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Network Break 374: Pluribus Extends DC Fabric To NVIDIA DPUs; Intel Buries Three FPGAs
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Network Break we discuss Pluribus porting its network OS to NVIDIA DPUs, why Intel is pulling the plug on three FPGA cards in its portf...
Network Break 373: Google Buys Mandiant To Bolster Security Ops; Network OS DENT 2.0 Released
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break examines why Google spent billions of dollars to acquire Mandiant for security ops, the latest release of the DENT network OS, N...
Network Break 372: VMware Enhances Container Security; Google Summons Workers Back To The Office
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Network Break we discuss VMware enhancing its Carbon Black software with container runtime security, Google telling employees to return t...
Network Break 371: Arista Turns Campus Switch Into NDR Sensor; Mikrotik Puts A Router On A PCIe Card
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 fro...
Network Break 370: Juniper Acquires NAC Startup; Intel Buys Semiconductor Foundry
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break dives into a trio of acquisitions by Juniper, Intel, and Akamai; new security features from Gigamon and Aviatrix; big financ...
Network Break 369: Cisco SD-WAN Ramps Up Webex, Microsoft 365 Access; Pluribus Adds Virtual Packet Broker
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Take a Network Break! This week we cover Cisco’s SD-WAN getting users to cloud services such as Webex and Microsoft 365 faster; as well as new c...
Network Break 368: Juniper, Cato Advance Cloud-Based Security Offerings; Citrix Gets Acquired
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Take a Network Break! This week’s tech news includes new cloud-delivered security services from Juniper Networks and Cato Networks, new firewall har...
Network Break 367: New Custom ASICs For Juniper Routers; Regulators, NVIDIA Arm Wrestle
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break looks at new router silicon from Juniper, why NVIDIA's acquisition bid for Arm is running into headwinds, a new LiveAction s...
Network Break 366: Microsoft Spends $68.7 Billion On Games; Wi-Fi 7 On The Horizon
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Take a Network Break! This week we examine the drivers behind Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard, Ju...
Network Break 365: Salesforce Forces Multi-Factor Authentication; FAA Implements 5G Buffer Zones
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Network Break we discuss why Salesforce is requiring multi-factor authentication from customers starting in February 2022, examine an SFP...
Network Break 364: Oracle Acquires Federos For Network Assurance; Google Snags Security Startup Siemplify
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Take a Network Break! This week we examine Oracle's purchase of network assurance vendor Federos, discuss why Cisco has added a service mesh manager t...
Network Break 363: Broadcom Buys AppNeta For Experience Monitoring; Cloudflare Offers New Firewall Service
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break asks whether Broadcom's acquisition of AppNeta, which offers SaaS-based digital experience monitoring, is a good fit. We loo...
Network Break 362: AWS Announces Private 5G Service; FTC Says No To Nvidia’s Arm Grab
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break covers two AWS announcements including a private 5G offering and new networking service, discusses why the FTC is against Nvidia...
Network Break 361: US Government Targets Spyware Maker; Ericsson Spends $6.2 Billion For Vonage
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Network Break we discuss how an Israeli spyware maker ran afoul of the US government, why Ericsson is dropping $6.2 billion in cash for...
Network Break 360: Facebook Chooses Cisco ASIC For OCP; Apple To Allow Limited Self-Service Repair
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break podcast examines why Facebook has chosen Cisco and Broadcom ASICS for new Open Compute Project switch designs, Apple will al...
Network Break 359: Arista Increases Its 400G Switch Portfolio; Nvidia Accelerates InfiniBand
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break examines new 400G switches from Arista, discusses the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification program for the HaLow long-range low-po...
Network Break 358: Unpacking Juniper’s Strategic Objectives; Intel Details New Infrastructure Chip
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks' Network Break discusses Juniper's Analyst & Influencer day plus a new Wi-Fi 6E announcement. Intel is teaming up with Google to devel...
Network Break 357: Switchless Networking? Startup Rockport Says Yes; ISPs Monetize Customer Surveillance
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take a Network Break! This week we discuss how startup Rockport Networks brings switchless networking to the data center. The FTC says ISPs are amassi...
