NB472: HPE Adds GenAI to Aruba Central; Intel Eager to Slurp Billions in Subsidies
Take a Network Break! This week we try to peel back the layers on HPE’s announcement about new GenAI capabilties in Aruba Networking Central, parse Broadcom’s touting of its AI credentials, and feel c...
1 Apr 20241h 5min
NB471: Nvidia Unveils 800G Ethernet, InfiniBand Switches For AI Fabrics; ‘Ghost Jobs’ Haunt Job Boards
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 o...
25 Mar 20241h 10min
NB470: NetBox Labs Adds On-Prem Support; ASML Vs. The Netherlands
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 produ...
18 Mar 202452min
NB 469: Arista Debuts Network Observability Service; Startups Aim To Break Nvidia’s AI Chip Grip
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 o...
11 Mar 20241h 3min
NB 468: Broadcom Checks SASE Box; Spirent Announces AI Traffic Emulator For Ethernet Networks
Take a Network Break! Johna Till Johnson joins as guest host while Greg Ferro enjoys some time off. We start with follow-up regarding damage to subsea cables in the Red Sea, and then dive into news. A...
4 Mar 202419min
NB467: More AI Assistants Emerge; Nvidia’s AI Goldmine Spurs New Competitors
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 St...
26 Feb 202445min
NB466: Identifying The Most-Hated ISP; Should AI Write Your Security Policies?
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 Tens...
12 Feb 202452min
NB465: Dell Terminates VMware Resale Deal; Return-To-Office Orders Backfire Says Study
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 fi...
5 Feb 202450min
