Network Break
273 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratingsNetwork Break keeps you informed with fast, focused analysis of IT news, products, tech trends, and business outcomes. Blending sharp commentary with a touch of humor, hosts Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray sift through the weekly landslide of press announcements, product launches, financial reports, and marketing decks to find the stories worth talking about. You come away with the information and context to make smart decisions in your organization and career … all in the span of a (longish) coffee break.
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Network Break 229: Aruba Announces New Wi-Fi Products; Intel Targets The Data Center
April 08, 2019 15:26 - 43 minutes - 31.1 MBOn today's Network Break we examine new product announcements from Aruba and Intel, discuss Amazon's plans to launch broadband satellites, analyze Kemp Technologies' acquisition by a private equity company, and more tech news. The post Network Break 229: Aruba Announces New Wi-Fi Products; Intel Targets The Data Center appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 228: ASUS Spanked By Malware; Cisco Launches Decibel Venture Firm
April 01, 2019 15:19 - 47 minutes - 35.1 MBTake a Network Break. This week we analyze how ASUS got spanked by clever attackers, lazy software patching from Cisco and Huawei, a new venture firm funded by Cisco to spur enterprise startups, the latest release of OpenDaylight, and more IT news. The post Network Break 228: ASUS Spanked By Malware; Cisco Launches Decibel Venture Firm appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 227: Facebook’s Plaintext Password Blunder; How Google’s Gaming Service Might Impact Broadband
March 25, 2019 14:56 - 49 minutes - 35.8 MBToday's Network Break looks at Facebook's plaintext password blunder, Nokia's new investment in the IETF, the potential impact of Google's gaming service on broadband, new products from VMware and Dell EMC, and more tech news. The post Network Break 227: Facebook’s Plaintext Password Blunder; How Google’s Gaming Service Might Impact Broadband appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 226: Facebook Announces New Open Compute Switches; F5 Buys NGINX
March 18, 2019 15:20 - 36 minutes - 26.6 MBToday's Network Break discusses new Facebook switches released through the Open Compute Project, examines two significant acquisitions--F5 buying NGINX and NVIDIA ponying up for Mellanox--and reviews more tech and IT news. The post Network Break 226: Facebook Announces New Open Compute Switches; F5 Buys NGINX appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 225: Juniper Buys WiFi Startup Mist Systems; Huawei Sues The U.S.
March 11, 2019 15:19 - 38 minutes - 29.1 MBToday's Network Break analyzes Juniper's $405 billion purchase of WiFi vendor Mist Systems, discusses VMware's new service-defined firewall, digs into the launch of a new security analytics service, opines on Huawei's lawsuit against the U.S., plus more tech news. The post Network Break 225: Juniper Buys WiFi Startup Mist Systems; Huawei Sues The U.S. appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 224: Beware TLS Alternatives; Volta Networks And Veriflow Launch New Products
March 04, 2019 18:10 - 48 minutes - 35 MBToday's Network Break examines a ETS, a proposed alternative to TLS 1.3 that enables decryption, looks at ICAAN's call for DNSSEC everywhere, discusses new products from startups Volta Networks and Veriflow, and much more tech news. The post Network Break 224: Beware TLS Alternatives; Volta Networks And Veriflow Launch New Products appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 223: Google Launches Hybrid Cloud Beta; Palo Alto Acquires Demisto
February 25, 2019 17:05 - 37 minutes - 28.6 MBToday's Network Break examines Google's new hybrid cloud beta release, Palo Alto's acquisition of security orchestrator Demisto, research by Duo Security on Chrome browser extensions, and more tech news. The post Network Break 223: Google Launches Hybrid Cloud Beta; Palo Alto Acquires Demisto appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 222: SnapRoute Launches Network OS; Carbonite Buys Webroot
February 18, 2019 14:50 - 52 minutes - 38.4 MBToday's Network Break covers a brand new network OS from SnapRoute, new features in VMware's SD-WAN appliances, Carbonite's acquisition of Webroot, Cisco and Arista financial results, and more tech news. The post Network Break 222: SnapRoute Launches Network OS; Carbonite Buys Webroot appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 221: Cisco Calls Privacy A Human Right; VMware Revamps Recertification
February 11, 2019 15:43 - 33 minutes - 24.6 MBToday's Network Break podcast analyzes Cisco's call for privacy legislation and CEO Chuck Robbins' assertion that privacy is a human right. We also dive into VMware's revamped recertification policy, a new Sprint/Meraki partnership, tactical Azure Stack hardware, and more tech news. The post Network Break 221: Cisco Calls Privacy A Human Right; VMware Revamps Recertification appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 220: Cisco Announces ACI Anywhere; U.S. Prosecutors Target Huawei
February 04, 2019 15:39 - 38 minutes - 30 MBToday's Network Break analyzes a slew of Cisco Live announcements including ACI Anywhere and HyperFlex for edge deployments, Huawei's run-ins with U.S. prosecutors, financial results from Juniper Networks and Mellanox, and more tech news. The post Network Break 220: Cisco Announces ACI Anywhere; U.S. Prosecutors Target Huawei appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 219: Beware DNS Tampering; Arrcus Tackles 400G Switches
