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AWS Cloud WAN Parries Google, Microsoft

The managed WAN service has already garnered support from leading SD-WAN vendors: Cisco, VMware, Palo Alto Networks, and Aruba. Read more.

Juniper Eyes Cloud AI, SASE Security Partnerships, Private Networks

“Cloud AI is a big differentiator for Juniper right now because we do have a clean foundation to work on,” compared to Cisco and Aruba, Juniper's Bob Friday said. Read more.

Headcount: Firings, Hirings, and Retirings — November 2021

Women make up just 25% of the cybersecurity workforce; employers and employees have divergent views on remote work; and Platform9 named Bhaskar Gorti CEO. Read more.

Cloudflare CEO: Ditch Palo Alto Networks, Win a Trip to Oahu

"It seems appropriate that as we were getting people moving from Palo Alto [Networks], that the appropriate place for them to move was Oahu," Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said. Read more.

Google Coughs Up Knative After Istio Donation Drama

If approved as an incubating project, the Kubernetes-based serverless project could find itself on a path to wider industry adoption. Read more.