Network Break 371: Arista Turns Campus Switch Into NDR Sensor; Mikrotik Puts A Router On A PCIe Card

Summary: Take a Network Break! This week we examine how Arista is turning a campus switch into a sensor for network detection and response, a new PCIe card from Mikrotik running router software, and a Dell/Marvell partnership on hardware acceleration for Open RAN gear.<br> HPE taps startup Ayar Labs for silicon photonics, HPE jumps into the private 5G market with a new offering, and Cloudflare acquires an anti-phishing security startup to help secure its email service.<br> Cisco and Dell report financial results, and an uptick in solar flare activity prompts a history lesson about the Carrington Event–a massive solar eruption that took down telegraph operations in 1859.<br> Get links to all these stories below.<br> Sponsor: Palo Alto<br> We’re sponsored today by Palo Alto Networks. To find out what’s next in SASE, sign up to watch Palo Alto Networks SASE Converge 2021, an on-demand webinar. You’ll hear from leading voices in networking and security, get details on the impact of SASE technology, and more. Sign up at <a href="https://www.saseconverge.paloaltonetworks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saseconverge.paloaltonetworks.com</a>.<br> Sponsor: Pluribus<br> This episode is also sponsored in part byu Pluribus Networks. Pluribus invites you to attend a special video broadcast on March 16, 2022 to learn how they are delivering cloud networking. Sign up at <a href="https://go4.pluribusnetworks.com/WF-2022-cloudnetworkinglaunch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pluribusnetworks.com/cloudnetworking</a>.<br> Tech Bytes: Fortinet:<br> Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Fortinet about <a href="https://www.fortinet.com/fortiguard/labs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FortiGuard Labs</a>‘ threat intelligence service, which analyzes billions of global security events daily to provide actionable information for network and security teams.<br> Show Links:<br> <a href="https://www.arista.com/en/company/news/press-release/14926-pr-20220223" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arista Integrates Threat Detection and Response into the Cognitive Campus</a> – Arista<br> <a href="https://blogs.arista.com/blog/network-security-to-secure-networks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Migration from Network Security to Secure Networks</a> – Arista<br> <a href="https://mikrotik.com/product/ccr2004_1g_2xs_pcie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe</a> – Mikrotik<br> <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dell-technologies-telecom-solutions-simplify-and-accelerate-modern-open-network-deployments-301486957.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dell Technologies Telecom Solutions Simplify and Accelerate Modern, Open Network Deployments</a> – PR Newswire<br> <a href="https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/accelerating-open-ran-performance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Accelerating Open RAN Performance</a> – Dell<br> <a href="https://www.nextplatform.com/2022/02/24/hpe-taps-ayar-labs-to-add-silicon-photonics-to-slingshot-interconnect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HPE Taps Ayar Labs To Add Silicon Photonics To Slingshot Interconnect</a> – The Next Platform<br> <a href="https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2022/02/hewlett-packard-enterprise-and-ayar-labs-announce-strategic-collaboration-and-investment-to-develop-next-generation-data-center-architectures-and-networking-with-optical-io.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Ayar Labs announce strategic collaboration and investment to develop next-generation data center architectures and networking with optical I/O</a> – HPE<br> <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220223005298/en/Hewlett-Packard-Enterprise-Extends-Leadership-in-Enterprise-Connectivity-With-Private-5G-Offering" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hewlett Packard Enterprise Extends Leadership in Enterprise Connectivity With Private 5G Offering</a> – ...