VMware is closing down the APIs that third parties use to access the virtual network within the VMware ecosystem. This means that if you are using one of the third…
VMware closing the virtual switch infrastructure to third parties
SDxCentral: Arris Expects its Acquisition of Brocade assets to advance it’s growth
SDxCentral reports that Arris are expecting to grow from the Brocade IDX switch and Ruckus Wireless acquisition from Broadcom. I believe that this will almost certainly be the case.. The…
Wikileaks “Vault 7” zero-day exploit affects 318 Cisco products
Cisco have published a security advisory that looks it could impact quite a few devices out there in your network. The timing of this (late on a Friday afternoon) wasn't…
Product Announcement: Cisco Digital Building Switch
The Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Switch is a plenum-rated, fanless, PoE switch, to be installed in provide connectivity for the "Digital Building". The switch is designed to be placed in…
New kit “launched” at Cisco Live
So as part of the keynote speech here in Berlin where I am attending CiscoLive 2017, some new Cisco products were launched, or more properly exposed in more detail from…
SD-WAN – or should we say WAN4.0?
Is the current buzzword "SD-WAN" really new, or is it actually a progression of the WAN technologies we all know and love? Is it going to be a revolution or…
vCE? What is a virtual customer edge?
If you're looking at an SD-WAN solution, some of the providers will offer you a vCE (virtualised Customer Edge) as part of the deployment. Are there advantages, and should you…
DT investment in Aryaka to grow SD-WAN
Aryaka has announced an additional $45m funding from Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners and Third Point Ventures. This is series D funding has been led by Third Point Ventures, and existing…