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.
Aruba banks on integrated security, AI, NaaS for enterprise growth
Aruba: As the roles of networking teams change, they will need to embrace AI and uniting networking with security.
Aruba introduces a simplified NaaS offering
Agile NaaS brings streamlined provisioning; Aruba Central gets better visibility, performance features.
Arista streamlines network access control via SaaS
Arista’s CloudVision Guardian for Network Identity uses AI to implement, troubleshoot, and enforce NAC policies. The service can then do a variety of things from onboard new devices, authenticate
Cisco to launch an extended detection and response SaaS package
Cisco XDR service will tap threat data from 200 million enterprise endpoint customers as well as from third-party security gear to quickly detect and remediate threats.
SONiC test lab gains industry support
Open Network Experience Center (ONE Center) for SONiC is being run by Aviz Networks with support from Cisco, Nvidia, Open Compute project, Supermicro, and others.
Cisco warns of attacks on network routers, firewalls
Cisco's Talos intelligence group's warning follows a UK notice about increasing exploits against perimeter-based networking equipment.
IBM takes a pragmatic approach to enterprise AI
Using artificial-intelligence 'foundation models' and its Watson natural-language analytics platform, IBM hopes to automate creation of scripts, modernize legacy systems, and accelerate scientific R&D.
Cisco lays groundwork for 800G networks as AI, 5G and video traffic demands grow
Cisco brings an 800Gbps line card and better packet management to Silicon One-based 8000 Series routers as AI, 5G and video traffic demands grow.
Fortinet consolidates SD-WAN and SASE management
The Fortinet FortiOS v. 7.4 operating system supports a single management console for SASE and SD-WAN and improves automation of its Security Fabric.
IBM targets edge, AI use cases with new z16 mainframes
IBM's new 18u z16 mainframes offer more data-center configuration options and additional edge use cases.
Arista embraces routing
With Arista WAN Routing System the company explicitly targets routing use cases such as SD-WAN for the first time.
Palo Alto bolsters AI support in SASE, SD-WAN products
Updates include enhanced AI for Palo Alto’s Prisma SASE plus a new controller and IoT capabilities for Prisma SD-WAN.
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.