In a memo to Intel staff, Gelsinger called on the company to take the necessary steps to restore the company's leadership position in the semiconductor market.

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger jumped to Intel; SAP snagged a Microsoft cloud executive, and SoftBank shook up its executive ranks.

The indirect impact of 5G on jobs and economic growth represents about 70% of 5G’s total potential, according to the Boston Consulting Group.

“There are a lot of words to describe 2020, most of which wouldn’t be nice to say in public,” CEO John Stankey said.

“Google is more likely to become an energy company of the future than a lot of utilities,” predicts LF Energy's Shuli Goodman.

Tens of thousands of jobs were cut this year across the SDN and cloud ecosystem as vendors grappled with the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“To me, it’s just silly for those of us who have the financial wherewithal to absorb this, for us to add to the problem,” CEO Chuck Robbins said in

Cisco bought IMImobile, Slido to boost Webex; Juniper Networks acquires Apstra; and McAfee put $1 Trillion price tag on cybercrime.

IBM slashed 10,000 jobs, 20% of its European workforce; plus the latest headcount hirings, promotions, and staff changes from November.

“So much of venture is really about forming relationships between investors and entrepreneurs, and it’s very, very difficult to build those relationships virtually,” Allegis Capital’s Bob Ackerman said.

VMware subscription and SaaS revenue hit $676 million during Q3; Dell Tech is "cautiously optimistic" about 2021 IT; and Dish and Rakuten execs dismiss "one throat to choke" rebuttals.

The major workforce reduction comes less than two months after IBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced plans to ditch IBM’s legacy business units into a separate company.

Intel CEO Bob Swan identified four key areas that he argued would enrich the lives of Americans and protect the interests of U.S. technology companies.

“One critical factor, COVID, has been present in almost all discussions during the year," CEO Börje Ekholm said.

Dish’s 5G dreams came true, DT, SK Telecom inked a 5G joint venture; and according to Aryaka's CEO, managed SASE is where it's at.

Cisco slashed its workforce by 9% contradicting a previous pledge; OpenStack Foundation rebranded; and Nokia underwent major reorganization.

Cisco plotted cloud domination; Dell'Oro said the SASE market is expected to hit $5 billion by 2024; and Arista tackled WiFi 6 bottlenecks.

Cisco admittedly missed out on the first wave of cloud computing. CEO Chuck Robbins has a plan to ensure his company doesn’t make the same mistake twice.

Aruba Networks swept Cisco from the Pentagon; Palo Alto's Unit 42 found flaws in AWS deployments; and Cisco slashed its workforce by 9%.

Verizon announced its multi-flavored 5G SDN; GTT sold its $2.15B infrastructure biz; and AMD boosted Microsoft Azure Data Explorer.

Cisco slashed its workforce by 9% contradicting a previous pledge; AMD eyed a $30 billion Xilinx buy; and SDxCentral's weekly wrap podcast.

Cisco declined to say how many employees will be impacted by the job cuts.

Cisco powers Internet2 and is working with Verizon to make fans safe; Microsoft's diversity pledge draws Labor Department inquiry; Juniper adds VPN app, access controls.

“We have decades of experience and know full well how to appropriately create opportunities for people without taking away opportunities from others,” wrote Microsoft General Counsel Dev Stahlkopf.