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Take a Network Break. This week we cover multiple follow-ups, and then discuss the launch of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium and its intention to revamp Ethernet to support AI and High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads. NOS startup Arrcus pulls in a $65 million series D round, Fortinet launches big-iron firewalls, and Huawei flexes its patent muscles in 5G and wireless. The IETF rolls out the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol to help protect group messaging, and infamous hacker Kevin Mitnick dies at age 59. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Backbox BackBox is a multi-vendor network automation platform that lets you automate every device on the network through a single pane of glass. It supports network and security devices from 180 different vendors. So for example you can execute an OS upgrade across Cisco, Check Point, and Palo Alto firewalls with a single click. Get an evaluation copy and see for yourself at backbox.com/packetpushers. Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about traffic replication in SASE environments. Our sponsor is Palo Alto Networks, and they’ve added a new capability in Prisma Access that lets you replicate and then store traffic sent to the Prisma Access cloud service. We’ll talk about how Prisma Access replicates traffic, use cases, and more. FU: Microsoft Azure AD is being renamed Entra ID. The original Microsoft Active Directory is keeping its name. Compare Active Directory to Azure Active Directory – Microsoft Intel is walking away from the NUC, but ASUS is taking it up. Intel and ASUS Agree to Term Sheet to Take Intel NUC Systems Product Line Forward – Intel Show Links: Leading Cloud Service, Semiconductor, and System Providers Unite to Form Ultra Ethernet Consortium – Linux Foundation Overview of and Motivation for the Forthcoming Ultra Ethernet Consortium Specification – Ultra Ethernet Consortium The age of Ultra Ethernet – Broadcom AMD Founding Member of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium – AMD Community Hitachi Boosts Arrcus Series D to $65 million – Futuriom Networking leader Arrcus continues 100%+ CAGR business growth, raises $50M led by Prosperity7 Ventures, to continue leadership in 5G, data center and multi-cloud networking markets – Arrcus New FortiGate 3200F and 900G Drive Efficiencies, Improve Security, and Unify Management Across the Entire Hybrid Network  – Fortinet

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss Intel walking away from NUC computers, Microsoft rebranding Azure AD and launching an SSE offering, and Microsoft Exchange Online getting hacked. The European Union gives Broadcom conditional approval to buy VMware, Marvell touts Fibre Channel, and Oracle and SUSE capitalize on anger over IBM’s handling of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. SonicWall and Fortinet release fixes for serious vulnerabilities, the Wireshark Foundation would like your help, and a satellite broadband provider runs into a serious snag in space. Get links to all these stories below. Tech Bytes: ThousandEyes Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Cisco ThousandEyes. We talk about how ThousandEyes can now use Meraki routers and WebEx RoomOS devices to collect network and application performance data, as well as the ThousandEyes endpoint agent being integrated into the Cisco Secure Client. Show Links: Intel Exiting the PC Business as it Stops Investment in the Intel NUC – ServeTheHome Intel is quitting on its adorable, powerful, and upgradable mini NUC computers – The Verge Microsoft Entra – Secure Identities and Access – Microsoft Security Microsoft Entra expands into Security Service Edge and Azure AD becomes Microsoft Entra ID – Microsoft Security Blog The Global Secure Access Client for Windows (preview) – Microsoft Microsoft admits unauthorized access to Exchange Online, blames Chinese gang – The Register Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of VMware by Broadcom – European Commission FC-NVMe Goes Mainstream for Next-Generation Block Storage from HPE – Marvell Blog SUSE Preserves Choice in Enterprise Linux by Forking RHEL with a $10+ Million Investment – SUSE At SUSE We Make Choice Happen – SUSE Communities Oracle, SUSE Tussle with Red Hat over the Business of Open Source – The New Stack Red Hat’s commitment to open source: A response to the git.centos.org changes – Red Hat Keep Linux Open and ...

