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SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for March 19, 2021 Plus, CrowdStrike, Trend Micro target XDR, and Nokia scores a trio of hyperscaler dealsOracle's Ellison digs at SAP; cybersecurity vendors zero-in on XDR; and Nokia scales its cloud ambitions with hyperscaler deals. Oracle’s Ellison Digs at SAP; Investors Not Impressed CrowdStrike, Trend Micro Face Off on XDR Nokia’s Cloud Reach Expands With Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Deals

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 12, 2021 Plus, AT&T rides Nokia's vRAN, and McAfee makes a hard pivotAT&T taps Fortinet for managed SASE, Nokia for a vRAN trial; and McAfee sells its enterprise business for $4 billion. AT&T Taps Fortinet for Managed SASE AT&T’s vRAN Test With Nokia Emboldens Open RAN Vision McAfee Sells Enterprise Security Biz for $4B

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for March 5, 2021 Plus, IBM launches its Cloud Satellite, and HPE unveils its 5G O-RAN stackCisco seeks private 5G simplification; IBM ropes partners into its Cloud Satellite orbit; and HPE opens up on 5G O-RAN plans. Cisco Reveals Private 5G Enterprise Vision IBM Cloud Satellite Boosted to GA Orbit HPE Debuts Open RAN Stack Under New Telco Group

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Feb. 26, 2021 Plus, Palo Alto Networks slides by SolarWinds, and Ericsson tops the 5G vendor spaceVMware loses a top telecom, 5G, and edge executive; Palo Alto Networks XDR slays SolarWinds; and Ericsson tops Huawei and Nokia. VMware Telecom, 5G, Edge Cloud Exec to Exit Palo Alto Networks CEO: XDR Protected Us From SolarWinds Attack Ericsson Nips Huawei, Nokia in Gartner’s 5G Vendor Ranking

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Feb. 19, 2021 Plus, Cockroach Labs scores a tie between cloud hyperscalers, and 650 Group lays out the top SASE vendorsPalo Alto Networks readies a flexible firewall; Amazon, Microsoft, and Google remain close; and Zscaler, HPE, and Cisco top the SASE market. Palo Alto Networks Joins Flexible Firewall Party. Will Cisco Follow Suit? GCP Narrowly Edges Past AWS, Azure in Cockroach Labs 2021 Report Zscaler, HPE, Cisco Top SASE Market, 650 Group Finds

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Feb. 12, 2021 Plus, Telus taps Google Cloud, and Rakuten Mobile dismisses criticsFortinet gets hit by security flaws; Google Cloud scores a MEC, 5G deal with Telus; and Rakuten blames spectrum for network performance woes. Fortinet Firewall, Web Apps Hit by Security Flaw Telus Inks 10-Year Google Cloud Deal Rakuten Claims Open RAN Performance Gain Is Imminent

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Feb. 5, 2021 Plus, Comcast taps Cisco Meraki for an at-home VPN, and SK Telecom selects Dell and VMware for a MEC boxAWS' Jassy is tapped to lead Amazon; Cisco's Meraki scores a Comcast VPN deal; and SK Telecom selects Dell and VMware to power its enterprise MEC box. AWS’ Andy Jassy to Replace Jeff Bezos at Amazon Amazon’s Leadership Change Signals Cloud-Centric Future Comcast Tackles Remote Work With Cisco Meraki SK Telecom Packs Dell, VMware Into...

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Jan. 29, 2021 Plus, Palo Alto Networks updated its Prisma security, and Samsung unveiled its fully virtualized 5G RAN kitCisco updated its Catalyst router portfolio; Palo Alto Networks bolstered its Prisma security; and Samsung fully virtualized its 5G RAN kit. Cisco Adds 5G Option to Catalyst Router Portfolio Palo Alto Networks Pumps Up Prisma Cloud Verizon First to Install Samsung's Virtualized 5G RAN Kit

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap Podcast for Jan. 22, 2021 Plus, Intel and Cybereason target CPU-level ransomware, and Cisco inks deal with Inphi on co-packaged opticsGoogle nabs Nokia to target 5G service providers; Intel integrates Cybereason to battle ransomware; and Cisco is working with Inphi on co-packaged optics. Nokia Links Cloud-Native 5G Services With Google Cloud Intel, Cybereason Beat Ransomware With Hardware Shield Cisco, Inphi Team Up to Develop Co-Packaged Optics

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Jan. 15, 2021 Plus, Cisco pays up for Acacia, and Lacework scores a big Series D funding roundIntel lures Pat Gelsinger to replace retiring CEO Bob Swan; Cisco coughs up more for Acacia; and Lacework collects cash to battle Palo Alto Networks. VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger Set to Flee for Intel Gelsinger’s Departure ‘Bad News’ for VMware Can Favorite Son Pat Gelsinger Save Intel? Cisco Will Pay Acacia $4.5B in On-Again Acquisition Acacia Countersues Cisco Over...

