

Michael Cooney
Senior Editor
Michael Cooney is a Senior Editor with Network World who has written about the IT world for more than 25 years. He can be reached at michael_cooney@idg.com.

HPE Aruba, Microsoft Azure, and reelyActive speed streaming of IoT data to the cloud
Aruba IoT Transport for Azure is a service that converts multiple types of IoT data into formats that are compatible with applications in the Azure cloud.

Aruba to prioritize SASE, private 5G, data-center networking
The acquisition of Athonet will help HPE Aruba expand its private 5G network options, which is one area the vendor plans to focus on in 2023.

VMware overhauls Workspace One for better performance
VMware Workspace One upgrades are highlighted by a new containerized Workspace ONE SaaS microservices architecture.

Juniper aims at simplifying campus fabric deployment
Juniper introduces campus fabric workflow to reduce set-up time for wired networks, announces a new EX series campus switch.

Fortinet adds new security, management features to its SASE platform
FortiSASE can now link SASE resources to SD-WAN apps via multiple Fortinet SD-WAN hubs.

IBM's mainframe operating system upgrade will embrace AI
IBM says the z/OS 3.1 operating system will further integrate AI, embrace cloud stores, and improve performance of Linux workloads.

Cisco simplifies cloud-management licensing
The Cisco Intersight platform now has two-tiered licensing, and the company is offering a bundle that includes Intersight plus hardware.

Cisco, Intel collaborate to build private 5G services
Cisco grows its private 5G portfolio with additional agreements with NTT, NEC, and Qualcomm.

War tests Ukrainian telecom, internet resilience
One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s overall resilience and defiance has been inspiring, but the telecommunications and internet connectivity situation has grown much more difficult.

HP Enterprise buys Athonet for its 5G portfolio
HPE plans to to use Athonet 5G technology in Greenlake and Aruba networking services.

Cisco: Maybe stop yanking on that Ethernet cable
Cisco issued a couple field notices this week on outlining what has apparently become a persistent issue: failed Ethernet port connections due to a connected device being moved around too much.