Today on the Network Break we argue over Roman numerals; discuss a significant, but probably limited, Cisco vulnerability; and ponder a new partnership between BT and HPE to manage your LAN. Broadcom (kinda) pledges to invest in the Spanish semiconductor industry, TSMC brings in specialists from Taiwan to build new fabs in Arizona, and Nokia brags about new distance and throughput milestones for Fixed Wireless Access. Last but not least, Greg wishes Ethernet an unhappy birthday. Sponsor: Backbox BackBox is a multi-vendor network automation platform that lets you automate every device on the network through a single pane of glass. It supports network and security devices from 180 different vendors. So for example you can execute an OS upgrade across Cisco, Check Point, and Palo Alto firewalls with a single click. Get an evaluation copy and see for yourself at backbox.com/packetpushers. Tech Bytes: VMware Stay tuned for a sponsored Tech Bytes episode where we discuss building sovereign clouds with VMware and a VMware partner. Sovereign clouds provide cloud benefits such as scale while ensuring data resides in a specific country or geography and meets requirements for security and privacy. We talk with at VMware partner about how it built a shared sovereign cloud for 14 municipalities. Show Notes: Cisco ACI Multi-Site CloudSec Encryption Information Disclosure Vulnerability – Cisco Systems High-severity bug in Cisco data center switches lets attackers break into encrypted traffic – SC Magazine BT and HPE partner for new global managed LAN service – BT Broadcom to invest in a $1 billion EU-funded chip programme in Spain – Reuters Broadcom President Charlie Kawwas’s tweet about Spanish investment – Twitter TSMC sending more workers to speed up building of new Arizona plant – Reuters TSMC to Bring 500+ More Migrant Workers to Arizona – American Prospect Nokia hits extended range mmWave 5G speed record in Finland – Nokia Put mmWave to work with Nokia FastMile High Gain 360 – NOKIA Nokia launches high gain 5G Fixed Wireless Access receiver to connect the North American underserved – Nokia Heavy Networking 679: Mountaintop Networking And Lon...

Take a Network Break! We’re recording just ahead of the July 4th 2023 holiday in the US and we didn’t have an official episode scheduled, but we decided to record anyway. There’s no sponsors, no Tech Bytes. It’s just us. So hang out for a bit while we discuss the latest tech news, including another Cisco acquisition, cloud networking news from Prosimo, SEC trouble for SolarWinds, and a million dollar refrigerator. Show Links: Prosimo Disrupts MCN Market by Making Multi-Cloud Connectivity Free – Prosimo ThousandEyes + SamKnows — Adding Millions of Vantage Points to Deepen Visibility into Last-mile Networks – ThousandEyes SolarWinds executives receive Wells notice from US SEC – Reuters SEC Targets SolarWinds’ CISO for Rare Legal Action Over Russian Hack – Kim Zetter via Substack Everything Everywhere Is Securities Fraud – Bloomberg RPI sues after cleaner’s gaffe allegedly destroyed research – Times Union

In this weeks Network’n’Break through the IT news with a definite infrastructure focus, Cisco announces AI Networking versions of Silicon One ASICs and buys another DEM business. HPE Greenlake adds AI LLM. FCC talks bandwidth caps. Google calls kettle black when accusing Microsoft of monopolistic behaviour. Sponsor: Nokia Data Centre Fabric and Automation We’re sponsored today by Nokia and its data center fabric for network automation and orchestration. Nokia’s data center fabric is designed for automation from Day zero design, Day one deployment, and operations for Day Two and beyond. This scalable fabric helps the network team keep pace with the demand for new applications and services, reduce risks with a digital sandbox to test changes against your actual network configuration, and provides insights into visibility and performance with deep telemetry. This fabric comes together with Nokia’s SR-Linux network OS, the intent-based Fabric Services System platform, a digital sandbox, the NetOps Development Kit, or NDK, and more. Get details at nokia.ly/dc-fabric, and listen to Heavy Networking episode 653 to learn about how it all works, and how customers are using Nokia’s data center fabric in production. That’s nokia.ly/dc-fabric and Heavy Networking episode 653. Link: Heavy Networking 653: Design, Deploy, And Operate With Nokia Data Center Fabric Solution (Sponsored) – Packet Pushers – https://packetpushers.net/podcast/heavy-networking-653-design-deploy-and-operate-with-nokia-data-center-fabric-solution-sponsored/ Show Links   Cisco launches new AI networking chips to compete with Broadcom, Marvell https://www.reuters.com/technology/cisco-launches-new-ai-networking-chips-compete-with-broadcom-marvell-2023-06-20/ Link: Solutions – Evolve your AI/ML Network with Cisco Silicon One – Cisco – https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/silicon-one/evolve-ai-ml-network-silicon-one.html https://www.networkworld.com/article/3700308/cisco-sets-a-foundation-for-ai-network-infrastructure.html https://accedian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Accedian-Skylight-solution-overview.pdf Link: Cisco Intent to Acquire  Accedian – https://accedian.com/cisco-and-accedian-partnership/ https://blogs.cisco.com/news/cisco-announces-intent-to-acquire-accedian Link: Aleph Alpha – Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding – https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/aleph-alpha Link: Hewlett Packard Enterprise extends private cloud portfolio at Equinix data centers to give customers more choice and fast access to hybrid cloud | HPE – https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2023/06/hewlett-packard-enterprise-extends-private-cloud-portfolio-at-equinix-data-centers-to-give-customers-more-choice-and-fast-acce...

