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VMware s Latest NSX Tally: 400 Customers
A VMware spokesperson notes these are, indeed, 400 paying customers. During today s earnings call, VMware also revealed that NSX is on a $200 million annual run rate for bookings and that the platform closed its first $10 million deal, with an investment bank. Nine of VMware s top 10 deals in the fourth quarter involved NSX.
VMware to Collaborate with Google on Cloud Computing | United States
Pluribus Raises $50 Million Series D Up-Round Funding; Becomes Best-Funded Private SDN Company | Business Wire
Gigamon embraces Whitebox Hardware
More evidence that Whitebox Ethernet switches are changing the landscape arrived when Gigamon announced that they are releasing a whitebox version of their GigaVUE-OS. Why ? Because Big Switch has their Big Tap product which is software-only network tap solution that is often used by network designs to feed traffic into the Gigamon hardware and reduce the overall cost of the solution. I whipped up a quick diagram showing how it works today:
I would suggest that Gigamon is responding by adding whitebox hardware for customers who want to buy an end-to-end solution which should be good for their business. This PDF has a good summary of the basics (provided you know about Gigamon and what they do, of course).
GigaUE-OS on a Whitebox
Ethan Banks – News Analysis: Big Cloud Fabric 2.5 Released
Nice breakdown of what Big Switch Fabric can do, new features, demand for more automation in networking
Whistle, The FitBit For Your Dog, Raises $15 Million And Buys Out Competition
$15 million for a dog fitness tracker? I am officially declaring the start of an IoT bubble.
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