Network Break 280: Nvidia Advances Mellanox Acquisition; Startup Alkira Tackles Multi-Cloud Networking

Take a Network Break! Tech Field Day and GestaltIT founder Stephen Foskett stops by to provide guest commentary and analysis. Nvidia gets clearance to move forward on its Mellanox acquisition, GitHub adjusts its prices, and startup Alkira rolls out a multi-cloud networking offering. Facebook cancels company events until June 2021; the IETF provides assessment criteria on whether to hold its upcoming meeting in Madrid, Spain; Cisco rolls out online testing for networking and DevNet certifications, and Unicode 14.0 gets delayed for half a year. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: InterOptic It’s time to take control of your optics purchases with InterOptic.  You can purchase the same, if not better-performing optical transceivers, tested and designed by engineers who truly understand the specifications that are critical to your network–and at a fraction of typical OEM costs. Get more information at interoptic.com/packet-pushers. Tech Bytes: Forward Networks Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Forward Networks on network verification, how it differs from legacy networking monitoring, and where the technology is headed. Show Links: Nvidia-Mellanox Deal Finally Gets China’s Approval – EE Times FAQ about changes to GitHub’s plans – GitHub Alkira Introduces First On Demand Multi-Cloud Network, Deployed in Minutes – Alkira Facebook To Cancel Company Events With Over 50 Attendees Until June 2021 – Forbes Assessment criteria for decision on in-person/virtual IETF 108 – IETF Get Cisco certified and Cisco DevNet certified today with new online testing – Cisco Unicode 14.0 Delayed for 6 Months – Unicode