Network Break 448: Cisco Splashes Out $28 Billion For Splunk; OpenTofu Is Vegetarian Alternative To Terraform

On today’s Network Break, Greg Ferro is joined by guest co-host Brad Casemore. You can follow Brad on his blog Crepuscular Circus. Greg and Brad discuss new capabilities in Juniper’s Apstra data center automation software, Versa partnering with Intel to put security software on a NIC, and Cisco buying Splunk for $28 billion. The Linux Foundation gives a home to the Terraform fork OpenTF and renames it OpenTofu, China pauses its Broadcom review, and BackBox and Paessler AG team up. Get links to all these stories below. Reminder: AutoCon 0 The first-ever conference dedicated to network automation, AutoCon, is taking place November 13th and 14th in Denver Colorado. You’ll hear from network engineers making automation work in production and get insights from experts. You can also participate in working sessions to share your own experiences and ideas and ask questions. Check out the agenda to see what’s on tap for the two-day event and register at networkautomation.forum. We hope to see you there! Show Links: Run Your Private Data Center as Easy as Cloud with Expanded Juniper Apstra Automation – Official Juniper Networks Blogs Versa Networks to Showcase “SASE on Smart NIC” Functionality at Intel Innovation 2023 – Versa Networks Versa and Intel’s Collaboration on Secure SD-NIC – Versa Networks Versa Secure SD-NIC – Versa Networks (PDF) Cisco to Acquire Splunk, to Help Make Organizations More Secure and Resilient in an AI-Powered World – Cisco Cisco and Splunk: Driving the Next Generation of AI-Enabled Security and Observability – Cisco Blogs Cisco made $20 billion-plus takeover offer for Splunk -WSJ – Reuters Linux Foundation Launches OpenTofu: A New Open Source Alternative to Terraform – Linux Foundation Terraform fork OpenTF renamed and relocated as OpenTofu – The Register OpenTofu China pauses review of Broadcom’s VMware deal as advanced talks occur – report – Seeking Alpha Broadcom-VMware Deal Inches Closer In China: Repo...