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap for Jan. 8, 2021 Plus, Microsoft admits a deeper impact from the SolarWinds hack, and VMware sues its former COOThe Open19 Foundation gains Cisco backing, joins the Linux Foundation; Microsoft cops to deeper SolarWinds breach impact; and VMware sues its former COO. Linux Foundation Gobbles Open19, Adds Cisco SolarWinds Breach ‘Much Worse’ Than Feared SolarWinds Sued Over Russian Hack VMware Sues Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami, Alleges ‘Secret Meetings’ While COO

SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Dec. 18, 2020 Plus, AWS predicts the end to "IoT," and VMware remains high on TanzuAWS snares more than a dozen SD-WAN vendors into its VPC, predicts the demise of IoT; and VMware wants to pave the world with Tanzu. AWS Blends Cisco, 12 Other SD-WAN Vendors Into VPC AWS Exec Predicts IoT Namesake’s Demise VMware’s Plan to ‘Pave the Earth With Tanzu’

SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Dec. 11, 2020 Plus, Huawei continues to dominate, and Nutanix swipes a VMware executiveZscaler claims SASE has killed network security; Huawei shrugs off U.S.-led efforts; and Nutanix names a VMware COO as its new CEO. Zscaler CEO: Network Security Is Dead. Long Live SASE Huawei Dominates Nokia, Ericsson, Dell’Oro Says Nutanix Steals VMware COO to Lead Company

SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Dec. 4, 2020 Plus, Nokia is seeing an executive exodus, and the chip space is heating upFortinet, Check Point, Palo Alto top Gartner's firewall report; Nokia's re-organization is claiming executive casualties; and the silicon market continues to sizzle. Fortinet, Check Point, Palo Alto Networks Top Gartner Firewall Report Nokia Confirms C-Suite Exits Nvidia, AMD Gun for Intel as Arm Lurks in the Shadows

SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Nov. 20, 2020 Plus, Ericsson remains cautious on open RAN, and Gartner's latest WLAN ranking shows a clear divideCisco buys Banzai Cloud to boost its cloud native focus; Ericsson sees a bifurcated open RAN market; and Juniper, Aruba, Cisco, and Extreme are Gartner WLAN champs. Cisco Buys Another Kubernetes Startup Banzai Cloud Open RAN Takes Lumps From Ericsson Cisco, Aruba, Extreme, Juniper Top Gartner's LAN, WLAN Leaderboard

SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Nov. 13, 2020 Plus, Extreme targets Cisco and Aruba, and HPE begins to integrate its SD-WAN platformsCisco unveiled an unpatched VPN flaw; Extreme eyes Cisco and Aruba; and Silver Peak gains Aruba's ClearPass. Cisco Discloses Zero-Day VPN Bug Without a Fix Extreme Bets On Cloud to Unseat Cisco, Aruba Silver Peak SD-WAN Collects Aruba’s ClearPass Treatment

SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Nov. 6, 2020 Plus, Dish sidesteps its 5G deadline, and Nokia hits resetArista targets Cisco's campus dominance; Dish finagles its 5G schedule; and Nokia's new CEO launches a re-org. Arista Posts Q3 Beat, Targets Cisco With $200M Campus Goal Dish Network Sidesteps 2020 5G Timeline Nokia Leader Tees Up Major Reorganization as First Act

SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Oct. 30, 2020 Plus, Cisco unwraps new silicon, and COVID-19-linked cybersecurity measures will lingerAruba bumps Cisco from the Pentagon; Cisco's Silicon One births six new chips; and pandemic-linked cybersecurity measures are set to last. Aruba Bumps Cisco From the Pentagon Cisco’s Silicon One Portfolio Gets 6 New Chips Cisco: Long-Term Cybersecurity Changes Afoot

SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Oct. 23, 2020 Plus, Cisco catalyzes its router line up, and Verizon taps Microsoft for a private edgeJuniper adds 128 Technology to its Mist plans; Cisco revamps its router range; and Verizon adds Microsoft to its edge plans. Juniper Jumps On SD-WAN Vendor 128 Technology Cisco Unifies Services Routers Under Catalyst Umbrella Verizon Forks Edge for Private Networks on Azure