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- December 21, 2018
21 Dec'18
100 GbE switch market shifting to large enterprises
The 100 GbE switch market is shifting away from webscale data center operators, as Arista and Cisco benefit from large enterprises buying more of the faster ports to replace 40 GbE.
- December 21, 2018
21 Dec'18
AT&T 5G moves forward, as carrier pursues cost savings
The AT&T 5G network will be in seven more cities in the first half of 2019. The carrier is moving quickly with the rollout to take advantage of potential cost savings with 5G.
- December 19, 2018
19 Dec'18
Cisco sees the future of switching in Luxtera silicon photonics
Cisco believes the future in switching and routing is in Luxtera silicon photonics. As a result, the networking giant plans to buy the company for $660 million in cash.
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- December 17, 2018
17 Dec'18
A recap of notable 2018 networking trends and news
Before the final days of 2018 fade into history like so last-generation 4G, spend some time reviewing the news and trends that graced the networking industry this year.
- December 13, 2018
13 Dec'18
Cumulus Linux, NetQ available for Lenovo RackSwitch
The combination of Lenovo RackSwitch models with Cumulus Linux and NetQ monitoring software is aimed at companies that prefer open networking in the data center.
- December 12, 2018
12 Dec'18
Arista EOS containers integrated with Red Hat, Tigera products
Arista EOS containers have been integrated with Red Hat OpenShift and Tigera security software.
- December 12, 2018
12 Dec'18
'Best-of-breed' SD-WAN option supersedes big boxes, expert says
When it comes to SD-WAN technology, deployment options vary, largely dependent on business requirements. But a multiple-vendors strategy might be better than all-in-one SD-WAN.
- December 11, 2018
11 Dec'18
VMware service mesh aims to help DevOps with microservices
VMware has introduced the NSX Service Mesh. Based on the Istio platform, the VMware service mesh manages traffic between microservices and enforces access policies.
- December 07, 2018
07 Dec'18
Packet broker added to Big Switch cloud fabric on AWS
Big Switch cloud fabric for AWS has a network packet broker. The company launched Big Mon for the cloud this week. Upcoming tech includes Big Cloud Fabric and Multi-Cloud Director.
- December 07, 2018
07 Dec'18
SolarWinds adds SDN monitoring to network management tools
In networking news, SolarWinds updates its network management software; a report predicts SDN's future; and Barefoot Networks updates its P4-programmable switch.
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- December 05, 2018
05 Dec'18
Juniper ATP appliance gets broader device support
Juniper has bolstered the security features in its Advanced Threat Prevention product. The vendor also released a Juniper ATP appliance for midsize enterprises.
- December 04, 2018
04 Dec'18
ONAP Casablanca release targets cross-carrier deployment, 5G
ONAP's latest release, Casablanca, focuses on enhancing existing features within its architecture to better support cross-carrier site connectivity, deployment and 5G.
- November 30, 2018
30 Nov'18
What's in AWS Outposts with VMware?
AWS Outposts, the new on-premises hybrid cloud, includes a VMware Cloud version that is not expected to provide NSX as a native option for connecting to the AWS public cloud.
- November 29, 2018
29 Nov'18
Aviatrix unveils AVX Orchestrator for AWS
Aviatrix has introduced software for dividing virtual private clouds into secured groups on AWS. AVX Orchestrator complements AWS' Transit Gateway, launched this week at re:Invent.
- November 28, 2018
28 Nov'18
Apstra AOS IDs root cause of network problems
Startup Apstra has launched version 2.3 of its intent-based networking OS. The new Apstra AOS includes analytics for finding the root cause of network problems.