Johna Til-Johson from Nemertes Research joins today (Drew on well earned leave). First the FU then its vendors co-operating ? NetBrain and Paessler. Google sells its domain registration to Squarespace, a smidgeon of Quantum computing before looking AMD at the state of Pensando DPUs. Finally the news that liquid cooling is toxic due to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’. Sponsor: Backbox BackBox is a multi-vendor network automation platform that lets you automate every device on the network through a single pane of glass. It supports network and security devices from 180 different vendors. So for example you can execute an OS upgrade across Cisco, Check Point, and Palo Alto firewalls with a single click.BackBox is the best-kept secret in automation, running on over 100,000 networks worldwide. Get an eval copy and see for yourself at backbox.com/packetpushers Tech Byes : Nokia PSE6 Coherent Optical Modules Today’s Tech Byte is a discussion on Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine, or PSE optics. The company has released version 6 of its PSEs, and we’ll tak about the growing challenges of moving more data farther and faster  and what Nokia  PSE-6 brings to the table. Our guest is Serge Melle, Head of Marketing for Optics at Nokia. * Push distances further * Carry new high speed data services * Reduce network power * Scale – 2.4TB/s on a single linecard * Performance – 3x the reach at 800G * Sustainability – 60% less network power Link: PSE-6s: A new frontier in scale, performance and sustainability | Nokia – Check out PSE-6s: A new frontier in scale, performance and sustainability at nokia.ly/pse-6s PSE-6s: A new frontier in scale, performance and sustainability | Nokia Show Links Link: NetBrain & Paessler PRTG: Automated Event-Triggered Diagnosis – https://www.netbraintech.com/blog/netbrain-integrates-with-prtg/ Link: Squarespace Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Google Domains Assets — The Official Squarespace Newsroom – https://newsroom.squarespace.com/blog/googledomains Link: Google Domains shutting down, assets sold to Squarespace  – https://9to5google.com/2023/06/15/google-domains-squarespace/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/arthurherman/2023/05/17/assessing-the-quantum-threat-by—————-the-numbers-finally/ Link: Exclusive: Broadcom set to win EU nod for $61 bln VMware deal, sources say | Reuters – https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/eu-antitrust-regulators-okay-broadcom-vmware-deal-sources-says-2023-06-12/?utm_source=packetpushers Link: AMD Data Center & AI Technology Premiere – YouTube – https://youtu.be/l3pe_qx95E0?t=2897 Data Center and Cloud Networking Session — Panseando DPU – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t43v1MvqV-E Faulty SFP Takes Down Amsterdam Prorail – https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7073998921890426880

