Network Break 450: Cisco, Nutanix Announce HCI Gear; HPE Aruba Releases Wi-Fi 6e Sensor; Amazon Ships Test Satellites Into Orbit

Take a Network Break! Days after announcing a partnership, Cisco and Nutanix release joint hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) products built with Cisco hardware and Nutanix software. HPE Aruba announces a new sensor to measure performance of Wi-Fi 6e networks, and Intel says its FPGA group will become a standalone business. Cisco revamps how it reports its business units to Wall Street and Gmail tells bulk email senders to get ready for new authentication requirements. A 5G satellite company claims to have tested the first 5G call to a standard mobile handset from space, Starlink launches a new tranche of satellites with optical lasers, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper launches two space broadband satellites. Sponsor: Connected Enterprise Mark your calendar for Capacity’s Connected Enterprise event in Chicago starting November 7th. This live event is a platform for CIOs, CISOs, CTOs and IT Managers to learn from each other and make sure they can manage their networks and deliver enterprise connectivity in an age of remote work, cloud adoption, cyber threats, and sustainability. Register at https://events.capacitymedia.com/lRNv1N. Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we talk with sponsor Palo Alto Networks about SD-WAN for retail locations. From securing payment card data to supporting customer Wi-Fi to connecting a multitude of IoT devices, a robust, reliable WAN is a must for retail. We talk with Palo Alto Networks about how SD-WAN can help retail locations get and keep shoppers in stores. Show Links: Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix: A Simpler Path to Hybrid Multicloud Is Here – Cisco Nutanix and Cisco Joint Solution, Now Generally Available, Accelerates Customers’ Hybrid Multicloud Journey – Nutanix End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco HyperFlex Hardware Components – Cisco VMware leads the HCI Market in 2022, According to IDC – VMware Quantify Wi-Fi 6E adoption with industry-first Wi-Fi 6E sensors! – Aruba Networks Intel Announces Intent to Operate PSG as Standalone Business – Intel Intel Completes Acquisition of Altera – Intel Cisco Simplifies Product Category and Customer Market Reporting – Cisco New Gmail protections for a safer, less spammy inbox – Gmail