Take a Network Break! In this episode we discuss Riverbed’s Xirrus acquisition, Barracuda’s stock slide, the health of OpenStack, Intel’s retrenching, and other compelling stories from the world of tech news.
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Show Notes:
Redefine the Future of Networking – Riverbed
Riverbed Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Leading Cloud-Enabled Wi-Fi Networks Provider Xirrus, Further Strengthening SD-WAN Solution – Riverbed
Microsoft to acquire Deis to help companies innovate with containers – Microsoft
Barracuda Networks slides 16% as investors fret renewal rate – Seeking Alpha
Intel Pulls Out of OpenStack Effort It Founded with Rackspace – Fortune
Intel Pulls Out of OpenStack Effort It Founded with Rackspace (Responses) – Hacker News
Intel Shuts Down Lustre File System Business – Next Platform
IDF17 – Intel Developer Forum 2017 – Intel
Exclusive: Dell Technologies Is Selling This Cloud Group – Fortune
Tanium CEO admits using real hospital data in sales demos (Updated) – Ars Technica
An Open Letter From Tanium s CEO To Our Customers – Tanium
Cybersecurity Startup Tanium Exposed California Hospital s Network in Demos Without Permission – WSJ
Lawyers, malware, and money: The antivirus market s nasty fight over Cylance – Ars Technica
Qualcomm earnings: $1.34 a share vs. $1.19 per share expected – CNBC
Arbitration Panel Awards Refund to BlackBerry – Qualcomm