Network Break 356: Aruba Beefs Up ToR Switch With DPUs; VMware Stands Free
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Network Break podcast we discuss a new ToR switch from Aruba that includes built-in silicon to offload security and network services....
Network Break 355: Azure Brags About DDoS Protection; Marvell Hitches Ride With Dent Network OS
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Network Break, we discuss Marvell's choice of the Dent network OS for its Prestera silicon, Microsoft shares details about how its Azure ...
Network Break 354: VMworld’s Constipation, Facebook Footgun, Marvell 5nm DPUs
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Network Break, VMware disgorges a slew of announcements at VMworld 2021, Facebook shoots itself in the foot with BGP and DNS bullets, Mar...
Network Break 353: New Juniper Chassis Tops 400G; Akamai Spends Big Money On Microsegmentation
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break talks about a new data center chassis from Juniper, why Akamai spent $600 million to buy security company Guardicore, what h...
Network Break 352: Nokia Announces 800G Routing Silicon; Pica8 Enticingly Prices Its Campus Controller, Switches
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break podcast discusses Nokia's new beefed-up routing silicon, how Pica8 is pursuing campus switching with a controller/switch pri...
Network Break 351: Juniper’s Wired Campus Fabric Challenges Cisco; More Azure Holes Revealed
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break podcast discusses Juniper's new wired campus effort and how it leverages Mist Cloud for to help automate its campus fabric, a ne...
Network Break 350: Intel Pledges Billions For European Chip Factories; Facebook Reveals New Data Center Design
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break podcast wonders what Intel wants in return for a multi-year, multi-billion pledge to build European chip factories, marvels ...
Network Break 349: T-Mobile Fails To Protect Millions Of Customer Records; Ciena Buys Vyatta Router
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break podcast opines on why Ciena acquired the Vyatta router from AT&T (and why AT&T wanted to sell), how T-Mobile failed cu...
Network Break 348: Ransomware Bedevils Cyber Insurance; TSMC To Raise Chip Prices
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break examines how ransomware has insurers rethinking premiums and coverage limits, discusses the pros and cons of ISPs sharing fl...
Network Break 347: Cisco Acquires Container App Monitor; Intel Unwraps Mount Evans IPU
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Network Break! This week we analyze Cisco's $500 million acquisition of a container-based and serverless application monitor, Intel's announc...
Network Break 346: Extreme Gets SDWAN, Huawei Struggles and SpaceX Swarms
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The world of virtual donuts is supply constrained. Extreme Networks finally gets SDWAN buying Ipanema from Infovista at a bargain price. Research firm...
Network Break 345: Marvell Acquires High-End Ethernet ASICs; Arista CEO Says Component Shortage ‘Worst I’ve Seen’
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break podcat discusses Marvell's Innovium buy and its impact on the high-end Ethernet market, new Juniper security software for ap...
Network Break 344: Zoom Expands Into Contact Center Biz; Will Devs Choose Cloudflare’s Green Compute?
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Zoom buys its way into the contact center biz with the $14.7 billion purchase of Five9, Extreme announces Wi-Fi 6E APs, Cloudflare debuts Green Comput...
Network Break 343: Ericsson, Verizon Ink $8.3 Billion 5G Deal; Intel Reports Flat Revenues
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Network Break we examine an $8.3 billion 5G deal between Ericsson and Verizon, Microsoft's CloudKnox purchase to bolster cloud permis...
Network Break 342: SolarWinds Back In Security Hot Seat; In Defense Of The Fax Machine
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break podcast delves into security issues at SolarWinds and SonicWall, discusses a new network offload capability between NVIDIA and P...
Network Break 341: Ransomware Clobbers Kaseya Customers; HPE Buys Zerto For Cloud Data Protection
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Network Break examines the fallout of the Kaseya breach, HPE's acquisitions of Zerto and Ampool to extend the value of its Greenlake platfor...
Network Break 340: Marvell Challenges NVIDIA With 5nm DPU; Startup WiteSand Tackles Multi-Vendor Campus Network Management
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast asks how many Data Processing Units (DPUs) the market can support, discusses a startup that wants to manage your multi-vendor camp...
Network Break 339: HPE Raises The Stakes On Its GreenLake Strategy; Windows 11 Injects Itself With Teams
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take a Network Break! We discuss how HPE raises the stakes on its GreenLake hybrid cloud strategy with new features, look at new products from Aruba N...
