NB458: Broadcom Debuts On-Chip Neural Net, Lays Off VMware Staff; Okta Breach Gets Worse

Broadcom’s latest Trident ASIC will include a neural net inference engine on the chip that can analyze traffic  and take action in the packet pipeline, but it’s up to customers to build rules and signatures based on their own training data. Broadcom has also announced it will lay off approximately 1,300 VMware employees. Identity provider Okta says a recent breach was worse than first understood; the company says thieves stole the names and emails of every user of Okta’s customer support system. Cisco is sending modified industrial Ethernet switches to Ukraine to help manage the company’s electricity grid. Dell Technologies had a robust quarter shipping servers and storage, but slumping PC sales dragged down revenues. Semiconductor manufacturer Marvell posted a net loss in its third quarter of 2023. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Your branch has changed. Your SD-WAN should, too. Join Palo Alto Networks to see how AI/ML is powering next-gen SD-WAN and SASE for the branch. SDxCentral and Palo Alto Networks hosted an exclusive online event that shows how next-gen SD-WAN and SASE can help you modernize and secure your branches. Go to SDXcentral.com to get the link to this free event to see the replay. Tech Bytes: Pliant Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Pliant about its automation platform. Pliant helps you orchestrate across devices and domains with a low-code approach that uses APIs to automate and orchestrate across your infrastructure. We’ll talk with Pliant about how it can help with your network automation initiatives. Find out more at pliant.io. Show Links: Broadcom Introduces Industry’s First Switch With On-Chip Neural Network – Broadcom Layoffs Engulf VMware After Broadcom Close, ‘Chaos’ For Partners In Sales Trenches – CRN Broadcom to lay off 1,300 VMware employees following takeover – Reuters Broadcom to review strategic options for two VMware units – Insider – Reuters Okta says hackers stole data for all customer support users in cyber breach – Reuters October Customer Support Security Incident – Update and Recommended Actions – Okta Okta Breach Widens to Affect 100% of Customer Base – Dark Reading Exclusive: This pizza box-sized equipment could be key to Ukraine keeping the lights on this winter – CNN