Network Break 314: Juniper Buys Apstra For IBN; Aruba Targets The Data Center With Fabric Software

Take a Network Break! This is our final episode for 2020. We’ll be back on January 11, 2021. In the meantime, Drew and Greg will hose down the virtual donut vats, mixers, and extruders in an anticipation of a better and healthier 2021. In this week’s show we analyze Juniper’s acquisition of Intent-Based Networking startup Apstra, HPE’s Aruba targets the data center with new switches and fabric software, and the US Federal Trade Commission sues Facebook for violating anti-trust laws. Arista rolls out the DANZ Monitoring Fabric for building a monitoring network, Aryaka announces a VPN client, and Gluware releases version 4.0 of its network automation and orchestration software. Cisco finishes the last quarter of 2020 with a trio of acquisitions in cloud, customer service software, and collaboration; Cisco says its US operations have achieved 100% renewable energy, and IBM announces a transition to CentOS Stream. AWS’s Andy Jassey says the cloud isn’t as big as you think it is, and Equinix had to temporarily evacuate employees from a data center in Germany due to unexploded ordnance from World War II. Get links to all these stories below. Tech Bytes: Zscaler Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Zscaler, where we discuss securing remote work in 2021 and beyond. Show Links: Juniper Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Apstra to Transform Data Center Operations with Leading Intent-Based Networking and Automated Closed Loop Assurance – Juniper Networks Juniper and Apstra: The Best Actions Come from Good Intentions – Juniper Networks The Shift is On: From Data Centers to “Centers of Data” – Aruba U.S. and States Say Facebook Illegally Crushed Competition – NY Times FTC and 48 Attorneys General Sue to Break Up Facebook – Gizmodo FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization – Federal Trade Commission Arista Delivers Network Observability with DANZ Monitoring Fabric – Arista Networks Looking Glass of Cloud Networking – Arista Aryaka Announces the Industry’s Most Flexible VPN for Hybrid Workplaces and the “Anywhere” worker – Aryaka Gluware 4.0 Empowers Enterprises Through New Cloud-Delivered Intelligent Network Automation with Expanded Access, Flexibility and Performance – Gluware New Gluware 4.0 Release Includes New SaaS Offering, Expanded Enterprise Features,