direction with DNA Center.

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Gluware network automation update addresses OS changes

  Gluware adds to its network automation platform easier management of changes to device configurations and operating systems.

• October 11, 2019 11 Oct'19

  Enterprises choosing SD-WAN routing over edge routers

  Revenue from SD-WAN sales surged by 23% in the second quarter as enterprises opted to replace traditional edge routers with SD-WAN routing.

• October 08, 2019 08 Oct'19

  Extreme hands StackStorm workflow automation to Linux group

  Extreme Networks will let The Linux Foundation handle development of the StackStorm workflow automation platform.

• October 04, 2019 04 Oct'19

  Vendors lining up behind SASE for cloud security

  SD-WAN and network security vendors tailor their portfolios to deliver SASE, a cloud security architecture for the age of SaaS, public clouds and IoT.

• October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19

  AT&T design for open routing covers many uses

  The new AT&T design for open carrier-grade routing covers systems ranging from single line card devices to large hardware clusters. The design taps Broadcom's Jericho2 chip.

• September 26, 2019 26 Sep'19

  Aryaka hybrid WAN expected to broaden market appeal

  The Aryaka hybrid WAN is expected to help the vendor sell more to customers that have found its global SD-WAN too expensive for connecting sites in one geographical location.

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Containous releases Traefik 2.0 open source edge router

  Traefik 2.0, a major update to the popular open source edge router, enables new use cases and improves visibility into cloud-native deployment stacks, including Kubernetes.

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Stateless offers software-defined interconnect platform

  The new platform, Luxon, provides software control that replaces customized hardware and offers more configuration possibilities with new switch technology.

• September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19

  Wi-Fi Certified 6 launches new era for wireless connectivity

  The Wi-Fi 6 wireless standard is now ready for deployment, thanks to the debut of a certification effort that helps guarantee interoperability.

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Arista CloudVision 2019 from Arista Networks advances visibility

  Arista Networks upgraded its network monitoring and management platform with new features that help automate and improve change management as well as visibility.

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Cisco acquisitions in 2019 bolster service provider strategy

  Cisco acquisitions in 2019 and 2018 include three that show the company preparing for when carriers will increase spending to ready networks for next-generation business services.

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  F5 Networks updates NGINX Application Platform, other tools

  Updates include improved security and observability features, a new developer portal, API importing and improved analytics and configuration management.

• September 11, 2019 11 Sep'19

  CenturyLink acquires Streamroot, adding P2P CDN capabilities

  Peer-to-peer content delivery network technology from Streamroot will enable CenturyLink to reach underserved areas and offer more services to customers.

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  Planned VMware analytics will improve NSX security, performance

  The new NSX Intelligence unveiled at VMworld will act as a platform for running future VMware analytics to improve NSX security and performance, a company executive said.

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  New Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6 platforms bring speed to large networks

  Wi-Fi 6-enabled Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms come in four configurations, but all are intended for use in dense, congested networks like offices and malls.

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  VMware acquisition of Veriflow to bolster vRealize platform

  The VMware acquisition of Veriflow is expected to help vRealize users determine the integrity of a network design before it goes into production.

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  IT favors open source networking over Cisco ACI, VMware NSX

  Companies are turning to open source network automation tools as less expensive, good-enough alternatives to Cisco ACI and VMware NSX.

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Cisco faces sales slump amid Chinese tariffs, falling SP revenues

  Cisco forecast weak revenue growth in the current quarter, as service provider sales fell and product orders were flat. The company also reported being shut out of China.

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Entuity is latest Park Place Technologies acquisition

  The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed, but Park Place Technologies hopes to make Entuity a key component of its multivendor service delivery model.

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Itential adds new network automation tool to portfolio

  Automation Gateway is a new stand-alone application within the Itential Automation Platform architecture. It aims to integrate existing automation and transform scripts into APIs.

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  New Gurucul network traffic analysis tool debuts

  Gurucul's new Network Behavior Analytics tool uses machine learning analytics to provide a full view of network activity to identify and monitor unusual activity from any entity.

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  VMware acquisition of Uhana bolsters 5G offering to carriers

  The VMware acquisition of Uhana adds AI-driven network automation to VMware's virtualization platform for carriers. VMware competes against IBM's Red Hat.

• July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19

  IDC: SD-WAN market spend to top $5B in 2023

  The latest IDC SD-WAN market report shows the amount companies spend annually on infrastructure will more than triple from 2018 to 2023, when it will reach $5.25 billion.

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Arrcus upgrades ArcOS to support Jericho2-based routers

  Arrcus' latest version of ArcOS supports Broadcom's Jericho2 chipset for switches and routers aimed at 5G networks, hyperscale cloud and the edge.

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Verizon, Equinix cooperate on SDI to colo data centers

  Verizon is offering a software-defined interconnection to Equinix colo data centers. The Verizon-Equinix service is an alternative to a physical network connection.

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Niagara Networks and L7 Defense team up for API security

  The L7 Defense application Ammune API Defense will run on Niagara Networks' Open Visibility Platform in an effort to bring security to API communications.

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  AT&T-Microsoft deal secures use of 5G wireless, Azure cloud

  The latest AT&T-Microsoft partnership announcement lacked details for buyers of enterprise products and services but gave a big boost to Microsoft's Azure public cloud.

