Ransomware attacks are crippling businesses, compromising 41% of data on average. But a silver lining: 94% are using experts to fight back.

Vodafone is heading an effort

The updates highlight the significance of artificial intelligence

The Microsoft cuts are focused on its 5G-focused Azure for Operators business.

The Sweden-based telecommunication giant has been freed of shackles

The Nexus HyperFabric combines Cisco's networking expertise with Nvidia accelerated computing and artificial intelligence software and VAST's data storage.

HPE Aruba Networking Enterprise Private 5G aims to streamline the deployment and management of 5G private cellular networks.

“We think SD-WAN has to go away, it'll be replaced with zero-trust SD-WAN," Jay Chaudhry said.

Arista Networks this week announced separate collaborations to create end-to-end infrastructure optimized for accelerated AI workloads.

"Lacework Edge intercepts attacks earlier in the attack life cycle, complementing CNAPP use cases for existing users," Lacework's Trevor Welsh said

Verizon is committing $100 million to ride AST SpaceMobile's satellite plans

UScellular has attempted to stem its consumer connection losses by focusing on the more stable enterprise space

“Our priority is to focus on the markets most relevant to customers’ needs across edge, hybrid cloud and [artificial intelligence],” HPE CFO Marie Myers wrote.

The software-defined load balancer technology is targeted at hybrid cloud environments and is well-suited for private cloud environments.

The moves are helping boost their position in the U.S. market that wants to eliminate telecommunications equipment from China-based vendors.

The partnership may further broaden to the security services edge and secure access service edge space in the future

Dell says AI Factory offers data management and protection, storage, networking, services and partner ecosystem to support artificial intelligence deployments.

“40% of CyberArk’s business is outside the Americas, compared with Venafi’s 26%, which provides opportunities to drive growth geographically," Clarence Hinton said

Forrester analysts argue the LogRhythm and Exabeam merger is “a classic case of opposites attract”

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that Adam Selipsky is stepping down as CEO. Matt Garman, a veteran AWS executive, will take over as CEO next month.

Artificial intelligence is voraciously hungry, which can slow down time to production. Data infrastructure leader NetApp aims to help alleviate these pressures.

Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Google and Microsoft are among companies that have signed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Secure by Design pledge

All signs point to a changing tech landscape, one where established vendors are challenged by new players and innovation soars in security and networking.

The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024.