Dell and VMware execs said everyone wins from the Dell-VMware spin; Cisco found 64% of workers said they’d consider resigning if they couldn’t work remotely; and Aruba tapped DPU

Amazon cloud sales jumped 39%; Intel is putting developers at the center of its focus; and AT&T introduced a managed firewall service for 5G network deployments.

Verizon plans to offer Fortinet’s SD-WAN platform; AMD reported $4.3B in Q3 revenue; and the Linkerd 2.11 update extends zero-trust security to Kubernetes environments.

Intel committed to building an open ecosystem of technologies; IBM announced partnerships with Cisco and Palo Alto Networks; and Google’s cloud revenue jumped 45%.

“I think that the multi-cloud, multi-edge world is really how we built Azure in the first place,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said.

Cisco released its most powerful routing silicon; Devo raised $250 million; and VMware plans to roll a RIC into its Telco Cloud Platform.

Intel announced its CFO will retire; NetApp expanded its Spot portfolio; and Cisco acquired Kubernetes governance startup replex.

Google’s SLSA project is a framework for ensuring the integrity of software artifacts throughout the software supply chain.

Deutsche Telekom tapped Cisco and Ciena to improve security; AT&T plans to spin off WarnerMedia; and Arm announced its 5G Solutions Lab.

Micron will invest $150B in semiconductor R&D; Verizon is on track to meet its 5G infrastructure deployment goals; and Mandiant and Splunk announced a new partnership.

Cohesity released services to fight sophisticated ransomware attacks; Promiso added AIOps-enhanced networking to its platform; and ESG reporting requires more regulation.

From a regulation perspective, the crux of this issue is creating “guidelines and baselines of compatibility” across ESG reporting, according to VMware's ESG VP Nicola Acutt.

Carrier tech executives said more work needs to be done on 5G; Windstream added VMware's SASE to its portfolio; and data center immersion cooling is on the rise.

"From a more dense computing deployment perspective, [immersion cooling] starts to become a necessity,” Dell'Oro analyst Lucas Beran said.

Pica8 raised $20 million in Series C funding; VMware remains a supporter of the O-RAN Alliance; and Telefónica expanded its relationship with Fortinet.

Nokia’s MX Industrial Edge server reaches 100 Gb/s in a recent test; TSMC dismisses Intel; and Gravwell closes a $3 million seed funding round.

Black Kite raised $22 million in funding; analysts call GlobalFoundries' IPO a call for help; and Dell execs frame hybrid cloud as a tired architecture.

Google activated its cybersecurity A-team and touted its cloud progress; and Red Hat upped its Kubernetes edge game.

The move lets developers standardize on Kubernetes while running workloads that aren’t easily containerized in virtual machines.

The Advanced Cluster Management update provides a consistent view of Kubernetes clusters at the edge, in data centers, or in cloud environments.

Hailo raised $136M in Series C funding; Google Cloud announced Google Distributed Cloud and new sustainability metrics tools.

Carbon Footprint is a tool that allows Google Cloud customers to measure, track, and report gross carbon emissions associated with their cloud usage.

A Cisco study says 64% of workers would quit if they can't work from home; a recap of September's M&A moves; and Microsoft launched cyber insurer At-Bay.

“It gives you a way to see who are the leaders and innovators in this space and who was just along for the ride,” Amazon's Adrian Cockcroft said.