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Cisco Busts HyperFlex HCI Free From Its Hardware Jail

The “Cisco Validated” program will test and validate the HCI platform running on third-party and white box servers. Read more.

Verizon Taps Cisco, BlackBerry for Internet Security

Remote work, coupled with the fact only 21% of small to midsized businesses implemented new technology to deal with security issues, highlights the risks for SMBs. Read more.

Palo Alto Networks Fights Data Breaches With DLP

Enterprise DLP centralizes data protection policies and automatically applies them across networks, cloud services and infrastructure, and users. Read more.

F5 Readies Kubernetes Services for 5G Standalone Core

F5 is positioning these Kubernetes-based services as a layer that network operators will require as they transition to 5G standalone cores. Read more.

Intel AI Buy Highlights Chipmaker Feeding Frenzy

In what could be described as a feeding frenzy, chipmakers have dropped tens of billions of dollars in cash and stock options to acquire rival chipmakers. Read more.

Quantum Storage Update Quells Unstructured Data Woes

“Our vision and our mission is to lead in video and unstructured data solutions from a storage landscape perspective," said Quantum's Eric Bassier. Read more