A group of VMware alumni have launched Platform9, a cloud networking management platform designed to give private cloud networks the look, feel, and functionality of public cloud networks such

There's a little secret inside the networking technology markets: The battle between Cisco, VMware, and a gaggle of startups to take leadership in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) has

A new flavor of Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization -- one that is delivered via the cloud -- is ready to shake up both the service provider and WAN

Apple shares enjoyed modest gains this morning after a solid earnings report yielding $10.3 billion in cash flow for the quarter. The stock rose $1.50 (1.5%) to $96.22 in

Verizon's solid earnings results and robust capital spending (capex) bode well for continued spending among wireless technology providers, although some analysts expect spending to remain flatten out in the

Communications equipment suppliers are ready to report on the second quarter. Earnings in the next few quarters will be interesting to watch with major shifts occurring in telecom spending,

Facebook's new "Wedge" platform is the chatter of the networking world. Why is that? It encapsulates the new genre of powerful, open networking platforms, including Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Pluribus Networks seems to be stacking up partners as fast as its server switches. Today the Software Defined Networking (SDN) startup announced a deal with Arrow Electronics to co-produce

In a move that demonstrates the growing urgency for traditional networking technology vendors to adopt open approaches to Software Defined Networking (SDN), Extreme Networks (EXTR) has joined the Open

Davra Networks came out of stealth mode this week, with a plan that seems to be a public relations dream. Take the Internet of Things (Iot) and combine it

Afore Solutions, a cloud security startup based in Ottawa, Ontario, has locked up another deal in cloud security technology, adding a partnership with Microsoft's Bitlocker encryption to the mix.

If there was any doubt that there's a rush to acquire SDN startups, this morning it's been confirmed. Cisco Systems (CSCO) has announced its intent to acquire Tail-f Systems,

The chatter about John Chambers' coming retirement appears to have accelerated and has "half the Cisco world freaked out," according to a former high-ranking Cisco executive.

Flash storage specialist SanDisk (SNDK), a well-performing company whose stock has recently been hitting new highs, will acquire storage system maker Fusion-io (FIO) for $1.1B in cash, adding another

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is in the midst of cooking up a large reorg plan that may include Chairman and CEO John Chambers announcing his retirement as early as this

Ciena (CIEN) shares vaulted nearly 20 percent in trading Thursday after the company released earnings that surprised analyst expectations and the company raised its earnings guidance for the year.

Sources on the Wall Street IPO desks expect Arista Networks shares to pop a bit on its IPO, which is now expected tomorrow, Friday, June 6. Arista's last price

With the Arista IPO imminent, one might be wondering what's happening with the next crop off networking vendors. The valuations of many startups the Software Defined Networking (SDN) market

The exciting part of Software Defined Networking (SDN) is that it has the potential to shake up the current networking technology system and be revolutionary, not just evolutionary. One

Is AT&T entering some kind of new capital spending (capex) winter, just as summer's getting started? That's the current panic attack circulating through Wall Street.

Another locally driven gigabit (Gbit/s) broadband Ethernet installation shows the growing thirst for big bandwidth in business communities across America.

The pedigree and revenue growth of Arista Networks, which in recent years has become one of the leading data switching companies to compete with rival Cisco Systems (CSCO), is

The Rayno Report has released its first premium report, "The Software Defined Network Revolution: An Ecosystem Report," which details how innovation in Software Defined Networking (SDN) will reshuffle billions

The media and investors prematurely panicked last night when Hewlett-Packard's (HP) results included an operational gaffe (releasing the results while the market was still open), and the news that