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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Sponsor: Viptela & The Packet Pushers Live!
You re invited to live gathering at the Centrifuge lounge at the MGM in Las Vegas. Join Viptela, the Packet Pushers, and your networking peers for live event with food, drink, and great conversation on Monday, May 15th at 6:30 pm. Bring your questions, challenges, and future projections to discuss, and get an opportunity to learn about the latest in SD-WAN from network architects and engineers. Register here and we ll see you in Vegas!
Sponsor: CloudGenix Coffee Talk
CloudGenix sponsors a new episode of Coffee Talk, which will play right after the regular Network Break episode. Our guests are Kumar Ramachandran, CEO of CloudGenix; and Manish Kothari , CIO of Jax Federal Credit Union. We talk about Jax’s SD-WAN deployment, the drivers for investing in SD-WAN, installation issues, and the impact of Cisco’s Viptela acquisition.
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