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Google Brings BeyondCorp Zero-Trust Security to the Masses

Google had originally planned to release the product later this year. But then the COVID-19 pandemic drastically increased demand for remote worker security. Read more.

Alibaba Injects $28B Into Cloud

The China-based cloud giant linked the three-year investment plan to bolster support for services that have surged in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more.

Rackspace Readies $10B IPO, Report Says

The move would mean Rackspace’s return to the public market. The managed services company went private in 2016 in a $4.3 billion deal led by Apollo Global Management. Read more.

Ericsson 5G Gear Powers Alaska’s GCI Network

Regional operator GCI claims it has invested “tens of millions of dollars” in the Anchorage area to deploy 5G. Read more.

Riverbed Doubles Down on WAN Optimization

The company’s strategy centers on four “fundamental pillars,” made up of WAN optimization, application performance, network visibility, and with a caveat SD-WAN. Read more.

Will COVID-19 Kill the Data Center?

COVID-19 may kill the data center, or at the very least forever change storage as we know it, says Andres Rodriguez, co-founder of Nasuni. Read more.