Google bets the farm on cybersecurity with proposed $32B Wiz acquisition
Google has proposed a $32 billion acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz, marking a notable move in the cybersecurity space.
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Why telcos are 'all in' on artificial intelligence
Over the past few years, 5G has been the priority for telcos, but that has given way to artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI
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Nvidia’s $40B Arm buy will die in regulator’s hands
Faced with an insurmountable wall of opposition, it's time for Nvidia to cut its losses and let Arm go
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Op-Ed: Will DevSecOps Finally Take Off?
“DevSecOps has been slow to mature, in part because the DevOps process was never meant to be a large software development process,” Gartner's Mark Horvath said. -
Can Congress' $52B chip bill overcome the silicon shortage?
Biden Administration's infrastructure bill may have garnered the lion’s share of media attention, but Congress hasn’t forgotten the chip shortage
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Op-Ed: T-Mobile’s Security Failings Forebode Lasting Enterprise Slump
Maybe T-Mobile is “at the back of the pack” in the enterprise wireless market, as T-Mobile for Business EVP Mike Katz put it earlier this year, for good reason. -
Intel Plays Chip Shortage to Its Advantage
The semiconductor shortage and the U.S.-China trade war could buy Intel time to reinvent itself before its competitors can get too far ahead. -
AT&T’s Media Gambles Stunt Its 5G Prospects
AT&T is starting to look more like the company it was before this whole mess started: a mobile network operator with aspirations to expand its fiber broadband footprint. -
Nvidia’s CPU Isn’t the Harbinger of x86 Doom You Think It Is
The jolly green giant of the semiconductor industry has decided to wade into the CPU market, but Intel and AMD probably don’t have anything to worry about yet. -
Apple’s M1 Macs Offer Hints of Arm’s Data Center Future
The Apple M1 is a “watershed moment” for Arm in the client space and an allegory for a shift to Arm in the data center, Ampere's Jeff Wittich said. -
Have We Hit Peak Virtual Events?
Just looking at our current and upcoming coverage plans, there are between three and six events on our collective SDxCentral calendars every week. -
The Chips Are Down. Can Intel Catch Up?
As Intel fumbles with its 10- and 7-nanometer chips, the competition is already moving on, and so are its customers. -
SASE Is Here to Stay
SD-WAN and security alone may not be going anywhere soon, but you can bet on SASE becoming a much bigger part of the conversation moving forward. -
It’s Time to ‘Restructure Everything’ — and Push Diversity
The pandemic presents the ideal time to consider diversity and inclusion in technology, and approach this as an opportunity afforded by the COVID-19 related upheaval. -
Carriers’ Messaging Joint Venture Destined to Fail
Rich Communications Service still hasn’t arrived and I doubt it will ever become the standard mode of messaging that operators envision. -
Is Google’s Cloud Strategy the Ultimate Trojan Horse?
Google is saying we're OK with being your No. 2 choice — for now. While Amazon and Microsoft tout customers going all-in on AWS and Azure, Google embraces hybrid -
5G Competition Is Finally Here (Sort of)
AT&T's launch of 5G services this week has taken the level of competition and snipping to a glorious new level showing that we are truly now entering the golden -
VMware’s Heptio Deal Shows the Open Source Water Is Warm and Inviting
Some expect the open source M&A wave to hit its apex next year. I say "why wait?" -
IBM’s $34B Bet on Red Hat Will be Fun to Watch
If IBM does what it says it’s going to do with the assets, then it becomes a more formidable competitor against Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. -
Will Verizon’s Fixed 5G Wireless Suffer the Same Fate as WiMAX?
The operator’s upcoming fixed 5G wireless service launch will likely face some significant challenges in terms of coverage, return on investment, and scalability. -
Orchestrating the Requirements of Intent-Based Networking
Current networks require an intent-based networking system based on proper orchestration to keep current infrastructure intact while integrating next-generation platforms. -
Knative, Red Hat Remind Us That Names Are Hard
The Knative GitHub page begins with a pronunciation guide because no one understands how to pronounce the platform's name. -
Financial Services Take Containers to the Bank
Big banks find more to like with container technology, which offers security plus tools to innovate and better compete in a dogged marketplace. -
How Hans Vestberg Will Change Verizon’s Future
By elevating Vestberg to CEO, Verizon is signaling how important the network and the underlying technology is to the future of the operator’s business. -
5 Things You Should Know About VMware
Serverless, IoT security, and the crack house were all hot topics at VMware’s annual research and development conference.