January 28, 2019 15:31 - 50 minutes - 25.6 MBToday's Network Break examines a US Homeland Security advisory on DNS tampering, covers 400G switching news from Arrcus and Huawei, analyzes financial results from Intel and F5, and more. Plus stay tuned for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Nubeva about its cloud packet broker. The post Network Break 219: Beware DNS Tampering; Arrcus Tackles 400G Switches appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 218: AWS Launches New Backup Service; Rubrik Rakes In VC Bucks
January 21, 2019 17:15 - 45 minutes - 32.8 MBToday's Network Break analyzes a new AWS backup service, Rubrik's latest infusion of VC cash, whether the tech sector has reached its natural growth limit and what that means for how tech companies are valued, a Juniper/IBM deal, and more. The post Network Break 218: AWS Launches New Backup Service; Rubrik Rakes In VC Bucks appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 217: Mixed Signals On IT Spending; Cisco Buys Luxtera
January 14, 2019 16:59 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBToday's Network Break podcast forecasts 2019 IT trends, analyzes new industry reports on IT spending, reviews the continuing fallout from Ericsson's outage, detects a bit of consumer backlash against gadget surveillance and more tech news analysis. The post Network Break 217: Mixed Signals On IT Spending; Cisco Buys Luxtera appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 216: 2018 Observations And 2019 Speculations
January 07, 2019 15:59 - 43 minutes - 21.6 MBHappy new year! Today's Network Break episode analyzes key themes and tech trends from 2018, and looks ahead on what might influence and affect IT and tech in 2019. Ethan Banks joins as guest prognosticator. The post Network Break 216: 2018 Observations And 2019 Speculations appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 215: Dell Buys Its Way To Wall Street; Arista Inks Container Partnerships
December 17, 2018 16:28 - 46 minutes - 23.7 MBOn today's Network Break we analyze Dell's move back onto the public market, Arista's partnerships for container networking, startup funding, new products, and more of what's happening in IT. The post Network Break 215: Dell Buys Its Way To Wall Street; Arista Inks Container Partnerships appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 214: Huawei Blues; Service Meshes Go Corporate
December 10, 2018 23:26 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBToday's Network Break podcast analyzes the latest rounds of trouble for Huawei, new silicon from Barefoot Networks, two service mesh announcements from F5 and VMware, and more. Denise Donohue joins as guest analyst. The post Network Break 214: Huawei Blues; Service Meshes Go Corporate appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 213: Amazon Plants Outposts On Premises; Juniper Acquires Multi-Cloud Startup
December 03, 2018 15:57 - 56 minutes - 28.2 MBToday's Network Break analyzes the impact of AWS announcements including Outposts and Transit Gateway, Juniper's HTBASE acquisition, VMware's Q3 financial results, and more of what's happening in IT. The post Network Break 213: Amazon Plants Outposts On Premises; Juniper Acquires Multi-Cloud Startup appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 212: More Insight On Cisco SD-WAN; Google Cloud’s New Boss
November 26, 2018 21:33 - 47 minutes - 23.3 MBOn today's Network Break we get more insight into recent Cisco news on SD-WAN and WLAN controllers, discuss Google Cloud's curious choice for a new boss, examine the U.S. government's latest move against Huawei, and other tech news. The post Network Break 212: More Insight On Cisco SD-WAN; Google Cloud’s New Boss appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 211: Oracle Buys Into SD-WAN; Cisco Debuts New Catalyst Switches
November 19, 2018 16:13 - 49 minutes - 24.7 MBOn today's Network Break we examine why Oracle bought an SD-WAN vendor, discuss new Cisco switches and its new SD-WAN strategy, opine on BlackBerry's billion dollar security purchase, and more tech news. The post Network Break 211: Oracle Buys Into SD-WAN; Cisco Debuts New Catalyst Switches appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 210: VMware Buys Heptio; Cisco, AWS Partner On Hybrid Cloud
November 12, 2018 16:32 - 38 minutes - 20 MBVMware and Cisco make moves to stay relevant in the age of Kubernetes and the cloud, Dell EMC releases new ToR switches with an odd lack of fanfare, Cisco releases another security advisory, and more tech news analysis from the Network Break podcast. The post Network Break 210: VMware Buys Heptio; Cisco, AWS Partner On Hybrid Cloud appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 209: Cisco Debuts 400G Switches; IBM Buys Red Hat
November 05, 2018 17:34 - 43 minutes - 20.4 MBCisco throws its hat in the 400G ring with switches built on two different ASICs, IBM buys Red Hat and the tech industry says "Good luck with that," Pica8 and Dell partner on campus and edge briteboxes and more tech news analysis on this week's Network Break. The post Network Break 209: Cisco Debuts 400G Switches; IBM Buys Red Hat appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 208: Apple Demands Bloomberg Retraction; Arista Announces 400G Switches
October 29, 2018 16:32 - 44 minutes - 21.9 MBToday's Network Break news review looks at Apple's demand for a Bloomberg retraction, Arista's new 400GbE switches, the sentencing of an Equifax engineer for insider trading, quarterly financials from Check Point and Juniper, and more tech news. The post Network Break 208: Apple Demands Bloomberg Retraction; Arista Announces 400G Switches appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 207: Cisco Ships Disaggregated Nexus Switch; Arista Launches CloudVision For The Campus
October 22, 2018 19:29 - 43 minutes - 19.7 MBNetwork Break peels away the marketing layers of the latest tech news, including a newly launched Cisco Nexus switch, Arista's foray into campus WLANs, a new privacy policy from Apple, a creepy Amazon patent, and more. The post Network Break 207: Cisco Ships Disaggregated Nexus Switch; Arista Launches CloudVision For The Campus appeared first on Packet Pushers.