Take a Network Break: Drew is on holiday (again) and Ethan shows up. Who knew he was still around ? We start with FU, Cisco Live was underwhelming announcing a new focus simplicity and that customers hate their licensing, Bluecat spends again, Hashicorp gets a financial slapping, Itential ships a new version and Quantum Space Networking. Sponsor: Itential Itential simplifies automation across hybrid cloud network infrastructure. Their platform makes it easy for network teams to bring their own automation assets and scale their network automation efforts, so you can spend more time working on the things you like instead of the repetitive, tedious tasks. Find out more at itential.com/packetpushers Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks: On today’s sponsored Tech Bytes podcast, we talk with Rajesh Kari, Product Marketing Manager at Palo Alto Networks about how SD-WAN delivers flexible connections and application performance for your branch and remote locations.  Show Links: Link: Unleashing Innovation Starts with Unifying Experiences – Cisco Blogs – https://blogs.cisco.com/news/unleashing-innovation-starts-with-unifying-experiences Link: Let’s Go! at Cisco Live 2023: Cisco Unveils Industry-defining Innovations for a More Connected, Secure and Inclusive World – https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2023/m06/lets-go-at-cisco-live-2023.html “Cisco naming converging on Catalyst. Cisco Switching, Catalyst Routing, Catalyst Center, Catalyst SD-WAN #CiscoLive” Danial Dib – https://twitter.com/danieldibswe/status/1666145400024354816 Jonathan Cisco EVP Enterprise video on licensing and simplicity: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonathandavidson1_ciscolive-ugcPost-7072286252745588737-bPN9/ Nvidia Top500 Supercomputer Trends : https://nvdam.widen.net/s/xrksv8dqpb/top500-interconnect-trends-june2022 Link: HPE Slingshot Interconnect – Your HPC Networking Solution | HPE – https://www.hpe.com/us/en/compute/hpc/slingshot-interconnect.html Link: BlueCat acquires network infrastructure monitoring and automation platform Indeni – BlueCat https://bluecatnetworks.com/press/bluecat-acquires-network-infrastructure-monitoring-and-automation-platform-indeni/ Link: Higher Prices and Backlog Release Catapulted Data Center Switch Sales to a New Record Level in 1Q 2023, According to Dell’Oro Group – https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/higher-prices-and-backlog-release-catapulted-data-center-switch-sales-to-a-new-record-level-in-1q-2023-according-to-delloro-group-301839511.html Link: Cisco Showcases Vision to Simplify Networking and Securely Connect the World – https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2023/m06/cisco-showcases-vision-to-simplify-networking-and-securel...

Take a Network Break. This week we discuss a new Google offering to interconnect public clouds, NVIDIA’s Spectrum-X platform for building AI networking fabrics using Ethernet switches and DPUs, and Cisco’s latest acquisition in the security space. Juniper announces that you’d better upgrade from very old JunOS versions, ccTLD phishing domains drop significantly after Meta sues a registrar, Riverbed gets a new private equity owner, and Amazon pays a pittance to the FTC to settle allegations of customer privacy violations in its Ring and Alexa businesses. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Your branch has changed. Your SD-WAN should, too. Join Palo Alto Networks to see how AI/ML is powering next-gen SD-WAN and SASE for the branch. SDxCentral and Palo Alto Networks are hosting an exclusive online event on May 24th so you can see how next-gen SD-WAN and SASE can help you modernize and secure your branches. Go to SDXcentral.com to get the link to this free event. Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Stick around for a Tech Bytes podcast also with Palo Alto Networks about the branch of the future, and how SD-WAN and SASE come together with digital experience management to meet the challenges of security, cloud, and hybrid work at the branch. Show Links: Announcing Google Cloud Cross-Cloud Interconnect – Google Cloud Blog Cross-Cloud Interconnect overview – Google NVIDIA Launches Accelerated Ethernet Platform for Hyperscale Generative AI – NVIDIA NVIDIA Spectrum-X Platform – World’s first Ethernet fabric built for AI – YouTube NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand Architecture – NVIDIA Building AI/ML Networks with Cisco Silicon One – Cisco Blogs DriveNets Introduces Highest-Performance Ethernet Solution for AI Networking – DriveNets Turbocharging Generative AI Workloads with NVIDIA Spectrum-X Networking Platform – NVIDIA Technical Blog Furthering the AI-First Security Cloud: Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Armorblox – Cisco Systems