Network Break 338: Breach In Progress? Gigamon Operators Are Standing By; IEEE Finalizes New Ethernet Standard
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gigamon adds a human touch to a new SaaS NDR offering, the IEEE finalizes 802.3cu for faster speeds over single-mode optical fiber, US service provide...
Network Break 337: Hey, You Dropped Some Bitcoin; Fastly Recovers From Outage…Fastly
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Network Break deployment of virtual donuts and tech commentary, Fastly takes out much of the Web but recovers quickly, AWS suffers an o...
Network Break 336: Cisco Announces Cloud ACI And More; Amazon Borrows Wi-Fi Without Asking
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cisco debuts Cloud ACI to unify segmentation policies on prem and in the public cloud, Amazon will activate an opt-out mesh network using your Ring an...
Network Break 335: Cyber Insurance Premiums Climb; Aruba To Debut Wi-Fi 6E AP
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break discusses rising cyber insurance premiums and how wider insurance adoption might affect the security market. We also discuss a f...
Network Break 334: Palo Alto Unveils New Security Gear; Arista Saves Time With Lowest-Latency Switch
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break covers new firewalls & other security products from Palo Alto Networks, discusses Arista's lowest-latency switch (now w...
Network Break 333: Cisco Acquires Optical Controller Software; DarkSide Gang Gets The Spotlight
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break covers a pair of Cisco acquisitions, new path analysis capabilities from NetBeez, how the DarkSide ransomware gang is gettin...
Network Break 332: Juniper Teases SASE Offering; IBM Gets Small With 2nm Chip
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break covers IBM's new 2nm chip process, Juniper's first step toward a SASE offering, whether secondary markets for network gear might...
Network Break 331: Proofpoint Goes Private In $12 Billion Deal; Defense Dept. Unveils IPv4 Address Cache
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guest analyst Johna Till Johnson, CEO and Founder of Nemertes Research, joins the Network Break to discuss a variety of IT news including the rising p...
Network Break 330: VMware Stitches Together A SASE Offering; Nvidia’s Arm Purchase On Hold
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break podcast examines VMware's new SASE offering for the distributed workforce, Nvidia's Arm-based accelerators, why the United K...
Network Break 329: Dell, VMware Consciously Uncouple; Aruba Networks Lives On The Edge
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break podcast examines Dell's plans to spin off VMware for a healthy dose of cash, reviews Aruba Networks' Atmosphere keynotes, an...
Network Break 328: Arista CloudVision Adds Config Workflow Automation; Innovium ASICs Embrace SONiC
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Network Break we cover Arista's careful steps into automation, new support for SONiC from Innovium, a cash injection for whitebox NOS m...
Network Break 327: Cisco Embraces As-A-Service Procurement; Will Amazon Make Its Own ASICs?
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break sifts through the most interesting news from Cisco Live 2021 including an as-a-service procurement model, support for biometric-...
Network Break 326: Cloudflare Announces New WAN Services; Intel’s Turnaround Roadmap
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can Pat Gelsinger refloat the Intel container ship? Is Cloudflare's new magic WAN service all that new? What's behind the Fortinet/Linksys partnership...
Network Break 325: VMware Buys API Security Startup; Gartner Bullish On SONiC Network OS
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break podcast discusses VMware's purchase of API security startup Mesh7, looks at a new security option for third-party Web compon...
Network Break 324: Cisco ASIC Hits 25.6Tbps; AWS Extends VPC Flow Logs For Better Visibility
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break discusses new ASICs from Cisco, new metadata fields in AWS VPC flow logs, a cloud visibility fabric from packet broker speci...
Network Break 323: Google To Swap 3rd-Party Cookies For Cohorts; Attackers Exploit On-Prem Exchange
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break checks the fine print on a Google pledge to phase out third-party cookie tracking, examines a serious attack against Microso...
Network Break 322: Juniper Mist-ifes 128 Technology; US Telcos Spend Big For 5G Spectrum
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Network Break we discuss a slate of Juniper announcements around new integrations with its Mist platform, plus new switches. HPE acquires a...
