Network Break 286: Cisco To Acquire ThousandEyes; The Return Of Follow Up

Take a Network Break! We start with some FU (follow up) from previous Network Break and Heavy Networking episodes, then dive into Cisco’s big ThousandEyes acquisition. We also tackle financial results from VMware, Dell Technologies, and HPE. Last but not least, scammers have targeted 5G fears with a bogus and extravagantly priced USB stick. Sponsor: Itential We’re sponsored in part today by Itential is intelligent automation for multi-domain and multi-vendor networks. Find out more on the Packet Pushers’ Heavy Networking episode 503 and at itential.com/packetpushers. Tech Bytes: Viavi Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with VIAVI Solutions on using enriched flow data to improve network performance monitoring and threat management. Our guest is Warren Carson, Sales Engineer at VIAVI Solutions. Show Links: Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire ThousandEyes – Cisco Systems ThousandEyes + Cisco = A Thousand Times ThousandEyes – ThousandEyes Cisco Nears $1 Billion Takeover of Software Maker ThousandEyes – Bloomberg Seeding Your Company with Zero Dilution: Part 1 – Mohit Lad – Medium VMware News Innovation and Resiliency Drive Dell Technologies’ First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Financial Results – Dell Technologies HPE Reports Q2 Results – HPE Trading Standards squad targets anti-5G USB stick – BBC