Michael Cooney
Apstra arms SONiC support for enterprise network battles
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November 19, 2020
Apstra arms SONiC support for enterprise network battles
The community around the open-sourced Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) NOS got a little stronger as Apstra…
IBM sharpens its hybrid cloud, AI focus with Instana buy
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November 18, 2020
IBM sharpens its hybrid cloud, AI focus with Instana buy
IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Instana, an application performance monitoring firm. Financial details were not disclosed. Once…
Cisco gains container security with Banzai Cloud buy
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November 16, 2020
Cisco gains container security with Banzai Cloud buy
In its second cloud-native technology acquisition in as many months, Cisco is buying container security firm Banzai Cloud for an…
VMware preps network software to support distributed work, faster application delivery
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November 16, 2020
VMware preps network software to support distributed work, faster application delivery
VMware is extending its core virtual networking product family in an effort to help companies build infrastructure that can stand…
Palo Alto cloud service prevents distributed enterprise data loss
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November 11, 2020
Palo Alto cloud service prevents distributed enterprise data loss
Palo Alto is rolling out a cloud service that promises to protect the highly distributed data in contemporary enterprises. The…
IBM grows automation, data features for hybrid cloud control
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November 11, 2020
IBM grows automation, data features for hybrid cloud control
IBM continued enhancing its core Cloud Pak hybrid cloud software offerings, this week bolstering automation and data features that will…
Top metrics for effective multicloud management
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November 10, 2020
Top metrics for effective multicloud management
When it comes to effectively managing a multicloud environment, there are a ton of network and application metrics that enterprise…
Cisco fortifies and simplifies its security portfolio with eye toward cloud, zero trust
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October 29, 2020
Cisco fortifies and simplifies its security portfolio with eye toward cloud, zero trust
Simplifying security options for enterprise customers is a daunting task, and it can be even harder in the current pandemic-driven…
Cisco software upgrades to simplify hybrid-cloud management, operations
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October 29, 2020
Cisco software upgrades to simplify hybrid-cloud management, operations
Cisco has upgraded some of its core software packages to help customers manage, control and automate functions in hybrid and…
Gartner crystal ball: Look to neuromorphic computing, DNA storage
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October 22, 2020
Gartner crystal ball: Look to neuromorphic computing, DNA storage
Gartner is taking a swing at predicting future trends in IT, flagging neuromorphic computing and DNA storage technologies, and an…
Gartner: COVID-era infrastructure trends you should know about
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October 21, 2020
Gartner: COVID-era infrastructure trends you should know about
COVID-19 has turned the world inside out, and the impact on infrastructure and operations teams is significant. That’s the conclusion…
Gartner: IT spending to grow 4% in 2021
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October 20, 2020
Gartner: IT spending to grow 4% in 2021
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach $3.8 trillion in 2021, an increase of 4% from 2020, according to research…
IBM expands the role of its hybrid-cloud security package
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October 14, 2020
IBM expands the role of its hybrid-cloud security package
IBM is expanding the role of its security-software package for hybrid-cloud deployments by improving the gathering of security data collected…
IBM set to spin-off managed service business to focus on hybrid cloud
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October 8, 2020
IBM set to spin-off managed service business to focus on hybrid cloud
IBM doesn’t want any distractions on the road to becoming a prodigious hybrid-cloud player, and today it eliminated one of…
Meet SONiC, the new NOS (definitely not the same as the old NOS)
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October 8, 2020
Meet SONiC, the new NOS (definitely not the same as the old NOS)
The open-sourced Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) NOS is rapidly growing a community of developers and users…