NB457: Broadcom, VMware Tie The Knot; Nvidia SuperNICs Target AI Ethernet Acceleration

Now that Broadcom’s $69 billion VMware acquisition is complete, will Broadcom invest more in VMware to compete in multi-cloud or settle for profitable revenue collection from existing customers? Nvidia debuts a SuperNIC designed to accelerate Ethernet to support AI workloads and announces partnerships with server makers to bundle its NIC in an AI Ethernet stack. China launches a test satellite as part of a long-term plan to build a space-based broadband service, and India gives the go-ahead to EutelSat OneWeb to provide satellite-based broadband to customers in India. Nvidia posts jaw-dropping financial results as the company rides a GPU-powered wave of AI investment. We offer analysis and commentary on all these stories in today’s Network Break podcast. Sponsor: DoiT An award-winning strategic partner of Google Cloud and AWS, DoiT works alongside more than 3,000 customers to save them time and money. Combining intelligent software with expert consultancy and unlimited support, DoiT delivers the true promise of the cloud at peak efficiency with ease, not cost. Their technology is backed by deep multicloud expertise in the analytics, optimization and governance of cloud architecture, as well as specializations in Kubernetes, AI, and more. Learn more at doit.com. Tech Bytes: Nokia Distributed Denial of Service attacks, or DDoS, have plagued the Internet for decades. And attackers are finding new ways to take advantage of higher levels of bandwidth and the ever-growing number of network-connected devices. Today on Tech Bytes, sponsored by Nokia, we’ll talk about what’s brewing on the DDoS front and how Nokia’s Deepfield is bringing new analytics techniques to the fight. Show Links: Broadcom announces successful acquisition of VMware – Broadcom Broadcom and VMware Intend to Close Transaction on November 22, 2023 – Broadcom Workspaces Thin Client – AWS What Is a SuperNIC? – NVIDIA Blog NVIDIA’s New Ethernet Networking Platform for AI Available Soon From Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo – NVIDIA Newsroom China lobs tech demo into orbit for People’s Republic version of Starlink – The Register China is developing plans for a 13,000-satellite megaconstellation – Space News