News Firms Tap Cisco, Juniper, VMware for SD-WAN Functionality By David Ramel 10/01/2019 In the growing software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) space, vendors are tapping products from leading powerhouses such as Cisco, Juniper and VMware to augment their offerings. Here’s a look at recent developments that illustrate this trend. Juniper/PYXYAJuniper Networks teamed up with PYXYA, a […]
Aryaka Adds ‘HybridWAN’ Functionality to its SD-WAN Service
News Aryaka Adds ‘HybridWAN’ Functionality to its SD-WAN Service By David Ramel 09/25/2019 Aryaka, known for its managed software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) offering, has added connectivity options with what it calls HybridWAN. Definitions of HybridWAN often describe a combination of multiple connections available for WAN traffic, such as multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) circuits and broadband […]
Firm Offers Software-Defined Network Connectivity
News Firm Offers Software-Defined Network Connectivity By David Ramel 09/23/2019 Since its inception, the bailiwick of the disruptive software-defined networking (SDN) movement has expanded to all sorts of use cases, with network connectivity now joining the crowd, offered by the firm Stateless Inc. In announcing the new Luxon, a software-defined interconnect (SD-IX) platform, the Boulder, […]
Oracle, VMware in Hybrid Cloud Partnership
News Oracle, VMware in Hybrid Cloud Partnership By David Ramel 09/20/2019 In a move targeting enterprise hybrid cloud customers, Oracle and VMware are teaming up to enable customers to run VMware Cloud Foundation on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. VMware Cloud Foundation is described as an integrated software stack bundling several products into a single platform that […]
Illumio Boosts Container Functionality in Cybersecurity Platform
News Illumio Boosts Container Functionality in Cybersecurity Platform By David Ramel 09/20/2019 Cybersecurity specialist Illumio boosted its flagship platform with new functionality addressing containerized workloads. The new Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) release adds support for segmenting network communications for containers. “Security segmentation in the public cloud is critical to the overall protection of the datacenter […]
NEC, Infovista Team Up for SD-WAN/UC-SDN Solution
News NEC, Infovista Team Up for SD-WAN/UC-SDN Solution By David Ramel 09/20/2019 A new partnership in the burgeoning software-defined networking (SDN) space sees NEC Corp. wedding its software-defined network-based unified communication (UC-SDN) offering with Infovista’s Ipanema SD-WAN (software-defined wide-area network). The combined solution will be part of NEC’s Smart Enterprise Suite. NEC’s UC-SDN reportedly provides […]
Open Networking Foundation Releases Stratum, Next-Gen SDN Platform
News Open Networking Foundation Releases Stratum, Next-Gen SDN Platform By David Ramel 09/17/2019 The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) released Stratum, which will provide an open source foundation for the operator consortium’s next-generation software-defined networking (SDN) work. In pursuit of a truly “software defined” data plane based on white-box switches, the ONF in March first unveiled […]
AWS Offering Highlights Software Defined Perimeter Space
News AWS Offering Highlights Software Defined Perimeter Space By David Ramel 09/10/2019 After an uneven start, the software-defined networking (SDN) movement has matured and evolved to include fast-growing initiatives such as software-defined wide-area-networking (SD-WAN) and the security-oriented Software Defined Perimeter (SDP). As an example, Israeli security firm Safe-T announced the Safe-T Software Defined Perimeter offering […]
NetApp Updates Virt and Cloud Products with VMware Integrations
News NetApp Updates Virt and Cloud Products with VMware Integrations By Scott Bekker 09/09/2019 NetApp is offering new hybrid and private cloud solutions for VMware platforms. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company unveiled four new products and a service in connection with the VMworld 2019 conference held late last month. The solutions span hybrid cloud, virtual desktop infrastructure […]
Report: Security Concerns Spark Rise of SD-WANs in Small, Medium-Sized Businesses
News Report: Security Concerns Spark Rise of SD-WANs in Small, Medium-Sized Businesses By David Ramel 09/09/2019 Untangle Inc. published a study on IT security in small and medium-size businesses, concluding that cloud-based services and the increasing number of branch office networks are promoting the rise of software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN). In its SMB IT Security […]