Marvell projects $150 million incremental revenue increase in 2023
Marvell Technology, a data center semiconductor specialist, announced this week a "definitive agreement" to acquire Innovium in all stock transaction valued at $1.1 billion and set to close by year end pending approval from shareholders and...
David Cheriton to join Juniper Networks as chief data center scientist
In its third recent acquisition, Juniper Networks turns its attention to closed-loop automation in the data center, with the announcement that the company has agreed to acquire intent-based networking company Apstra.
As Juniper describes...
'Greece has the sun and now it’s getting a cloud,' said Greek Prime Minister
Microsoft plans to build three data centers in Greece, resulting in an investment of approximately $1 billion into the Greek economy. The country’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with Microsoft, announced...
With its new hyper-converged infrastructure systems, 'location, conditions of the edge don’t matter,' says Dell
Dell Technologies has added two additions to its hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) VxRail portfolio – the all-new ruggedized VxRail D Series and the introduction of AMD EPYC processor support for the...
Nvidia CEO says company is doubling down on data center development
Not too long after announcing its “home run” and long overdue acquisition of computing networking company Mellanox Technologies, Nvidia has revealed plans to add an additional asset to its lineup: networking software company Cumulus...
Terrestrial and satellite networks have progressed along their independent path, rarely intersecting. However, the new generation of low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are poised to change the economics of space-based networks. This promises new services and deployment models that could have major impact...
Distributing compute closer to the end user opens up the latency benefits of 5G
The conversation about the relationship between 5G networks and edge computing has been going on for some time. The premise is relatively straightforward: To take advantage of the latency benefits that...
Multi-access edge computing presents some unique challenges for deployment and operation
Multi-access edge computing is part of a major re-architecting of the network that involves placing compute and storage resources closer to the consumer or enterprise end user. It is expected to be a major...
Private networks another potential boon to enterprise data center segment
Adoption of cloud-based services has long been transforming the way business functions. In addition to investing big to access public cloud's like those operated by Google and Amazon, investments in on-premise enterprise data center infrastructure...
Vapor IO working with Crown Castle to deploy edge data centers
Large, centralized data centers house the racks, servers and other hardware needed to support cloud services, content delivery networks, customized enterprise workloads and other functionality. With the emergence of 5G and the latency reductions...
VMware announces new hybrid cloud capabilities
VMware announced it is extending its portfolio of cloud services to help deal with complexities and risks anchored to multi-cloud environments.
Hybrid cloud environments consist of using one or more public cloud providers with a private cloud platform. Despite the...
Versa Networks publishes global SD-WAN survey
Versa Networks recently published a report that found software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) adoption is on the rise as a way to improve security.
SD-WAN is a way of connecting and securing WANs, which are used by data centers and...
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 sort of trends are taking shaping in modern-day data centers. To simplify matters, the following...
GCI introduces CloudFlex SD-WAN
Telecommunications and technology company General Communications Inc. (GCI) deployed its CloudFlex Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) yesterday, which moves the management of business networks to the cloud.
GCI is Alaska’s largest telephone and wireless provider with around 108,000 cable subscribers across the...
AT&T and Equinix build on relationship
AT&T and Equinix announced they are strengthening their relationship by making AT&T’s Switched Ethernet Service with Network On-Demand available to businesses in Equinix International Business Exchange data centers.
AT&T and Equinix have been working together for over a decade. In...
Telehouse America adopts Juniper's Virtual Chassis
Data center service provider Telehouse America announced it has selected Juniper Networks to help advance automation across its multi-cloud data center environment. Specifically, Juniper will supply its QFX5100 line of switches to help build a multi-tenant infrastructure that bridges...
Can a network testing platform serve as a way to increase automation in related operations? Fluke Networks is trying to find out.
Two years ago, the company launched its cloud-based data reporting platform: LinkWare Live. That solution has proved quite popular and in July of...
VMware and Carbon Black announce new app security solution
VMware and endpoint security firm Carbon Black announced they are building on their partnership with a new security solution, which combines the former’s AppDefense with the latter’s Cb Defense. The purpose of the solution is to...
The rise of the IoT
IoT devices have given birth to a tremendous amount of information, changing the way data is uploaded and shared. Traditionally, the cloud has played a pivotal role in managing the data churned by IoT devices. However, as the distance between...
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 expand its open networking capabilities. These include the new Dell EMC S4200-ON switch, Networking S5048...
