The deal includes $40 million for a 9.9% stake in the vendor, and a six-year purchase agreement valued at up to $140 million.

The project basically takes Kubernetes’ orchestration expertise to allow operators to deploy and manage new services in their 5G and edge deployments.

The cloud giant is also part of a new group targeted at making it easier for enterprises to manage data across an organization.

The Google Distributed Cloud Edge platform is targeted at telecom providers wanting to run 5G core and radio access network assets at the edge.

CTO Fidelma Russo said the vendor was sitting on more than $6.5 billion in total contract value for GreenLake services.

The WLAN space remains Cisco's domain, and Cloudflare and CrowdStrike partner on security.

The new FlexPod XCS option adds four main pillars of updates on what is now a 10-year collaboration between Cisco and NetApp.

Juniper continues to integrate its Apstra acquisition; Google targets a more granular green approach; and Huawei's CTO dings carrier sustainability motives.

Ayyar’s first move is bundling Arrcus’ ArcOS, ArcIQ, and ArcOrchestrator products into a single platform dubbed the Arrcus Connected Edge platform.

The most senior shakeup is the impending exit of current CTO Kumar Sreekanti, who joined the company just two years ago.

The carrier also launched its 5G Edge Discovery Service that scopes out the optimal mobile edge compute location for any Verizon mobile client.

The deal is valued at more than $1 billion and brings another core open RAN component under Rakuten's umbrella.

The move is predicated on vocal demand from customers and allows both vendors to better target rivals like VMware.

“Our focus here is to put our energy on the things that differentiate our service,” explained AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh.

Revenue and net income remained basically flat but were still better than what analysts expected.

The cloud-based platform launches with $50 million in seed funding and a focus on connecting developers more directly to a revenue stream.

Whitehurst previously served as CEO of Red Hat before IBM's $34 billion acquisition of his firm.

The program provides users with up to a 33% reward that can be used on Oracle’s support services based on new commitments to buy Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services.

“These are some of the requirements we're getting from enterprises as far as what would make this more useful: mass migration and more migration,” Red Hat's James Labocki said.

Cisco urges a move beyond ransomware thoughts and prayers; Intel targets private 5G networks; and AT&T divested its entertainment business.

AT&T divested its entertainment business; Cisco went on a buying spree; and tons of venture financing deals are part of the May Money Moves.

Huawei wants to prove security critics wrong; ransomware gangs provide security tips; and Verizon pushed private 5G for enterprises.

The vendor remains committed to the performance benefits of its proprietary platform.

Exabeam's new CEO thinks big, as in billions; AT&T's media gambles stunt its 5G prospects; and Cloudera goes private.