Network Break 360: Facebook Chooses Cisco ASIC For OCP; Apple To Allow Limited Self-Service Repair

Take a Network Break! Cisco scores an ASIC win as Facebook announces Cisco’s SiliconOne ASIC, along with Broadcom ASICs, will power new Open Compute Project (OCP) switch designs. Fortinet teams up with Azure to simplify SD-WAN access, and HPE reports a “limited” breach of Aruba’s cloud-based Aruba Central. Apple announced it would allow owners to self-repair two iPhone models in the US starting in early 2022, ID management provider Okta to open a retail location in Manhattan, Cisco and NVIDIA announce quarterly results, and Riverbed has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. 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: Palo Alto Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Palo Alto Networks. We talk about Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE and Palo Alto makes the case for why how the service is architected matters. Show Links: OCP Summit 2021: Open networking hardware lays the groundwork for the metaverse – Engineering at Meta Meta’s Big Reveal at OCP 2021 – Dell’Oro Group FortiGate-VM and Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Run Natively in Azure Virtual WAN to Simplify Secure Cloud On-ramp – Fortinet What is Azure Virtual WAN? – Microsoft Aruba Central Security Incident – HPE Apple announces Self Service Repair – Apple (UK) Here’s why identity software firm Okta plans to open a retail location in New York City – CNBC Cisco Reports First Quarter Earnings – Cisco Systems Cisco Q1 Earnings Preview: Fairly Valued Legacy Tech Stock (NASDAQ:CSCO) – Seeking Alpha Cisco Systems, Inc.’s (CSCO) CEO Chuck Robbins on Q1 2022 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 – Nvidia Riverbed Tech files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – The Register ...