Network Break 415: WAN Update Severs Microsoft Cloud Services; Intel To Wind Down Network ASIC Biz

Summary: Take a Network Break! This week we discuss new capabilities in Juniper’s Astra data center automation software; a major Microsoft outage that affected Outlook, Teams, and more; and reports that Intel will discontinue selling the Tofino programmable ASIC.<br> The US Justice Department and international law enforcement agencies partner on shutting down a ransomware site, Intel loses $661 million in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, and Microsoft anticipates customers will spend less on cloud computing going forward.<br> Extreme Networks reports second quarter financial results and says farewell to its CFO, and Nokia sees significant growth in enterprise sales.<br> Get links to all these stories below.<br> Tech Bytes: Fortinet<br> Stay tuned for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation about  security reconnaissance with sponsor Fortinet. We’ll drill into <a href="https://www.fortinet.com/products/fortirecon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FortiRecon</a>, a service that can provide critical information, personalized for your organization, about potential threats to company assets, employees, and customers<br> Show Links:<br> <a href="https://blogs.juniper.net/en-us/enterprise-cloud-and-transformation/juniper-apstra-customers-grew-by-more-than-170-in-2022-and-were-just-getting-started" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Juniper Apstra Customers Grew by More Than 170% in 2022. . . and We’re Just Getting Started</a> – Juniper Networks<br> <a href="https://packetpushers.net/juniper-apstra-freeform-supports-new-topologies-protocols-for-data-center-automation-with-caveats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Juniper Apstra Freeform Supports New Topologies, Protocols For Data Center Automation–With Caveats</a> – Packet Pushers<br> <a href="https://status.azure.com/en-us/status/history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Azure status history</a> – Microsoft<br> <a href="https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/microsoft-outage-analysis-january-25-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microsoft Outage Analysis: January 25, 2023</a> – ThousandEyes<br> <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/25/network_issues_causing_outage_in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global network outage hits Microsoft: Azure, Teams, Outlook all down</a> – The Register<br> <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-sunsets-network-switch-biz-kills-risc-v-pathfinder-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intel Sunsets Network Switch Biz, Kills RISC-V Pathfinder Program</a> – Tom’s Hardware<br> <a href="https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/details/network-io.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Network Communications and I/O Products by Intel</a> – Intel<br> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/announcement-posted-hive-ransomware-groups-site-says-it-has-been-seized-by-fbi-2023-01-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. says it ‘hacked the hackers’ to bring down ransomware gang, helping 300 victims</a> – Reuters<br> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-profits-drop-40-percent-in-2022-as-victims-refuse-to-pay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ransomware profits drop 40% in 2022 as victims refuse to pay</a> – Bleeping Computer<br> <a href="https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1600/intel-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-financial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intel Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results</a> – Intel<br> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/fy-2023-q2/press-release-webcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Earnings Release FY23 Q2</a> – Microsoft<br> <a href="https://investor.extremenetworks.com/news-releases/news-release-details/extreme-networks-reports-second-quarter-fiscal-year-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Extreme Networks Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results</a> – Extreme Networks...