AI trends usurp supply chain, order backlog challenges for networking vendors
Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Extreme, HPE’s Aruba have strong financials, AI impact still a future concept for most
Stories by Michael Cooney
Cisco bolsters mobile core technology with Working Group Two buy
Cisco continued filling its shopping bag with various technology firms – this time saying it intended to acquire cloud native mobile core developer Working Group Two for an undisclosed amount.
Aruba plugs core enterprise SASE, SSE service protection directions
Aruba Networks is touting forthcoming improvements to its security platform – including zero trust and sandboxing features
Fortinet bolsters SD-WAN services, security with new software, next-generation firewalls
Fortinet adds network over/underlay monitoring services, 90G NGFW series
Cisco buys internet BGP monitoring firm CodeBGP
Aiming to bolster its assessment of internet traffic health Cisco said it would buy Border Gateway Protocol monitoring firm Code BGP for an undisclosed amount.
Cisco brings ransomware protection to XDR SaaS package
Cisco has added ransomware detection and recovery support to its recently unveiled Extended Detection and Response (XDR) system.
Network giants unite to fight security risks
Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Intel, AT&T and Verizon are among the founding members of the Network Resilience Coalition, which will encourage enterprises to patch systems, fix holes, and prepare defenses for routers and switches.
Cisco, Arista, HPE, Intel lead consortium to supersize Ethernet for AI infrastructures
Backed by the Linux Foundation, the new Ultra Ethernet Consortium aims to increase the scale, stability, and reliability of Ethernet networks to satisfy AI’s high performance networking requirements.
Gartner: Generative AI not yet influencing IT spending, but enterprises should plan for it
Most enterprises will incorporate generative AI in a slow and controlled way, Gartner says.
Fortinet unveils data centre firewalls with AI support
New high-end 3200F and midrange 900G next generation firewalls from Fortinet use AI for speedier, more comprehensive network threat protection.
Cisco hosts containerised firewall on Catalyst switches to protect mixed IT/OT networks
Catalyst 9300 gains Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, packaged as a Docker container, to enable more simplified, secure segmentation of network resources.
Cisco snaps up Oort to bolster identity management technology
Other 2023 Cisco acquisitions include Accedian for network performance monitoring, Armorblox for large language models, and SamKnows for monitoring broadband networks.
Kyndryl services blitz to target AI, security, sustainability
The Kyndryl Bridge integration platform is set to gain dozens more enterprise infrastructure-management tools in the coming months.
Microsoft jumps into competitive security service edge (SSE) arena
Microsoft is integrating elements of its Entra suite to offer an SSE package, joining a slew of competitors including Netskope, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler.
Cisco amps up security analytics software
Cisco’s updated Secure Network Analytics platform has higher capacity, supports more data flows, and generates more detailed security alerts.
