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HPE Cuts Salaries Companywide as COVID-19 Wrecks Q2

HPE reported fiscal 2020 Q2 revenues of $6 billion, down 15% from a year ago, with a drop in revenues across all of its sectors. Read more.

Verizon 5G Challenges Linger as Network Gains Uplink

“Competition in the near term will be a marketing war of coverage and speed," said William Ho, founder and principal analyst at 556 Ventures. Read more.

Palo Alto Networks Weathers Pandemic With Strong Earnings

The company’s Q3 revenues hit $869.4 million, up 20% year over year, bolstered by a pandemic shift in the number of remote workers. Read more.

Is COVID-19 a 'Forcing Function' for Cloud Native?

Google's Kelsey Hightower used the term “forcing function” to describe how the current health crisis is forcing organizations to make technology decisions. Read more.

Podcast: SDxCentral Weekly Wrap

Oracle claims cloud cost-superiority over AWS; Google hugs VMware to fight its cloud rivals; and Dell bolstered its cloud platform. Presented by: Silver Peak