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss a new offering from DriveNets that aims to make Ethernet more suitable as a network fabric for AI workloads, why the EU slapped Meta with a $1.3 billion fine, and a new offering from Extreme Networks that lets you manage Extreme gear in the cloud or from on-prem with the same experience. China bans US-made Micron chips from its sensitive information infrastructure, Cisco launches a new learning platform called Cisco U., and a space networking startup called Astranis has successfully launched a satellite to provide broadband access to remote locations. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Your branch has changed. Your SD-WAN should, too. Join Palo Alto Networks to see how AI/ML is powering next-gen SD-WAN and SASE for the branch. SDxCentral and Palo Alto Networks are hosting an exclusive online event on May 24th so you can see how next-gen SD-WAN and SASE can help you modernize and secure your branches. Go to SDXcentral.com to get the link to this free event. Tech Bytes: Fortinet Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we pull back the covers on SASE, or Secure Access Service Edge. Fortinet is our sponsor. SASE is an agglomeration of multiple technologies including SD-WAN, and cloud-delivered security services such as application-aware firewalls, IPS, and Secure Web Gateway. Some SASE offerings also incorporate zero trust network access. One important concept to grasp around SASE is that it’s as much an architecture as it is a product. It requires planning and foresight to put the pieces together and operate them. We talk with Fortinet about the elements of its SASE offering and what a typical customer engagement with SASE looks like. Show Links: DriveNets Introduces Highest-Performance Ethernet Solution for AI Networking – DriveNets Aquila: A unified, low-latency fabric for datacenter networks – Google Research Arista Networking for AI Workloads – Network Field Day via YouTube Meta hit with record $1.3 bln fine over data transfers – Reuters Extreme Creates First Networking Cloud Continuum Delivering Flexibility, Cloud Sovereignty – Extreme Networks US ‘won’t tolerate’ China’s ban on Micron chips, commerce secretary says – Reuters China bans major chip maker Micron from key infrastructure projects – BBC News Welcome to Cisco U. – Cisco Blogs

Take a Network Break! This week we cover Juniper’s new cloud-based NAC and why Juniper is adding ChatGPT to its interacctive Marvis service. Aviatrix announces new firewall and traffic inspection capabilities as part of its multi-cloud networking offering. Dell builds a story, if not a product, around Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). DDI vendor BlueCat acquires Mice&Men, also a DDI player. Google comes under significant criticism from security experts for rolling out .zip and .mov Top Level Domains, which could be used by attackers to trick people into clicking on malicious links. Broadcom tries to reassure EU regulators that it won’t freeze out competitors in the Fibre Channel Host Buss Adapter markets if it’s allowed to acquire VMware. Cisco reports a profitable Q3 and points to signs of a rosy Q4. Last but not least, the World Health Organization recommends avoiding non-sugar sweeteners if you’re trying to lose weight. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Your branch has changed. Your SD-WAN should, too. Join Palo Alto Networks to see how AI/ML is powering next-gen SD-WAN and SASE for the branch. SDxCentral and Palo Alto Networks are hosting an exclusive online event on May 24th so you can see how next-gen SD-WAN and SASE can help you modernize and secure your branches. Go to SDXcentral.com to get the link to this free event. Tech Bytes: Pica8 Stay tuned for a sponsored Tech Bytes podcast where we talk with Pica8 about how whitebox networking gives engineers the flexibility to choose the hardware and software that best meets their campus needs. Pica8’s network OS runs on multiple hardware platforms, so engineers can overcome challenges including supply chain disruptions and end-of-life hardware. Show Links: Juniper Networks Introduces First Cloud-Native Access Assurance Service Driven by Mist AI – Juniper Networks Juniper Mist Access Assurance – Juniper Networks Aviatrix Distributed Cloud Firewall – Aviatrix BlueCat acquires Men&Mice to boost its industry-leading DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (DDI) platform – Globe Newswire The Dangers of Google’s .zip TLD. Can you quickly tell which of the URLs…  – Bobbyr via Medium Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back – Ars Technica Broadcom offers VMware interoperability remedies to address EU concerns ...

