SDxCentral’s Top 10 Articles — May 2017
Verizon and AT&T exit the cloud business; Cisco acquires SD-WAN vendor Viptela for $610 million.
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Portnox Updates Security Platform to Include Subscription Plan Management
MSPs can now rebrand the security platform. -
Pulse Secure Snaps Up Brocade’s vADC Assets
Another piece of Brocade's IP networking business has been claimed. -
The Tables Have Turned: Ericsson Picks Verizon for SD-WAN
Ericsson played a role in helping Verizon set up its managed SD-WAN service. -
Businesses Rethinking Security Software Strategy, Gartner Says
AI, machine learning driving new security strategies. -
Routing Startup 128 Technology Raises $21.5M in Series C
The additional funding will be used to expand globally. -
ThousandEyes Extends IPv6 Monitoring Capabilities
Companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have bought large chunks of IPv4 space. -
SD-WAN Deployments to Increase, MPLS Not Going Anywhere, Report Says
Many organizations continue to invest in MPLS even if they have SD-WAN. -
Cisco Remote PHY Moves Cable Networks Closer to Virtualization
Ultimately, cable operators want hardware decomposed from software. -
Ericsson Veteran Ekudden Promoted to Group CTO
Ekudden spent the last seven years working in Silicon Valley. -
AT&T Exec Says Containers Are Key to Network Architecture
Fuetsch declined to reveal vendor partners but says AT&T is "working with them all." -
10 IoT Platforms Changing How Companies Do Business
When it comes to picking an IoT platform, it’s like the Wild West. -
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — May 26, 2017
Red Hat acquires cloud-native tool provider; Ericsson demonstrates 5G network slicing. -
Nexius Software-Focused Subsidiary Targets Cisco and Ericsson
B.Yond will target telecom operators trying to tackle webscale plans. -
Sprint Builds its 5G Clout Through Open Source, NYU Affiliation
“We need network architects to think like software architects.” -
Rackspace Acquires TriCore Solutions, Names Eazor as CEO
Its new CEO comes from EarthLink, where he led the company's acquisition by Windstream. -
Accedian’s SkyLight Brings NFV to Performance Monitoring
Providers like Telefonica rely on the product to maintain network visibility. -
CNCF Takes CNI Container Interface Standard Under its Wing
CNCF support for CNI could give it a leg up against Docker Inc.'s CNM. -
Linux Foundation Grows So Much it Hires a Chief of Staff
Sheryl Chamberlain hails from the consulting company Capgemini. -
New Relic Taps Further Into AWS For Performance Insight
The goal is to provide a single place to see the health of all applications. -
Cisco Jumps On IoT Security Train with IoT Threat Defense
It's a bunch of existing security services and software bundled together to target IoT security. -
Masergy Brews Its Own Complementary SD-WAN Technology In-House
SD-WAN Go will complement Silver Peak's SD-WAN offering sold by Masergy. -
Calix Uses SDN Platform in Channel Bonding Trial for Verizon
In-house trial delivered 80 Gb/s aggregate bandwidth over a single fiber strand. -
Aporeto Scores $14.5M to Develop ‘Holy Grail of Cloud Security’
Its enterprise-grade security product will launch this summer.