Network Break 321: Palo Alto Buys Bridgecrew For IaC Security; Azure Steps Up Its Firewall Game
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break discusses an acquisition by Palo Alto Networks that targets the security of Infrastructure as Code, a souped-up firewall for Mic...
Network Break 320: Juniper Rebrands Service Provider Automation Offerings; Fortinet Gets SASE With Latest OS
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break dives into Juniper reorganizing and rebranding automation products as the Paragon portfolio, new SASE and ZTNA capabilities ...
Network Break 319: Arista Unveils Zero Trust Offering; Google Searches For Cloud Profits
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take a Network Break! This week we start with a couple of follow-ups, and then dive into the week's news. Arista Networks announced a Zero Trust offer...
Network Break 318: Cisco Unveils New Catalyst Hardware; Internet Sleuth Uncovers Global IPv4 Misuse
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break explores new Catalyst hardware and micro switches from Cisco, a new security offering from Fortinet that combines endpoint secur...
Network Break 317: Citrix Bets The House On SaaS Collaboration; AWS Forks Elasticsearch
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break examines Citrix's multi-billion bet on a SaaS collaboration acquisition, a fight over the Elasticsearch project where everyone g...
Network Break 316: New CPU CEO Bids VMware Adieu; NSA Says Check Your DoH
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break opines on the breach of Ubiquiti customer data via a third-party cloud service, Pat Gelsinger's appointment to the CEO role ...
Network Break 315: Pluralsight Sold For $3.5 Billion; Dent NOS Hitchhikes To The Edge
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break discusses the jaw-dropping $3.5 billion purchase of Pluralsight; welcomes a new network OS to life, the universe, and everyt...
Network Break 314: Juniper Buys Apstra For IBN; Aruba Targets The Data Center With Fabric Software
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break analyzes Juniper's acquisition of Intent-Based Networking startup Apstra, HPE's Aruba targets the data center with new switches ...
Network Break 313: Salesforce Snaps Up Slack; HPE To Decamp For Houston
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break analyzes the implications of Salesforce's Slack acquisition, discusses why HPE is moving its HQ to Houston, new ASICs from B...
Network Break 312: AWS Kneecapped By Kinesis; Linux Unlikely For Apple M1
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Network Break episode explores AWS's pre-Thanksgiving outage and the lack of fallout, discusses a new AWS firewall service, reports on why ...
Network Break 311: Apstra Gets Loud About SONiC; VMware Sinks More Hooks Into Networking
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each week Network Break runs vendor press releases through our patented ML algorithms to strip out the marketing & buzzwords. It doesn't leave us...
Network Break 310: Kemp Acquires Flowmon; Networking Startup Isovalent Nabs $29 Million VC Bucks
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Network Break discusses a serious flaw in some Aruba switches, why Kemp acquired Flowmon, what makes a networking startup worth a $29 mill...
Network Break 309: Arista Rolls Out New Campus Switches; Financial Reporting Roundup
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest commentator Johna Till Johnson, CEO of Nemertes Research, brings her analytical eye to this week's Network Break. Coverage includes new Arista c...
Network Break 308: AMD Gobbles Xilinx, Marvell Chops Inphi. Its SmartNIC DPU Week
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Network Break is about silicon companies Marvel and AMD bulking up to fight competition. Cisco ships a SmartNIC, Catchpoint releases new fea...
Network Break 307: Cisco Launches Catalyst 8000 Edge Routers; Juniper Spends $450 Million For 128 Technology
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break covers new SD-WAN routers from Cisco, a giant Juniper acquisition, new WIPS capabilities from Extreme, the United States' anti-t...
Network Break 306: Cloudflare Launches Secure NaaS Offering; SonicWall Vulnerability Affects Nearly 800,000 Devices
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break examines a new security service from Cloudflare, a SonicWall vulnerability that affects a massive number of its appliances, a fr...
Network Break 305: NVIDIA Unfolds DPU Roadmap; IBM Spins Off Managed Infrastructure Biz
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Network Break analyzes NVIDIA's new roadmap for DPUs (also known as SmartNICs), IBM's spin-out of its managed infrastructure business, new sec...
Network Break 304: The VMworld 2020 Roundup; Arista Acquires Awake Security
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Townsend stops by Network Break to lend analysis and commentary on our review of the biggest announcements to come out of VMworld, including Pro...