Network Break 250: VMware Embraces Kubernetes; Dell Partners With VMware On Datacenters, SD-WAN

Take a Network Break! VMworld 2019 was last week so we spend much of the episode discussing highlights of the event, including: * Project Pacific, a VMware initiative to bring Kubernetes into vSphere * Tanzu Mission Control, a platform for managing Kubernetes in private and public clouds * NSX-T 2.5 * Dell EMC partnerships with VMware on data centers and SD-WAN * Apstra’s integrations with NSX-T We also cover new SmartNICs from Mellanox, examine a price hike in an online service, and review HPE’s latest quarterly earnings. Sponsor: ExtraHop Today’s show is sponsored in part by ExtraHop, the enterprise cyber analytics company delivering performance and security from the inside out. ExtraHop offers complete visibility with machine learning to help you make quick, confident decisions about your IT environment. Explore the ExtraHop Performance Platform at extrahop.com/packetpushers. Sponsor: INE This episode is sponsored in part by INE, the ‘experts at making you an expert’. INE is announcing a new, monthly All Access Pass subscription plan, which provides you with unlimited access to INE’s entire content library of over 14,000 of the best IT and Networking training videos for just $99 a month. Visit INE.com/packetpushers to get started. That’s INE.com/packetpushers. Tech Bytes: Big Switch Stay tuned after the news analysis for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Big Switch Networks about the challenges and opportunities of hybrid and multi-cloud networking. Follow Up: Security Now Podcast Notes Episode 728 (PDF) Security Now Podcast Transcript Episode 728 (PDF) Juniper Networks Becomes Official Networking Partner of Aston Martin – Globe Newswire Show Links: Introducing Project Pacific – VMware Project Pacific – Technical Overview – VMware vSphere Blog Project Pacific At Tech Field Day – Tech Field Day Tanzu Mission Control – VMware Introducing VMware Tanzu Mission Control to Bring Order to Cluster Chaos – VMware NSX-T 2.5 – A New Marker on the Innovation Timeline – VMware Dell Technologies Advances Software-Defined Networking with Dell EMC and VMware Co-Developed Solutions – Dell EMC Apstra Delivers Advanced In...