Software

Cisco and McAfee announce partnership focused on shared threat intelligence The need for robust online security continues to grow as hackers contrive new and creative ways to circumnavigate existing countermeasures …

Windstream SDNow extends to 50 U.S. markets Windstream Wholesale, a Fortune 500 company and provider of network communications, recently announced it is expanding its SDNow transport service to encompass 50 …

How hybrid IT models are impacting digitalization efforts Digital transformation is impacting a host of industries, including media, healthcare, manufacturing, government and beyond. Although the term encompasses an umbrella of …

IBM deploys new services to ease cloud migration In a bid to accelerate the digital transformation process, IBM launched two new services, IBM Cloud Migration Services and IBM Cloud Deployment, …

Right Networks poll finds smaller companies are leveraging the cloud to enhance customer experience It’s no secret major corporations are leveraging the cloud to provide a wealth of services, but …

Docker ends two year Kubernetes rivalry by integrating container orchestration platform Following a two year rivalry in the container orchestration market, Docker announced Tuesday at its EU conference it is …

Wi-Fi networks vulnerable to cyber intrusions due to flaw in cryptographic protocol, report researchers Researchers disclosed Monday morning that a major security flaw in the WPA2 Wi-FI security protocol used …

Red Hat CRI-O focuses on making container runtime easier Red Hat announced it has deployed its Container Runtime Interface 1.0 (CRI-O), which allows users to run containers directly from Kubernetes …

Huawei boasts more than 560 NFV and SDN deployments worldwide for first half of 2017 Global network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) adoption is on the rise, as …

The shift toward digital transformation Digital transformation has become a major trend across a host of industries, from healthcare to entertainment, with application program interfaces (APIs) spearheading the transition. According …

Cisco debuts ACI 3.0 for customers managing multi-cloud environments Cisco recently updated its software-defined networking (SDN) offering solution, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), due to the growing embracement of multi-cloud environments. …

Lanner Electronics and 128 Technoly team up to ease SD-WAN deployments Lanner Electronics has partnered with 128 Technology to help deploy next generation software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and virtual …

WOW! to roll out Nokia’s virtualized Distributed Access Architecture WideOpenWest (WOW!) and Nokia announced the deployment of what the companies claim to be the first virtualized Distributed Access Architecture (vDAA). Nokia …

Operator prioritizing NFV MANO Proximus, Belgium’s largest telecommunications company, has selected Cloudify’s cloud-native orchestration platform in its push toward network functions virtualization (NFV). Proximus will leverage Cloudify’’s platform to provide …

A recent report published by marketsandmarkets accounted for a $789.1 million in value in 2016 for the Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) market and is expected to reach $4,080.4 million by 2022 with …

Cloud security vulnerabilities highlighted in “Cloud Security Trends” report RedLock published its annual “Cloud Security Trends” report revealing that despite the uptick in data breaches, enterprises are still neglecting vulnerabilities …

Nokia pushes SDN into enterprise market Nuage Networks, a software-defined networking venture by Nokia, recently landed its first SDN-based, large enterprise project in China with China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), …

ETSI NFV ISG completes specifications to accelerate NFV interoperability and adoption The ETSI NFV Industry Specification Group (ETSI NFV ISG) said it is working to accelerate global network functions virtualization (NFV) …

There has been a lot of talk about the integration of software developers and software operators (DevOps) within the tech community lately. By fostering collaboration between the two departments, the …

Mirantis Cloud Platform update focuses on making hybrid cloud management easier Kubernetes continues to serve as the main container orchestration and management platform with updates to Mirantis Cloud Platform (MCP). …

Dell EMC releases new set of switches, software updates and SD-WAN nodes Digital transformation is driving Dell EMC to push out a slew of new switches, software and nodes to …

Small Cell Forum collaborates with industry standards bodies to support densification ahead of 5G Network densification is seen as an imperative to support the vision of 5G. This requires many …

Oracle releases additional cloud services to compete with AWS, Google and Microsoft Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison debuted a new 18c version of its marquee database software at the …

Kubernetes 1.8 focuses on boosting existing features Version 1.8 of the open source Kubernetes container orchestration and management platform was recently released with an emphasis on updating existing features. Marking …

Dells brings Microsoft Azure Stack to channel partners Dell EMC recently announced a string of updates toward enhancing the support of Microsoft data center environments. The company said it is …