Take a Network Break! On today’s episode we examine the latest round in an ongoing patent battle between Arista and Cisco, explore Oracle’s purchase of DNS provider Dyn, and review a lucrative investment round for an upstart chipmaker.
The IETF advances UDP-based QUIC as a TCP alternative, Martin Casado predicts infrastructure disruption, and cloud prices stabilize.
Symantec buys LifeLock for billions of dollars, malware hits public transportation in San Francisco, and Gartner predicts the death of the CLI.
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Show Links:
Arista Surges 6%: Customs Ruling Can Help Margins (Update) – Barrons
Arista Wins US Import Approval In Cisco Patent Fight – Network Computing
Oracle to Buy Dyn and its DNS Expertise – Fortune
How Much Did Oracle Pay for Dyn? – Dan Primack
Startup Barefoot Networks Wins Investment From Chinese Internet Giants – Packet Pushers
Barefoot Networks’ Ecosystem Attracts New Investors – MarketWired
Re: [QUIC] Adopting four drafts – IETF
Here s why Andreessen Horowitz is looking to invest in open source – SiliconANGLE
Cloud Computing Prices Have Stabilized, Report Says – Fortune
Symantec to buy LifeLock – Business Insider
Alleged Muni hacker demands $73,000 ransom, some computers in stations restored – The Examiner
Predicting the Death of the CLI – Gartner