Network Break 254: Amazon Develops Wireless Gadget Protocol; Mellanox Gear Harmonizes With SONiC

Take a Network Break! We start the show with a few FUs, and then dive into tech news. Mellanox adds support for the SONiC NOS, Aryaka introduces a hybrid SD-WAN option, and ASIC maker Innovium announces a new ASIC line for ToR and edge switches and beefs up its existing chip. Amazon announces a new wireless protocol to link home automation gadgets, Palo Alto says it will develop its own SD-WAN offering, and cloud infrastructure spending dips according to IDC. Firefox, Google Chrome, and CloudFlare add HTTP/3 support; and Chef reverses its position on its ICE contract. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: ThousandEyes ThousandEyes gives you performance visibility from every user to every app over any network, both internal and external, so you can migrate to the cloud, troubleshoot faster and deliver exceptional user experiences. Sign up for a free account at thousandeyes.com/packetpushers and choose a free ThousandEyes t-shirt. Sponsor: CDN77 Today’s show is also sponsored by CDN77. CDN77 is trusted by the European Space Agency. It supports the latest tech innovations and provides fast, secure and reliable content delivery all around the world. Learn more at cdn77.com/packetpushers. Tech Bytes: Arista Networks Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored conversation with Arista Networks where we talk about the value of good software and how it affects day-to-day operations and your security posture. Show Links: Follow Up: Leadership and Early Risers Discover Your Chronotype and Improve Your Sleep & Energy – The Power of When by Michael Breus – YouTube Tech News: Mellanox Announces Support Solutions for SONiC Open Source Network Operating System – Business Wire Mellanox Spectrum for Microsoft Azure SONiC – Mellanox Blog Aryaka HybridWAN Adds Flexibility To #1 Global Managed SD-WAN Service – Aryaka Innovium Enhances TERALYNX Architecture – Innovium Innovium Introduces TERALYNX 5 Data-Center Switch Family, Delivering Breakthrough Capabilities for ToR, Enterprise, Edge and 5G Applications – Innovium Amazon Devices Event – September 2019 – Amazon Amazon develops longer-range wireless network for IoT devices – Reuters Amazon Sidewalk is a new long-range wireless network for y...