Take a Network Break! Eyvonne Sharp joins as a guest commentator as we dive into a deep pool of tech news.
Broadcom open sources the SDK for its Tomahawk ASIC; Cisco announces a Container Platform for its HyperFlex HCI, announces its Network Assurance Engine, and completes its Broadsoft acquisition.
A government memo proposes a nationalized 5G network, Juniper Networks has a bad quarter, Dell Technologies considers going public, and Switch Datacenters offers “Data Center as a Service.”
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Broadcom Expands Ethernet Switch Software Suite with Industry s First Fully Open Source Software Development Kit – Broadcom
Prying The Lid Off Black Box Switch SDKs – The Next Platform
Cisco Container Platform Enables Production-Grade Multicloud Environments – Cisco
Cisco Packages Kubernetes for HyperFlex Customers: Partners Will Like the Convenience – Channel Partners
Cisco Container Platform Kubernetes for the Enterprise – Cisco
Assuring the Full Promise of Intent-Based Networking: Introducing the Cisco Network Assurance Engine – Cisco
Cisco Adds Assurance Capabilities – Cisco
Cisco Completes Acquisition of BroadSoft – Cisco
Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network – Axios
Juniper Networks Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results – Juniper Networks
VMware SEC Filing – Securities and Exchange Commission
Dell Mulls Return to Market Four Years After Going Private – Bloomberg
Dell is considering a sale to VMware in what may be tech’s biggest deal ever – CNBC
Switch Datacenters Launches Global Licensing Model for Rapid Data Center Deployment with Patented Technologies – MyHostNews