Network Break 359: Arista Increases Its 400G Switch Portfolio; Nvidia Accelerates InfiniBand

Take a Network Break! This week we examine new 400G switches from Arista that target both hyperscale and enterprise buyers. The Wi-Fi Alliance debuts a new certification program for HaLow, a long-range, low-power standard for IoT devices and sensors. Nvidia unleases a flood of releases around its GTC conference; we focus on the latest version of its InfiniBand network chip and its efforts around tying AI and ML to security. Cisco pledges to simplify licensing for customers and partners with a new Enterprise Agreement, and the US Federal Communications Commission approves Boeing’s launch of more than 100 satellites for a space broadband service. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto To find out what’s next in SASE, sign up to watch Palo Alto Networks SASE Converge 2021, an on-demand webinar. You’ll hear from leading voices in networking and security, get details on the impact of SASE technology, and more. Sign up at www.saseconverge.paloaltonetworks.com. Tech Bytes: Nokia Stay tuned for a Tech Bytes conversation with Nokia about its Containerlab software, which makes it easy to build a network lab of VM or container-based network OSs for testing, training, and network emulation. Show Links: Arista Expands 400G for Enterprise and Cloud Customers – Arista The 400G Era – Arista Arista Adds New Hyperscale, Enterprise Switches To Its 400G Portfolio – Packet Pushers Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow™ delivers long range, low power Wi-Fi® – Wi-Fi Alliance Detect Cybersecurity Threats Instantly with NVIDIA Morpheus – YouTube [Rebroadcast] GTC November 2021 Keynote with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang – YouTube NVIDIA Quantum-2 Takes Supercomputing to New Heights, Into the Cloud – NVIDIA NVIDIA Launches Morpheus to Bring AI-Driven Automation to Cybersecurity Industry – NVIDIA NVIDIA Creates Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Platform – NVIDIA Simplified Cisco EA to accelerate digital transformation – Cisco Systems FCC approves Boeing satellites, rejecting SpaceX’s interference claims – Ars Technica FCC Authorizes Boeing Broadband Satellite Constellation – FCC