Alibaba Cloud launches eight new products Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, recently deployed eight products spanning the gamut of artificial intelligence (A.I.), big data, infrastructure, security and private …
A free-floating buzzword Software-defined storage is a buzzword that has received significant attention over the past few years. Despite the widespread attention the term has received, software-defined storage isn’t exactly …
VMware announces vCloud NFV 2.0 updates VMware is building upon its telco NFV platform with a host of features specifically targeted at communications service providers (CSPs). VMware rolled out its …
Splunk to acquire Phantom Cyber Corporation Data analytics service provider Splunk Inc. recently announced a definitive agreement to purchase security company Phantom Cyber Corporation for approximately $350 million. The acquisition …
Palo Alto Networks announces second quarter earnings Palo Alto Networks released financial results for its fiscal second quarter 2018. The fiscal second quarter 2018 grew 28% year-over-year to $542.4 million, compared …
Data center themes Data centers are evolving with the shift toward virtualization. As organizations seek to take advantage of the cloud to manage day-to-day business operations, many are wondering what …
Ericsson and Argus working together on protecting automative ecosystem Automotive cyber security company Argus announced it is collaborating with Ericsson in an effort to bring cyber security to the connected …
GTT announcement agreement to purchase Interoute GTT Communications, Inc. announced a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Interoute, operator of one of Europe’s largest independent fiber networks, for $2.3 billion in …
Coriant integrates Aricent’s NFV MANO Coriant is integrating Aricent’s network functions virtualization (NFV) management and orchestration (MANO) framework to accelerate and power its Transcend SDN-solution. The companies said the collaboration …
Carrier Blockchain Study Group announces new members LG Uplus, Etisalat Group, KT, Telefónica and PLDT have become members of the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) as part of an initiative …
AT&T extends hybrid networking options AT&T recently announced it is making its SD-WAN service available to over 150 countries and territories. AT&T originally deployed its platform, dubbed SD-WAN – Network …
Rackspace deploys over 22,000 Cisco firewalls Rackspace is making Cisco’s next-generation firewalls available to customers who need to secure multi-cloud environments. Cisco and Rackspace’s partnership stretches back nearly 20 years, …
Cisco releases 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report Cyber criminals are increasingly using encryption to evade detection, while security professionals are becoming more reliant on automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence (A.I.). …
Riverbed announces SteelConnect updates Riverbed recently announced updates to its SD-WAN solution SteelConnect, including private links that enable users to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Other …
The future of networking Software-defined networking (SDN) is expected to play a role in the enablement of intent-based networking systems (IBNS), which promise to give network administrators greater control over …
AT&T and GridRaster team up on AR/VR project AT&T announced it is working with GridRaster to test augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) services on mobile devices at its edge computing …
The Linux Foundation unveils Akraino project The Linux Foundation recently announced a new project, dubbed Akraino, to develop an open source software stack capable of supporting high-availability cloud services for …
Switching to DevOps DevOps is a hot topic in the tech industry. While definitions vary, the basic idea behind DevOps is to merge developers and operations staff to deliver time-to-market …
Accedian buys Performance Vision Accedian announced its acquisition of network and application performance management (NPM/APM) provider Performance Vision as part of an initiative to grow its revenue, and expand into …
Cisco announces Crosswork Network Automation software portfolio Cisco unveiled five new pieces of software as part of its Cisco Crosswork Network Automation software portfolio for service providers. The new solutions, …
A growing market The cloud computing market has become increasingly dense as vendors of all sizes compete for customers who have gravitated to the technology as a way to run …
Juniper premieres new product portfolio Juniper is expanding its portfolio of services with a host of products, which the company said will bring businesses closer to a secure and automated …
Eastlink chooses Ericsson as VoLTE supplier in Canada Eastlink announced it has selected Ericsson as its core network supplier for voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) services in Canada. According to Eastlink, the collaboration …
Orange brings Radisys’ vMRF to ONAP Amsterdam Orange Labs Networks has integrated Radisys Corporation’s virtualized Media Resource Function (vMRF) into the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Amsterdam release. Orange is …
VMware to purchase CloudCoreo VMware recently announced it is acquiring cloud configuration-management startup CloudCoreo for an undisclosed amount to further secure hybrid cloud environments. CloudCoreo was founded in 2016 with …
