Podcast Episodes

Aruba Beefs Up ToR Switch With DPUs; VMware Stands Free

Episode 356

This week on the Network Break podcast we discuss a new ToR switch from Aruba that includes built-in silicon to offload security and network services…

4 years, 4 months ago

Azure Brags About DDoS Protection; Marvell Hitches Ride With Dent Network OS

Episode 355

Today on the Network Break, we discuss Marvell's choice of the Dent network OS for its Prestera silicon, Microsoft shares details about how its Azure…

4 years, 5 months ago

Network Break 354: VMworld’s Constipation, Facebook Footgun, Marvell 5nm DPUs

This week on Network Break, VMware disgorges a slew of announcements at VMworld 2021, Facebook shoots itself in the foot with BGP and DNS bullets, Ma…

4 years, 5 months ago

New Juniper Chassis Tops 400G; Akamai Spends Big Money On Microsegmentation

Episode 353

This week's Network Break talks about a new data center chassis from Juniper, why Akamai spent $600 million to buy security company Guardicore, what …

4 years, 5 months ago

Nokia Announces 800G Routing Silicon; Pica8 Enticingly Prices Its Campus Controller, Switches

Episode 352

This week's Network Break podcast discusses Nokia's new beefed-up routing silicon, how Pica8 is pursuing campus switching with a controller/switch pr…

4 years, 5 months ago

Juniper’s Wired Campus Fabric Challenges Cisco; More Azure Holes Revealed

Episode 351

Today's Network Break podcast discusses Juniper's new wired campus effort and how it leverages Mist Cloud for to help automate its campus fabric, a n…

4 years, 6 months ago

Intel Pledges Billions For European Chip Factories; Facebook Reveals New Data Center Design

Episode 350

This week's Network Break podcast wonders what Intel wants in return for a multi-year, multi-billion pledge to build European chip factories, marvels…

4 years, 6 months ago

T-Mobile Fails To Protect Millions Of Customer Records; Ciena Buys Vyatta Router

Episode 349

Today's Network Break podcast opines on why Ciena acquired the Vyatta router from AT&T (and why AT&T wanted to sell), how T-Mobile failed current and…

4 years, 6 months ago

Ransomware Bedevils Cyber Insurance; TSMC To Raise Chip Prices

Episode 348

This week's Network Break examines how ransomware has insurers rethinking premiums and coverage limits, discusses the pros and cons of ISPs sharing f…

4 years, 6 months ago

Cisco Acquires Container App Monitor; Intel Unwraps Mount Evans IPU

Episode 347

It's the Network Break! This week we analyze Cisco's $500 million acquisition of a container-based and serverless application monitor, Intel's announ…

4 years, 7 months ago