Take a Network Break! This week we explore brand-new security features in Cisco’s Tetration product, analyze the market impact of new Meraki APs, and review lessons learned from a massive DDoS against GitHub (lock down your memecached servers).
Dropbox saves cash moving away from AWS, Canada cans an IBM/Oracle project, and D-Link adds SDN features and gets into britebox.
The Mobile World Congress reminds us that 5G is coming but it ain’t here yet, WLAN startup Mist wins big VC bucks, and Palo Alto Networks posts a decent quarter.
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Workload protection is a full cycle. Tetration uniquely delivers on it all. – Cisco Blog
Meraki-Powered Managed WiFi for Small Businesses – Cisco Meraki Blog
GitHub Survives Biggest DDoS Attack Ever Recorded – Wired
How GitHub Successfully Mitigated a DDoS Attack – ThousandEyes
Dropbox IPO now on, first peek at finances, operations – Diginomica
Dropbox saved almost $75 million over two years by building its own tech infrastructure – GeekWire
Canada to Scrap IBM Payroll Plan Gone Awry Costing C$1 Billion – Bloomberg
D-Link to offer SDN enabled switches for data centre top-of-rack, end-of-row, access and aggregation layers – D-Link
Mist Closes $46 Million Series C Round led by Kleiner Perkins – Mist Systems
Palo Alto Networks Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results – Palo Alto Networks