Network Break 302: Nvidia Bids Billions For Arm; VMware Melds Kubernetes With vSphere

Take a Network Break! We begin with FU on DNS Flag Day and Samsung’s multi-billion 5G contract with Verizon, and then dive into Nvidia’s $40 billion bid for Arm. We report on Broadcom revoking access to its SDK from Cumulus Networks, and examine new features in vSphere 7 Update 1. Palo Alto launches its first SD-WAN appliances since its CloudGenix acquisition, Extreme debuts a new universal hardware strategy for wired and wireless switching, and Juniper rolls out a new 400GbE switch. CenturyLink rebrands as Lumen Technologies in hopes you’ll forget about CenturyLink, Equinix says it has contained a ransomware incident, Microsoft tests the ability to beam satellite data directly to Azure, and Microsoft concludes an experiment with an underwater data center. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: VMworld Today’s show is sponsored in part by VMware’s VMworld, taking place September 29th to October 1st as a live virtual event. Register now for keynotes, deep-dive technical sessions, and more at vmworld.com. Sponsor: TeamViewer In the age of remote work, how can distributed workforces keep their IT systems running smoothly while ensuring stability and security? TeamViewer Remote Management lets organizations of all sizes monitor business critical aspects of their IT, centralize important device information, patch vulnerabilities, and more. Learn more about TeamViewer Remote Management at teamviewer.com/networkbreak. Show Links: FU: Infoblox Is Supporting DNS Flag Day 2020 – Infoblox DNS Flag Day: Guidance for BlueCat Users – Bluecat News Links: NVIDIA to Acquire Arm for $40 Billion, Creating World’s Premier Computing Company for the Age of AI – NVIDIA UK tech giant Arm Holdings to be sold to US company Nvidia in $40bn deal – The Guardian Nvidia buys ARM Holdings from SoftBank for $40 billion [Updated] – Ars Technica Will Geopolitics Block Nvidia + Arm? – GestaltIT Enterprise Open Networking Musical Chairs is Over — Who’s Still Sitting? – Pica8 What’s New and Different in Cumulus Linux 4.0.0 – Cumulus VMware Unlocks the Power of Kubernetes for 70 Million-Plus Workloads Running on vSphere – VMware