Press Release: Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, UK. 1st June 2018 The writer of the CoherentLight blog, John S. Dixon, has founded a company to provide access to high-quality relevant knowledge…
OpenContrail becomes Tungsten Fabric
The Linux Foundation has recently obtained the OpenContrail source from Juniper. Having fully transitioned OpenContrail into the Linux Foundation, it is now rebranded as Tungsten Fabric. This move may appear…
Microsoft offers VMware in baremetal Azure
Microsoft's Azure blog has posted an announcement (Transforming your VMware environment with Microsoft Azure) about how they are managing VMware elements with Azure tools, as well as a full VMware…
IBM passes Notes and plays Dominos with HCL
IBM has partnered with Indian tech company HCL to maintain the life of Domino and Notes platforms. HCL Technologies previously took on Rational and Tivoli products from IBM in 2016.…
Elliott Management Acquires Gigamon for $1.6 Billion
Investment agitator and vulture Elliott Management have acquired network monitoring firm Gigamon for $1.6bn. Gigamon have recently posted third quarter results (Gigamon Third Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights). These show revenue…
Thanks Silver Peak!
A bit of recognition from Silver Peak, as they've used my post (SDxCentral: Hybrid SD-WAN deployment models rise). Thanks for the mention, Silver Peak! Expect the use of #SDWAN to…
SDxCentral: Physical SD-WAN appliances aren’t going anywhere
SDxCentral has a piece on the current state of SD-WAN appliances. It distinguishes the three different forms SD-WAN can take (or at least for the purposes of their article). They…
SD-WAN: What are the business benefits?
What are the business benefits of SD-WAN deployment? SD-WAN stands for a Software-Defined Wide Area Network. It simplifies network management. It reduces the cost of the network infrastructure. It provides…