Network Break 375: Aruba Networks Dives Into GreenLake; Okta Pins Incident On Outsourcer

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss how and why Aruba Networks is moving closer to HPE GreenLake and courting resellers with a new purchasing model for network gear, dig into problems at an OVH Cloud data center that hampered fire fighters’ efforts to put out a massive blaze, and discuss identity provider Okta’s response to a security incident that began with an outsourced employee. Cisco announces new capabilities across its Insight, UCS, and Hyperflex lines; and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger asks the US Senate for tens of billions of dollars to build chip-making facilities in three US states. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: ITProTV Start or grow your IT career with online IT training from ITPro TV. Learn IT, pass your certs, and get a great job  Visit itpro.tv/NETWORKBREAK for 30% off all plans. Use promo code NETWORKBREAK at checkout and save 30% off all plans. Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Stick around after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Palo Alto Networks. We talk about new SD-WAN integrations with Azure to streamline cloud access from branch locations. Show Links: Aruba Seeks To Entice Resellers With Modular ‘Network-In-A-Box’ Approach – Packet Pushers HPE GreenLake Edge-to-Cloud Platform Delivers Greater Choice and Simplicity with Unified Experience, New Cloud Services, and Expanded Partner Ecosystem – HPE OVHcloud fire report: SBG2 data center had wooden ceilings, no extinguisher, and no power cut-out – Data Centre Dynamics Okta says hundreds of companies impacted by security breach – TechCrunch DEV-0537 criminal actor targeting organizations for data exfiltration and destruction – Microsoft Security Blog Suspected Okta hackers arrested by British police – NBC Okta’s Investigation of the January 2022 Compromise – Okta Updated Okta Statement on LAPSUS$ – Okta Cisco Reveals New Cloud Software, Hardware and Operating Model to Accelerate Enterprises’ Hybrid Cloud Adoption – Cisco Systems Cisco accelerates h...

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Network Break keeps you informed with fast, focused analysis of IT news, products, tech trends, and business outcomes. Blending sharp commentary with a touch of humor, hosts Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray sift through the weekly landslide of press announcements, product launches, financial reports, and marketing decks to find the stories worth talking about. You come away with the information and context to make smart decisions in your organization and career … all in the span of a (longish) coffee break.