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Datadog network monitoring tool provides visibility to containers

  Datadog Network Performance Monitoring intends to ease the workload of engineering teams by automating network monitoring and providing visibility down to containers.

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  VMware tops Cisco in fast-growing SDN market

  VMware surpassed Cisco in grabbing the largest share of the money spent on software-defined networking for the data center in 2018, when the SDN market reached $7 billion.

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  Cisco's acquisition of Acacia bolsters service provider offerings

  Cisco plans to buy Acacia for $2.6 billion. Cisco's acquisition will make it a direct supplier of optical interconnects for the data centers of carriers and service providers.

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  U.S. tech buyers expected to shun Huawei CloudEngine refresh

  The latest refresh of the Huawei CloudEngine switches highlights the preference of U.S. and Chinese enterprises to buy homegrown gear.

• June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19

  Extreme's Aerohive acquisition closes WLAN product gap

  Extreme Networks' Aerohive acquisition would fill a gap in Extreme's WLAN portfolio by adding a cloud-based management option competitive with Cisco and Aruba.

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Pica8 PicOS upgrade enhances network security

  Pica8 claims its PicOS network operating system will address rising security and efficiency challenges with its new network access control integrations.

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  CloudGenix SD-WAN platform open for developers

  The CloudGenix SD-WAN is open for developers. The vendor has launched a developer program and tool set for integrating third-party infrastructure software.

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  What networking analysts are saying about Cisco's future

  Has Cisco outgrown networking? One industry insider seems to think so. Plus, other analysts size up Cisco's future around security and intent-based networking.

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  ARM upgrades network visibility tool cARMa and adds Guru

  ARM Data Center Software upgraded its SaaS network inventory tool cARMa to include more network visibility capabilities, including the introduction of mapping and analytics tool Guru.

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Mist Wi-Fi no longer just cloud

  The Mist Wi-Fi is no longer cloud only. The company's new Mist Edge appliance splits some management components between the cloud and on premises.

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  Aviatrix adds next-gen firewalls to cloud services

  The Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewalls are now deployed as part of Aviatrix's Firewall Network Service -- an extension of the Multi-Cloud Backbone portfolio.

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Fortinet TCO low, Silver Peak high in NSS Labs SD-WAN report

  The latest NSS Labs SD-WAN report gives Fortinet the best ratings for value and total cost of ownership, while Silver Peak gets the worst of eight vendors.

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  802.11ac drives enterprise WLAN market growth for now

  802.11ac played a crucial role in enterprise WLAN market growth, as companies felt the pressure to upgrade their wireless infrastructure. But 802.11ax is the future.

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Aruba NetInsight, User Experience Insight coming to Central

  Aruba plans to add analytics to its Central management console for the WLAN. Customers will be able to access Aruba NetInsight and User Experience Insight in Central.

• June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19

  Kaloom introduces real-time INT for data center visibility

  Kaloom's in-band network telemetry, FlowEye, intends to provide data center managers with a full view of a packet's real-time journey through a data center.

• June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19

  DH2i's DxConnect brings zero-trust connectivity to networks

  DH2i's zero-trust architecture software, DxConnect, will address common security issues and bring microtunnel development, discreet invisibility, an open API and more.

• June 17, 2019 17 Jun'19

  Aerohive Networks launches new Wi-Fi management products

  Aerohive Networks is using AI and machine learning to provide behavior insights for Wi-Fi management with the launch of its new products, Traffic Insights and Maximum Client Capabilities.

• June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19

  VMware acquisition of Avi fills NSX gaps

  VMware plans to acquire Avi Networks. The VMware acquisition of the application delivery controller maker will fill gaps in VMware's NSX virtual networking software.

• June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19

  Versa Networks partnership expands Riverbed SD-WAN offerings

  Riverbed and Versa Networks teamed up on an OEM agreement that enables Riverbed to use Versa's enterprise-class secure SD-WAN technology.

• June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19

  Ixia network packet broker, cybersecurity test introduced

  Ixia launched two new products for networking and security: the Ixia network packet broker, Vision X, for data center visibility and Ixia BreakingPoint QuickTest to gauge device and network security.

• June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19

  When moving cloud on premises, ask these important questions

  In this recap of industry blogs, networking analysts discuss moving cloud on premises, per-application ADC innovation and how cyberattackers target the C-suite.

• June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19

  CEO Robbins: Cisco won't use Huawei ban in sales pitch

  CEO Chuck Robbins said Cisco won't use the U.S. ban on Huawei exports in sales pitches. Robbins also said the Huawei ban has not had an effect on sales.

• June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19

  Cisco AI, machine learning network analytics head to the cloud

  The new Cisco AI and machine learning platform, launched at Cisco Live, is a cloud-based network analytics service for the data center, campus and WAN.

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  Sentryo acquisition to bolster Cisco IIoT security

  Cisco plans to acquire industrial security firm Sentryo. The acquisition would add network visibility, anomaly detection and real-time threat detection to the Cisco IIoT portfolio.

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  New Arista campus switches, APs complete product portfolio

  The latest Arista campus switches and Wi-Fi 6 APs meet enterprise requirements. But success against established rivals will depend on an effective sales and channel strategy.

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Pluribus Networks unveils edge router for service providers

  Pluribus Networks has unveiled a gateway router for service providers that's a no-frills alternative to products from Cisco and Juniper Networks.