Take a Network Break! This week we dive into a giant pool of Cisco news, including a new hyperconverged product line, two acquisitions, a new supervisor for the Catalyst, and more.
We also take a peak at VMware’s announcement of an intercontinental VM migration, and check in on more executive departures.
IBM continues to monetize its ludicrously big patent portfolio by going after Groupon, which doesn’t bode well for other startups.
Finally, HPE teases us about its own hyperconverged product and a “game-changing” new server technology called Persistent Memory.
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Show Notes:
Cisco’s Busy, Busy Week
Introducing Cisco Hyperflex Systems – Cisco Systems
Cisco Announces Intent To Acquire CliQr – Cisco Systems
Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Leaba Semiconductor – Cisco Systems
Cisco Digital Network Architecture FAQ – Cisco Systems
Introducing the Supervisor Engine 6T – Cisco Systems
Cisco Tweaks Arista s Nose On The ITC Ruling
Protecting Innovation: ITC Releases Detailed Ruling and Remedy – Cisco Systems
VMware’s Really Big Migration
Cross Continental vMotion with VMware NSX and IBM SoftLayer Cloud – VMware
A VMware Executive Migrates, Too
VMware Announces Executive Changes – Seeking Alpha
IBM Beats Groupon About The Head And Neck With Patents
IBM sues Groupon over 1990s patents related to Prodigy – Ars Technica
HPE Financials And Product Teasers
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Margaret C. Whitman on Q1 2016 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha