Crehan: Data Center Ethernet Switch Market is Hot

Sales of data center Ethernet switches saw the strongest growth in five years during the second quarter of 2017, with year-over-year growth of fourteen percent, according to the latest report from Crehan Research Inc. “2Q17 was a particularly strong quarter for data center Ethernet switching, as customers responded very favorably to the many compelling products that have arrived on the market,” said Seamus Crehan, president of Crehan Research. “These...

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LookingGlass Cyber raises $26.3m for threat intelligence

LookingGlass Cyber Solutions announced $26.3 million, comprised of mezzanine debt funding and incremental venture capital for its threat intelligence-driven security solutions. LookingGlass said over 40 companies and MSSP’s are subscribed to its Cyber Guardian Network partner program. CenturyLink is the latest managed security service provider (MSSP) to join the network and, like other partners, will be utilizing LookingGlass’ unique capabilities...

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WD Acquires Tegile for Flash arrays

Western Digital agreed to acquire Tegile, which offers flash and persistent-memory storage solutions for enterprise data center applications. Financial terms were not disclosed. Tegile, which is based in Newark, California, has been offering flash storage solutions since 2012. The company claims 1,700 customers. “The Tegile acquisition will fit perfectly in Western Digital’s long-term strategy to deliver high value solutions that address customers’...

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FCC: 365 cell sites remain down in Texas

As of August 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, only one additional cell site went offline in the last 24 hours in areas of Texas and Louisiana impacted by tropical storm Harvey. The FCC reports that 365 cell sites remain down out of 7,803 cell sites serving the 55 counties in Texas and Louisiana impacted by the disaster. This represents an offline rate of 4.7%. The FCC also noted that a total of 15 Public Safety Support Centers (PSSC) remain offline,...

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Intel Xeon workstation processors

Intel unveiled its latest Xeon processors for workstations. Intel said its new Xeon W processor delivers optimized performance for traditional workstation professionals by combining mainstream performance, enhanced memory capabilities, and hardware-enhanced security and reliability features. The Intel Xeon W processor features up to 18 cores and up to 36 threads, with an Intel Turbo Boost Technology frequency up to 4.5 GHz. Mainstream workstations...

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Pure Storage names Charlie Giancarlo as new CEO

Pure Storage annnounced the appointment of Charlie Giancarlo, replacing Scott Dietzen, who will take on the role of Chairman of the Board. Giancarlo is known for his leadership roles at Cisco, where he previously served as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer. Since leaving Cisco, he has shared his management experience across Silver Lake Partners’ portfolio, including as Avaya’s Interim CEO, as well as on the boards of Arista,...

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ZTE appoints Angela Simpson to head US Gov Affairs

ZTE USA appointed Angela Simpson as vice president, US Government Affairs, where she will manage all of the company’s government relations and public policy matters in the United States. Ms. Simpson was previously Deputy Assistant Secretary for the United States Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration where she also held roles as Acting Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Office of the Assistant Secretary....

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EE UK suffers broadband outage

EE's broadband service in the UK experienced an outage lasting many hours and impacting users in London, the Midlands, the southwest of England and Scotland. Online commentators attributed the outage to a fault with EE's DNS. http://ee.co.uk/ ...

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