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Cisco Live: Can Tech Win Against a Pandemic, Systematic Racism?CEO Chuck Robbins unveiled Cisco’s new purpose statement at Cisco Live: To power an inclusive future for all. Read more.
AT&T, T-Mobile to Cut Thousands of Jobs“The optics are definitely bad,” noted William Ho of 556 Ventures, citing the broader economic environment being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
VMware Sparks SASE Service Chaining DebateWhile discussing Software-defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) and VMware's emerging SASE offering, COO Rajiv Ramaswami opened a can of worms on the efficacy of service chaining. Read more.
Palo Alto Networks Rolls machine learning (ML) Into Firewall, Containerizes ItThe new firewall embeds ML in the core of the firewall to stop threats, secure IoT devices, and recommend security policies essentially in real-time. Read more.
Cisco Rolls Out SASE PlatformCisco SD-WAN customers can now transition to the vendor's newly unveiled SASE offering with the click of a button. Read more.
CIOs Confront New Stresses Induced by PandemicUnexpected challenges, the pivot to remote work, the lasting impact of the pandemic, and the fight against racism are just some of the issues confronting CIOs today. Read more.
Cisco Embraces Technology as Equalizing Force for GoodCEO Chuck Robbins didn't provide specifics but said Cisco is committed to hiring and promoting black people to top leadership positions at the company. Read more.