NB460: VMware Ditches Perpetual Licenses; GenAI Is Coming To Network Ops

Broadcom’s VMware has announced an end to perpetual licensing, network automation provider Anuta Networks is adding generative AI capabilities to its Atom platform, and high-end firewall revenues dip but campus switch sales soared in Q3 2023. The Open Networking Foundation, which oversaw open projects around software-defined networking, is closing its doors and folding its projects into the Linux Foundation. Cisco avoids $2.75 billion patent infringement judgement, the FCC rejects Starlink’s bid to provide rural broadband, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper touts successful test of lasers used to connect satellites that will provide broadband from orbit. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Your branch has changed. Your SD-WAN should, too. Palo Alto Networks wants to show you how AI and ML are powering next-gen SD-WAN and SASE for the branch. Watch an exclusive online event that shows how next-gen SD-WAN and SASE can help you modernize and secure your branches. Tech Bytes: Fortinet Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we dive into Fortinet Advisor. This is a new generative AI offering designed to act as an assistant to SoC analysts and security teams by providing context-aware event summaries, potential impacts, and recommended responses while also keeping humans in the loop. Show Links: VMware by Broadcom Dramatically Simplifies Offer Lineup and Licensing Model – VMware Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners – Ars Technica Anuta Networks Unveils Its AI-Powered Virtual Assistant (AVA) That is Poised to Transform Network Automation – Anuta Networks Empowering Network Management with ATOM AVA: Data Security, Control, and Beyond – Anuta Networks Sluggish High-End Firewall Sales in 3Q 2023 Weigh Down Network Security Market, According to Dell’Oro Group – PR Newswire The Party Is Still On for the Campus Switch Market as Vendors Fulfill Backlogs, According to Dell’Oro Group – Dell’Oro Group ONF Merges Market Leading Portfolio of Open Source Networking Projects into the Linux Foundation – Open Networking Foundation ONF Enters a New Era Focused on Growing Adoption and Community for its Leading Open Source Projects – Open Networking Foundatio...