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Network virtualization technology
- 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 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.
- April 10, 2019
10 Apr'19
New ASIC bolsters Fortinet SD-WAN performance
Fortinet claims it has given its FortiGate SD-WAN and security appliance a boost. The vendor said a more powerful ASIC improves the performance of key Fortinet SD-WAN features.
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- March 26, 2019
26 Mar'19
Latest Arrcus protocols for webscale data centers
Startup Arrcus has added to its network operating system protocols that could appeal to cloud providers and companies with webscale data centers.
- November 16, 2018
16 Nov'18
LiveAction updates LiveNX network management service
In networking news, LiveAction launches LiveNX 8 and LiveWire; Kaloom and Red Hat collaborate for a virtualized central office; and Siemens and Aruba bridge the IT-OT gap.
- September 28, 2018
28 Sep'18
Linux Foundation drives VNF migration to cloud-native functions
The Linux Foundation is driving VNF migration to cloud-native network functions, claiming the transition results in better efficiency, scalability and reliability.
- September 19, 2018
19 Sep'18
Juniper bundles Contrail Networking, OpenStack for the edge
Juniper Networks has introduced the Contrail Edge Cloud. The platform for running service providers' network edge applications includes Contrail Networking and Red Hat OpenStack.
- August 14, 2018
14 Aug'18
Array bolsters throughput, security in NFV appliance
Array Networks has added support for 40 GbE interfaces in its NFV appliance. The AVX hardware also has higher throughput for encrypted traffic.
- April 04, 2018
04 Apr'18
IDC names four SDN providers to watch
An IDC report named Apstra, Big Switch Networks, Plexxi and Pluribus Networks as SDN providers to watch; Martello aims to validate Elfiq-based SD-WAN; and Aryaka extends to China.
- February 06, 2018
06 Feb'18
Aryaka enhances SD-WAN with Radware DDoS protection
Aryaka adds Radware DDoS security to its global private network to provide another layer of security. Also, Virgin Media Business intends to launch managed SD-WAN with software from Versa Networks.
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- December 20, 2017
20 Dec'17
Biggest SDN and SD-WAN news and trends of 2017
Check out the top SDN and SD-WAN news and trends stories from 2017 to prepare for what comes next in 2018.
- December 13, 2017
13 Dec'17
CORD project updates platform to support edge computing
With its latest release, the CORD project moves to become a primary infrastructure to support edge computing. Also, Juniper plans to move OpenContrail to The Linux Foundation.
- November 10, 2017
10 Nov'17
VMware-VeloCloud merger raises enterprise stakes
Bloggers explore the VMware-VeloCloud acquisition, a possible new fragmentation of the enterprise IT market and the best approach to building a network segmentation strategy.
- October 26, 2017
26 Oct'17
Singtel taps Versa for software-defined branch service
Singtel anchors its managed software-defined branch service with technology from Versa Networks; MegaPath looks to Fortinet to bolster security for its managed SD-WAN service.
- October 06, 2017
06 Oct'17
ETSI industry group publishes six NFV specifications
The ETSI Industry Specification Group for NFV is living up to its name with the publishing of six new NFV specifications. Also, NSS Labs puts SD-WAN products to the test.