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"We have to realize that the metric by which IT will be measured is probably going to shift toward agility and the ability to react seamlessly," Cisco's Todd Nightingale said. Read more.

“Yesterday I tested positive for COVID-19,” Neri tweeted. “The good news is, I feel much better already and plan to proceed with business as usual while I quarantine from home.” Read more.

The partnership enables Verizon to address Cisco-specific customer needs and provide an ecosystem on which to manage multiple VNFs. Read more.

Snowcone is now the smallest of AWS’ Snow family of physical devices that are designed to run outside the data center. Read more.

“As the quarter progressed, we saw a drop-off in deals, especially in the industries most affected by the pandemic,” noted Oracle CEO Safra Catz. Read more.

AI continues to be a core component of Intel's portfolio. The third-generation Xeon Scalable chips add bfloat16 support, and Intel debuted an AI-first FPGA. Read more.