Users appreciate Constellation's Kubernetes-first approach, but that characteristic makes it just as complex as Kubernetes itself.

The combined technology also puts Snyk, riding high on an $8.5 billion valuation, in an even better position to make good on its DevSecOps domination dreams.

"WAAP, as a cloud service, is a fast-growing area, led by large cloud providers such as Akamai, Cloudflare, Amazon, and Google," IDC's Chris Rodriguez said.

Akamai claims the acquisition positions it to become the "world's most distributed-compute platform from edge to cloud."

The company also announced Symworld, which represents a rebranding effort and a repacking of the Rakuten Communications Platform.

Google Cloud landed a contract with the U.S. DoD; Intel is betting big on RISC-V; and HPE Aruba touts its earlier start on NaaS than rival Cisco.

“Customers understand the world moved to software and they see what happened with the cloud. They don’t want to be left behind,” CEO Ido Susan said.

Aruba’s NaaS portfolio “encompasses everything that we're doing,” CTO David Hughes said.

The cloud provider says the contract win sets “the stage for potential broader adoption across defense agencies worldwide.”

Microsoft joined the Carbon Call; AMD plans to close its Xilinx acquisition next week; and the O-RAN Alliance’s power structure is misaligned with its goals.

AMD plans to celebrate the $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx with a Valentine's Day close.

“Storage plays a central role in recovering from an attack,” IBM's Chris Saul said.

Forrester’s container platform provider report ranked Google above AWS; Aviatrix added new security features to ThreatIQ; Palo Alto Networks released Nebula.

The update, which includes network-based anomaly detection, builds on the vendor's previously announced threat intelligence capabilities.

Amazon maintained its cloud market dominance in Q4; CrowdStrike and Qualys released XDR modules; and Nvidia's acquisition of Arm officially fell through.

The update launches alongside a new 5G-capable appliance and adds Webex optimizations, integrated VoIP routing, and a revamped dashboard.

“The path to a zero-trust posture can be broken into bite-sized phases,” Illumio CTO and co-founder PJ Kirner said.

Although the leaderboard hasn't changed much in recent years, "the battle for market share is getting more interesting," SRG's John Dinsdale says.

Google found 86% of compromised cloud instances were used for crypto mining; IBM acquired Sentaca; and Cisco and Microsoft address inconsistent SaaS performance.

The deal marks at least 20 acquisitions for IBM since CEO Arvind Krishna assumed his position in 2020, including 10 in the realm of consulting.

A recent Google Cybersecurity Action Team report found 86% of compromised cloud instances were used to perform cryptocurrency mining.

TSMC CEO expects chip capacity will be tight in 2022; NetFoundry CEO warns SASE isn't enough; and Orange named Christel Heydemann as CEO.

Lacework extended its Polygraph platform; Cisco released new routing platforms; and we need to talk about mental health in cybersecurity.

"Now you have Silicon One covering the three big, major markets: enterprise, service provider, and web scale,” Cisco's Rakesh Chopra said.