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Network Break 134: Cisco Buys Viptela; Data Centers Not Dead

Category: Technology
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2017-05-08 10:02:36
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Take a Network Break! On this week’s episode we’ve got context and analysis on Cisco’s $610 million purchase of Viptela, a new report that shows enterprise data centers doing just fine in a cloudy world, and Cisco’s response to VMware’s decision to pull support for third-party virtual switches.

We also delve into financial results from Arista, Imperva, and Extreme Networks, and check in on other tech news. We’ve got links below with more information on all of this week’s stories.

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Show Links:

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Viptela – The Network

Quick Take Viptela Acquired By Cisco – Packet Pushers

Cisco Acquires Viptela: Facts & Commentary – Packet Pushers

Our Commitment to Innovation, Choice and Openness in Next Generation Virtual Switching – Cisco

Cisco fires back at VMware decision to whack third party virtual switches – Network World

Contiv – GitHub

Uptime Institute Annual Survey Results: Enterprise-owned Data Centers Still Primary Compute Venue – Uptime Institue

VoIP and SIP trunking revenues growing strongly – Telecom Ramblings

Protecting Innovation: Commission Upholds Judge s Ruling in ITC 945 Investigation – Cisco Systems

Cisco Expands Analytics Footprint with New Talent and Technology Acquisition – Cisco Systems

Arista Networks, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2017 Financial Results – Arista Networks

Imperva Announces First Quarter 2017 Financial Results – Imperva

Extreme Networks Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results – Extreme Networks

Extreme offers glimpse of integrated Avaya, Brocade technology future – Network World

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