Network Break 392: Aruba Upgrades AIOps; Intel Suffers A Tough Quarter

Take a Network Break! This week we cover new Aruba AIOPs capabilites in Aruba Central, new cloud security tools from Fortinet, and a partnership that integrates Alkira’s networking-as-a-service offering with Fortinet firewalls. Juniper Networks and Intel report financial results for the second quarter of 2022 (decent news for Juniper, not so great for Intel), and the global supply chain is showing hints of improvement. Last but not least, Premier League football club Manchester City is touting a “connected scarf” that tracks physiological data such as heart rate and body temperature for…reasons? Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Nokia Tech Byte We’re sponsored in part by Nokia. Streamline the provisioning of network services with Connect, a microservice in Nokia’s Fabric Services System that integrates your data center fabric with compute platforms including VMware, OpenStack and Kubernetes. Find out more at nokia.ly/fabric-services-system, and listen to this Tech Bytes podcast published on July 25th, 2022. Show Links: Aruba Helps Network Teams Overcome Scarce Staff Resources with First AIOps Solution that Combines Network and Security Insights for Improved IT Efficiency – Aruba Networks Fortinet Empowers Teams to Proactively Manage Cloud Risk with New Cloud-native Protection Offering, Available Now on AWS – Fortinet FortiCNP Data Sheet (PDF) – Fortinet Alkira and Fortinet Partner to Secure Cloud Area Networking Traffic – Alkira Fortinet Open Fabric Ecosystem Partners – Fortinet Juniper Networks Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results – Juniper Networks Intel Reports Second-Quarter 2022 Financial Results – Intel Intel earnings slammed on Wall Street: ‘Such a disconnect between the company’s optimism and the current reality’ – MarketWatch Intel hits another speed bump with delayed Mobileye IPO – The Register View the CHIPS+ Legislation  – US Senate

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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.