Network Break 340: Marvell Challenges NVIDIA With 5nm DPU; Startup WiteSand Tackles Multi-Vendor Campus Network Management
Summary: Take a Network Break! We start with some FU (Follow Up) from previous episodes, and then dive into the latest news. Marvell has announced a new Data Processing Unit (DPU)/SmartNIC to tackle security, networking, and storage workloads; the startup WiteSand emerges from stealth with a mission to manage multi-vendor campus networks and provide cloud-based NAC; and Forward Networks adds security capabilities to its network verification platform.<br> A Windows print spooler vulnerability needs to be patched because it could allow the hostile takeover of your Active Directory domain controllers, SD-WAN and SASE provider Versa Networks raises $84 million to tell the world about SASE, and we conclude with a conversation about the distributed work debate.<br> Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks<br> Securely enable remote workforce with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, cloud-delivered security that protects all user and application traffic while ensuring an exceptional user experience. Get a virtual test drive at <a href="https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/test-drives?topic=sase" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paloaltonetworks.com/resources/test-drives.</a><br> Show Links:<br> <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/adata-and-other-ssd-makers-swapping-parts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Not-So-Solid State: SSD Makers Swap Parts Without Telling Us</a> – Tom’s Hardware<br> <a href="https://www.marvell.com/company/newsroom/marvell-extends-octeon-leadership-industry-first-5nm-dpu.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marvell Extends OCTEON Leadership with Industry’s First 5nm DPUs</a> – Marvell<br> <a href="https://witesand.io/press-release-witesand-emerges-from-stealth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WiteSand Emerges From Stealth</a> – WiteSand.io<br> <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forward-networks-unveils-new-features-to-verify-and-validate-zero-trust-architectures-301320659.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forward Networks Unveils New Features To Verify And Validate Zero Trust Architectures</a> – Forward Networks<br> <a href="https://packetpushers.net/forward-networks-adds-security-assurance-to-its-network-verification-software-is-the-company-intent-on-a-makeover/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forward Networks Adds Security Assurance To Its Network Verification Software. Is The Company Intent On A Makeover?</a> – Packet Pushers<br> <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/30/windows_print_spool_vuln_rce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leaked print spooler exploit lets Windows users remotely execute code as system on your domain controller</a> – The Register<br> <a href="https://versa-networks.com/news/2021/versa-secures-84m-in-series-d-funding-to-accelerate-sase-growth.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Versa Networks Secures $84M in Series D Funding to Accelerate SASE Growth</a> – Versa Networks<br> <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/VMWare-2-percent-worker-Silicon-Valley-remote-work-16274581.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Just 2% of workers at Silicon Valley’s VMware showed up for the first day of in-person work</a> – SF Gate<br> <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/executives-future-hybrid-work-wfh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will businesses continue to work from home?</a> – World Economic Forum<br> <a href="https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/blog/collaboration/new-tools-to-help-you-work-from-anywhere" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Introducing new tools to help you work from anywhere</a> – Slack<br> <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/covid-19-and-the-employee-experience-how-leaders-can-seize-the-moment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 and the employee experience</a> – McKinsey<br> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/more-people-plan-to-quit-as-return-to-work-plans-go-into-effect-."></a>
