NB471: Nvidia Unveils 800G Ethernet, InfiniBand Switches For AI Fabrics; ‘Ghost Jobs’ Haunt Job Boards
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
3d ago
Take a Network Break! Nvidia announces new 800G switches, one for Ethernet and one for InfiniBand, for building AI fabrics. Nvidia also announces an “AI supercomputer,” a rack-scale pre-built bundle of Nvidia GPUs and CPUs connected via InfiniBand switches. The NaaS startup Meter announces new campus switches and what it calls a “digital twin” capability,... Read more ..read more
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NB470: NetBox Labs Adds On-Prem Support; ASML Vs. The Netherlands
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
1w ago
This week on Network Break we discuss a new on-prem version of NetBox Labs’ source-of-truth software with enterprise support, why Selector AI is adding an LLM to its operations and observability product, and whether a new Web application firewall from Cloudflare can protect LLMs against malicious prompts. Viavi Solutions consolidates the network testing space with... Read more ..read more
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NB 469: Arista Debuts Network Observability Service; Startups Aim To Break Nvidia’s AI Chip Grip
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
2w ago
This week we discuss a new network observability offering from Arista that integrates network telemetry with application data, why startups such as Groq and Taalas think they can break Nvidia’s grip on the AI chip market, and how Microsoft is hedging its LLM bets. Amazon goes nuclear with the purchase of a reactor-powered data center... Read more ..read more
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NB467: More AI Assistants Emerge; Nvidia’s AI Goldmine Spurs New Competitors
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
1M ago
Take a Network Break! This week we cover financial results from Palo Alto Networks (good, but next quarter’s softer forecast resulted in a drubbing), Cisco (not good), and Nvidia (so good that Wall Street is nervous about how long the party’s gonna last). Prosimo and Nokia have announced generative AI assistants that claim to help... Read more ..read more
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NB466: Identifying The Most-Hated ISP; Should AI Write Your Security Policies?
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
1M ago
Take a Network Break! We start with an FU on return-to-office policies, and then dive into some announcements from Cisco Live in Amsterdam. Cisco is rolling out rack and blade servers with Nvidia Tensor chips, and Cisco is adding new features to its Digital Experience Monitoring capabilities. Verizon hopes to utilize its MPLS network as... Read more ..read more
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NB465: Dell Terminates VMware Resale Deal; Return-To-Office Orders Backfire Says Study
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
1M ago
This week on Network Break we discuss Dell terminating its resale agreement of VMware as Broadcom looks to streamline OEM agreements, a new Wi-Fi AP and cloud-managed switches from Extreme, and the fits and starts in US chip manufacturing. A new study finds Return-To-Office (RTO) mandates don’t improve productivity or company performance, but do drive... Read more ..read more
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NB464: Juniper Begins AI Push Into The Data Center; VMware Customers Confront Higher Prices
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
2M ago
This week we discuss new products from Juniper including synthetic testing software for its Mist wireless networks and its first step toward integrating its Apstra data center software with AI. VMware clarifies its product strategy as customers face rising prices, and undersea cables in the Red Sea face potential threats. Nokia and Chinese mobile device... Read more ..read more
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NB463: Cisco Buys eBPF Startup For Cloud-Native Networking; Garter Forecasts $5 Trillion In IT Spending
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
2M ago
This week’s Network Break examines why Cisco bought eBPF startup Isovalent (hint: it’s about cloud-native networking), why Broadcom is cranking up pressure on VMware resellers and customers (hint: it’s about money), and why Google Cloud is sort of dropping fees for customers who want to exit the cloud (hint: it’s about getting out ahead of... Read more ..read more
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NB462: HPE Spends $14 Billion For Juniper Networks; Starlink Tests SMS Via Satellite
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
2M ago
Take a Network Break! On today’s show we spend most of the episode talking about HPE’s $14 billion bid for Juniper Networks. We discuss reasons for the deal, product overlap, potential upsides, challenges to integrating these two companies and their product lines, and more. We also talk about a successful test by Starlink to send... Read more ..read more
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NB461: 2024 Trends – AI Beyond LLMs, Cisco Vs. Everybody, Next-Gen IT Workers, And More
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by Drew Conry-Murray, Packet Pushers
2M ago
Take a Network Break! We start the new year by examining major themes and trends that we think will affect IT and networking in 2024. Topics include: AI beyond LLMs Whether open source can remain a viable model in a predatory tech environment Cisco vs. everybody Why IT can’t ignore geopolitics for strategic planning What... Read more ..read more
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