This week’s Network Break analyzes Cisco’s acquisition of Springpath, its announcement to put ACI in the cloud, and Google’s introduction of a two-tiered network service in its Google Cloud Platform.
We also analyze a Google/VMware partnership on Chrome OS, discuss the resolution of Dreamhost’s dispute with the Justice Department, and review news from Broadcom and Ericsson.
Last but not least, we parse VMware’s latest financial results and tease apart the speculation that Cisco had discussed an acquisition with Turbonomic.
Links to all the stories we cover are below.
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Cisco s Intent to Acquire Springpath Taking a Leap Forward in Hyperconvergence – Cisco
Cisco to buy Springpath for $320M-plus – Cisco Systems, Inc. – Seeking Alpha
Worldwide Converged Systems Revenue Increased 4.6% Year Over Year in the First Quarter of 2017 with Vendor Revenue at $2.67 Billion, According to IDC – IDC
ACI Anywhere! – Cisco
Cisco brings its SDN to Amazon, Microsoft and Google s public cloud – Network World
VMware Will Deliver SDDC Technologies on AWS – VMware
Google Cloud Platform Blog: Introducing Network Service Tiers: Your cloud network, your way – Google
VMware and Google Expand Partnership to Enable Enterprise-Wide Management of Chrome Devices – VMware
Introducing Chrome Enterprise – Google
D.C. judge approves government warrant for data from anti-Trump website – Reuters
A Win for Privacy Is a Win for the Web – Dreamhost
China conditionally approves Broadcom’s acquisition of Brocade Comms – Reuters
Ericsson May Cut 25,000 Employees Outside Sweden, Report Says – SDX Central
VMware has cracking Q2, explains how it will beat Azure Stack – The Register
VMware Reports Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Results – VMware
Cisco Had Talks to Acquire Cloud Startup Turbonomic – The Information
Cisco and Turbonomic Deliver Autonomic IT – Cisco
New Cisco Software Leverage Turbonomic For Workload Optimization – Packet Pushers