Avi’s platform includes a software load balancer, web application firewall, analytics and monitoring, and a universal service mesh.

Despite the Versa deal, Riverbed plans to continue to offer its SteelConnect platform while leveraging its new partner for “larger scale enterprise deployments.”

Industrial IoT security is a “big growth area” for Barracuda because it plays on its strengths in distributed networks and connectivity.

The former CEO at Nicira and SVP of networking and security at VMware came out of retirement to lead the public cloud networking startup. He calls it the “biggest

Cisco is pushing network operators to view 5G as an opportunity to design their networks around the applications and operational models they want to support.

The Spain-based telecom giant plans to offer the service through a virtual network function marketplace it’s developing.

The endpoint security company, founded by former McAfee executives, sold 18 million shares priced at $34 each — above the original target range of $19 to $23.

"We have to rethink how we deliver security in this cloud-first world," Cisco's David Goeckeler said at Cisco Live.

The government issued licenses to three mobile operators and China Broadcasting Network Corp. The question now is: which of the big vendors will win the largest slice of future

Cisco kicked off Cisco Live with a series of updates to its intent-based networking architecture to resolve IT challenges across every domain of the network.

The nearly $16-billion deal comes just days after Google acquired data analytics firm Looker for $2.6 billion.

The vendor also launched a new security program that builds on its earlier Design For Security process, which tests each product prior to commercial release.

That victory came on the back of its applications business, which generated $8.5 billion in revenues last year compared to just $32 million generated by Amazon.

The companies won’t reveal the purchase price, but Cisco has paid billions for IoT startups in the past.

The enterprise services provider plans to offer Aternity as a managed service within its Visibility-as-a-Service portfolio.

The vendor also updated its security policy management tool to support additional platforms — with AWS coming soon — and added cloud-based logging with analytics.

The company says it's on track to be cashflow positive unlike some other big endpoint security vendors (:cough: CrowdStrike and Carbon Black :cough:).

Joe Kinsella, CTO of CloudHealth at VMware, describes the multi-cloud management product, which is under development, as “Google docs for IT management.”

The VNFs are initially launching in five locations: London; Amsterdam; Singapore; California's Silicon Valley; and Ashburn, Virginia.

The vendor inked a deal to sell its majority stake in Huawei Marine Systems, an undersea cable joint venture, for an undisclosed sum.

Thrangycat attacks Cisco routers, firewalls; Nutanix’s Sunil Potti Leaves for Google; and confusion reigns over Huawei.

The Spanish operator says the software will increase network visibility and allow it to automate its operations to improve overall service performance.

The endpoint security unicorn plans to sell 18 million shares at between $19 and $23 each when it debuts on the Nasdaq exchange.

CEO Nikesh Arora pledged to integrate Twistlock container security and PureSec severless security into the Prisma cloud security portfolio “as soon as possible.”