Take a Network Break! This week we cover some follow-up on Lumen. Then we dive into a massive Cisco blunder that let a digital certificate expire on some models of the Viptela SD-WAN appliance, causing device failures. Extreme Networks release a new Wi-Fi 6e AP and core and aggregation switches, a Ubiquiti employee who stole company data gets six years in jail, and a former Uber executive who covered up and obstructed an investigation into a massive data breach gets probation. Microsoft says it will freeze employee salaries even as it books billions in profits, Cisco announces it will build manufacturing facilities in India, and a space networking company wants to connect IoT devices via satellites. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Itential We’re sponsored today by Itential. Itential simplifies automation across hybrid cloud network infrastructure. Their platform makes it easy for network teams to bring their own automation assets and scale their network automation efforts, so you can spend more time working on the things you like instead of the repetitive, tedious tasks. Find out more at itential.com/packetpushers. Show Links: Identify vEdge Certificate Expired on May 9th 2023 – Cisco vEdge/Viptela based SD-WAN problem impacting all customers worldwide – Reddit Cisco warns of certificate problem that takes down SD-WANs – Network World Extreme Introduces Industry’s Smallest, Greenest Wi-Fi 6E Access Point; Extends Universal Switch Portfolio – Extreme Networks Former Ubiquiti dev who extorted the firm gets six years in prison – Bleeping Computer Former Chief Security Officer Of Uber Convicted Of Federal Charges For Covering Up Data Breach Involving Millions Of Uber User Records – United States Department of Justice Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan Avoids Prison Time Over Data Breach Cover-Up – SecurityWeek Microsoft puts the freeze on employee salaries, CEO pay still as hot as ever – The Register Cisco to Manufacture in India as it Targets over $1 Billion in Combined Exports and Domestic Production – Cisco Cisco to manufacture some telecoms products India – The Register 5G Satellite IoT – Sateliot

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss a new Azure-native cloud firewall from Palo Alto Networks, why pharma giant Merck might be owed a big settlement from its cyber-insurers, and why HPE wants to simplify its branding. Lumen offers 400G IP transit ports, the US White House announces actions to promote safe, responsible AI; Versa Networks rolls out zero trust for remote and campus users, and Rogers teams up with SpaceX on a plan to allow SMS messaging via satellite. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Your branch has changed. Your SD-WAN should, too. Join Palo Alto Networks to see how AI/ML is powering next-gen SD-WAN and SASE for the branch. SDxCentral and Palo Alto Networks are hosting an exclusive online event so you can see how next-gen SD-WAN and SASE can help you modernize and secure your branches. Register for free here. Tech Bytes: Stay tuned for a Tech Bytes conversation with sponsor Nokia and how it’s bringing 800G Ethernet routing with its innovative  FP5 silicon. Show Links: Palo Alto Networks Unveils Its Cloud Next-Generation Firewall for Microsoft Azure Customers – PR Newswire Secure your cloud environment with Cloud Next-Generation Firewall by Palo Alto Networks, an Azure Native ISV Service—now in preview – Azure Give NotPetya-hit Merck that $1.4B, appeals court tells insurers – The Register Merck entitled to $1.4B in cyberattack case after court rejects insurers’ ‘warlike action’ claim – Fierce Pharma Introducing HPE’s simplified brand architecture – HPE Lumen Takes on Massive Internet Traffic Growth with 400G IP Transit Ports – Lumen FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Promote Responsible AI Innovation that Protects Americans’ Rights and Safety – White House Zero Trust Everywhere – The Versa Networks Blog

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss a new NAC solution from Arista Networks, a new version of Central from HPE Aruba, and the latest version of NetBrain. Cisco announces an XDR offering with support for third-party security products, Microsoft might unbundle Teams from Office to satisify EU regulators, Google Cloud might actually be making money, and Juniper Networks reports a strong fiscal Q1. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Your branch has changed. Your SD-WAN should, too. Join Palo Alto Networks to see how AI/ML is powering next-gen SD-WAN and SASE for the branch. SDxCentral and Palo Alto Networks are hosting an exclusive online event so you can see how next-gen SD-WAN and SASE can help you modernize and secure your branches. Register for free here. Tech Bytes: VMware Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss multi-cloud deployments and supporting hybrid workers with VMware’s Workspace ONE. We’re sponsored by VMware, and we talk with VMware partner ITQ. Show Links: Arista Networks Introduces AI-Driven Network Identity – Arista Networks Network Identity Redefined for Zero Trust Enterprises – Arista Networks HPE Aruba Networking simplifies IT operations with AIOps-driven cloud management and new network-as-a-service capabilities available on HPE GreenLake – HPE Aruba NetBrain Drives No-Code Network Automation with Release of NetBrain Next-Gen – NetBrain Cisco Unveils New Solution to Rapidly Detect Advanced Cyber Threats and Automate Response – Cisco Systems Microsoft will reportedly unbundle Teams from Office to avoid antitrust concerns – Engadget Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. The CMA did its job – The Guardian Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter – CNBC Useful life of servers and network assets at tech companies – Investment Basics

