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Verizon Blazes Virtualization Path With Samsung, Intel, Wind River

Flexibility is an attractive outcome of network virtualization, and Verizon intends to create repeatable processes that can scale with multiple vendors. Read more.

Cisco, Cohesity Couple Up, Consolidate Data Management

Combing HyperFlex and Cohesity creates a modern data management platform of hyperconverged hardware and software, said Cisco's Jawwad Memon. Read more.

Juniper, Netcracker Roll Out AI-Based Service Automation

The companies say a tier-one global service provider in Europe deployed Enterprise Service Automation as a managed service for enterprise customers. Read more.

HPE GreenLake Orders Skyrocket 82% in Q3

“GreenLake services orders grew at a record 82% year over year,” CEO Antonio Neri said. “We believe this is faster than the overall growth of public cloud vendors.” Read more.

The 6 Biggest SASE Buys of 2020 (So Far)

Building a SASE requires expertise in networking and cloud-based security. Buying one can be prohibitively expensive, but that hasn't stopped some vendors from doing just that. Read more.