Network Break 385: VMware, Juniper Release New Security Tools; Judge Orders IBM To Pay BMC $1.6 Billion

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss new a new threat analytics product from VMware that hoovers up threat data from other VMware products, new security features from Juniper’s cloud-delivered security service, and a report from Morgan Stanley on why the big network vendors are chasing the enterprise campus. Forward Networks rolls out a new way to integrate third-party data into its network modeling software, a federal judge orders IBM to pay BMC $1.6 billion for poaching a mutual customer, data center switch sales nearly hit a record in the second quarter of 2022, and Ford’s hint that it may sell electric vehicles directly to customers may hint at a broader trend that’s not great for resellers. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Nokia We’re sponsored today by Nokia and its Digital Sandbox. Part of Nokia’s Fabric Services System software, the Digital Sandbox helps enable a continuous integration/continous delivery, or CI/CD framework, for network engineers. Find out more by listening to the Tech Bytes podcast published May 31st and go to nokia.ly/data-center-fabric Tech Bytes: Aruba Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about Network as a Service with sponsor Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, including how Aruba defines NaaS, the market appetite for network as a service, customer examples, and more. Show Links: VMware Enhances Its Unique Lateral Security for Multi‑Cloud – VMware VMware Contexa – Security Threat Intelligence Cloud – VMware VMware Advances Its Anywhere Workspace Platform To Enable Intelligent, Proactive Security for All Employee Devices – VMware Juniper Networks Offers New Secure Edge CASB and DLP Capabilities to Simplify the SASE Experience – MarketWatch Security Director Cloud Is Juniper’s SASE Vision Board – Packet Pushers Morgan Stanley rates the rivals scrabbling for campus networking share (NASDAQ:CSCO) – Seeking Alpha Forward Networks 22.5 Release adds external sources to provide a powerful data aggregation layer for comprehensive testing and integration. – Forward Networks IBM told to pay BMC $1.6bn for stealing AT&T mainframe software account – Datacenter Dynamics IBM Has to Pay BMC $1.6 Billion for Poaching AT&T Account – Bloomberg Data Center Switch Sales Grew 16 Percent Year-over-Year in 1Q 2022,

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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.