Take a Network Break! This week we cover new cloud networking capabilities from Prosimo, discuss Broadcom’s latest version of the Jericho ASIC which is being positioned for network fabrics for AI workloads, and explore the latest version of the open-source Dent network OS. Edgecore Networks and Aviz Networks team up on a SONiC stack, Aryaka and Check Point strike a SASE partnership, and CommScope gets hit by attackers who leak sensitive information. F5 announces revenue growth for Q2 2023 but also announces layoffs driven by softer customer spending, Starlink cuts prices for satellite broadband in Europe (but not the US), and Netflix puts an end date on its DVDs-via-mail business. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Hamina Wireless This week’s show is sponsored by Wi-Fi and private 5G tools from Hamina Wireless. If you ever need to design, refresh or optimize your wireless network, go for Hamina’s tools. They help you understand wireless coverage and performance, and find optimal radio placements, configurations, and spot performance bottlenecks. Go to hamina.com for more information. Show Links: Prosimo Launches Industry’s Only Cloud-Native Networking Suite To Accelerate Multi-Cloud Adoption – PR Newswire Cloud Native Networking Suite – Prosimo Broadcom Unveils Industry’s Highest Performance Fabric for AI Networks – Broadcom Broadcom Jericho3-AI Ethernet Switch Launched Saying NVIDIA Infiniband is Bad for AI – Serve The Home StrataDNX Jericho3AI Machine Learning Ethernet Switch BCM88890 – Broadcom Arista Networking for AI Workloads – Network Field Day (YouTube) Ethernet Fabric for High Performance Computing and AI/ML Workloads – Network Field Day (YouTube) DentOS 3.0 Unveiled: Open Source NOS Powering Distributed Enterprise Edge Brings Network Management, Scalability, and Security via New  Rapid Release Cycle – DENT Open Compute Project Foundation Expands Open Edge Ecosystem – HPC Wire Amazon Building for Retail Stores with 2000 Cameras and 100K Sensors OCP Regional Summit 2023 – Serve The Home Edgecore Networks and Aviz Networks Partner to D...

Take a Network Break! This week we check out a new Fortinet firewall, discuss NetBox Labs’s $20 million funding round and why it spun itself out of NS1’s IBM acquisition, and whether there’s a movement to hold tech executives responsible for tech failures (and who else should take some blame). Amazon’s annual shareholder letter acknowledges that customer concerns about AWS cloud costs are creating headwinds (but doesn’t say anything about cutting prices), juice jacking hype hijacks the media, and global PC shipments fell by a third. Intel Foundry and Arm team up on SoC manufacturing, the EU chimes in with concerns about Broadcom’s proposed VMware acquisition, and Microsoft tinkers with the Print Screen button in Windows 11. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Nokia We’re sponsored today by Nokia and its data center fabric for network automation and orchestration. Nokia’s data center fabric is designed for day zero design, day one deployment, and operations for Day Two and beyond.  Find out more at nokia.ly/dc-fabric, and listen to Heavy Networking episode 653 to get details and hear customer use cases. Show Notes: FortiGate 7000F Series – FortiNet (PDF) Announcing the NetBox Labs Series A and Our Plans to Upend Network Management and Automation Forever – NetBox Labs Former TSB chief information officer fined £81,000 over IT meltdown in 2018 – The Guardian Tencent reportedly fires tech bosses after brief outages – The Register Amazon 2022 Shareholder Letter – Amazon (PDF) ‘Juice Jacking’: The Dangers of Public USB Charging Stations – Federal Communications Commission Global PC shipments suffered a drop of 33% in Q1 2023  – Canalys Global PC shipments slide in first quarter, Apple takes biggest hit, IDC says – Reuters Intel Reportedly Delays TSMC 3nm Orders for 15th Gen Arrow Lake CPUs – Tom’s Hardware Intel Foundry and Arm Announce Multigeneration Collaboration on Leading-Edge SoC Design – Intel Foundry EU says Broadcom’s proposed VMware deal could restrict competition – Reuters UK says ...