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“We’re seeing so much transformation in the industry and we’re really aiming to be at the heart of that transformation as customers start to think about how they’re going to realize their 5G opportunities,” VMware's Lakshmi Mandyam said. Read more.

The company's latest capex infusion comes as the semiconductor shortage worsens and Intel enters the foundry fray. Read more.

The offer uses a single piece of hardware that includes a full SD-WAN software stack and that ties into an employee’s home internet connection. Read more.

The overarching theme of this year’s Cisco Live event was that of a smarter, simpler, and more accessible product portfolio. Read more.

Oracle's Ellison threw a dig at SAP; CrowdStrike and Trend Micro faced off on XDR; and Cisco revealed its private 5G network vision. Read more.