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Spirent Announces Standards-Based NFV Testing

Spirent Communications, specializing in testing solutions for the evolving software-defined networking space, announced what it claims to be the first standards-based network functions virtualization cloud testing platform.

Container Security Startup Twistlock To Be Acquired by Palo Alto Networks

According to the Twistlock e-mail announcement, by joining Palo Alto Networks the company will be able to "accelerate" its "mission to create the world's best cloud-native security platform."

Go Beyond OCR with Amazon Textract

The new machine learning service is designed to identify usable data without the need for custom coding.

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KubeCon + NativeCon Europe 2019 Wrap-Up

After spending four days at the Linux Foundation event, here are some of the more important takeaways and latest developments in Kubernetes (K8S) and cloud-native computing.

MEF's SD-WAN Service Standard Nears Finalization

General availability of the final draft standard developed by the industry association in order to facilitate market growth is the last step before the comprehensive document is finalized and published, which is expected in mid-July.

Veeam Availability Orchestrator v2 Reaches GA

This week during the VeeamON 2019 conference in Miami Veeam Software announced the general availability of Veeam Availability Orchestrator v2.

Riverbed Updates SD-WAN, Announces SaaS Accelerator

Riverbed, known for its Digital Performance Platform, has updated its software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) offerings, while also announcing SaaS Accelerator, targeting Software-as-a-Service apps such as O365, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Box.

New Cloud-Native Platform DataStax Constellation Expected Q4 2019

This week DataStax used its first user conference, DataStax Accelerate, to announce its plans to launch a new cloud data platform, DataStax Constellation, which includes two cloud services: DataStax Apache Cassandra as a Service and DataStax Insights.

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How To Run a Hive Script on an AWS Hadoop Cluster

Once you've created a Hadoop cluster within Amazon Web Services, you can process data using a hive script.

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Tata Cloud Platform Combines with Cisco SD-WAN to Simplify Enterprise Networking

Tata Communications, a digital infrastructure provider, announced a new managed service that it says can help enterprises simplify their complex legacy networks by transforming them into customized multi-cloud native hybrid networks.

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Disaster Recovery to the Cloud: The Difference Between Backups and DR

Although the cloud is well known for its potential use as a backup target, public clouds are increasingly being used as a disaster recovery platform.

5 Attention-Grabbing Announcements at Dell Technologies World 2019

This year at DTW there was such a wide array of news and announcements made, but here are five things that especially caught my eye.

Virtustream Launches xStreamCare Services for Optimized Cloud Migration

Today cloud services provider Virtustream, a Dell Technologies business, announced the expansion of its cloud migration services suite with the launch of Virtustream xStreamCare.

VMware to Acquire Bitnami to 'Accelerate Multi-Cloud and Kubernetes Offerings'

Today VMware Inc. announced its intent to acquire Bitnami, an application packaging provider for multi-cloud and Kubernetes environments, for an unspecified sum.

Dell Technologies Partners with Orange for New-Age Software-Defined Mobility Coming with 5G

Dell Technologies and Orange are exploring new technology areas -- such as near real-time edge computing and IoT services -- to meet the demands coming with 5G.

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5 (Other) Things to Do in Barcelona at KubeCon + NativeCon Europe 2019

Here are five lesser-known places to explore in the city during your free time at the Linux Foundation event.

How To Create a Hadoop Cluster in AWS

Amazon Web Services makes it easy to create structures without the expense and hassle of provisioning physical machines.

5 Reasons Why I'm Going to KubeCon + NativeCon Europe 2019

Here's why I'm traveling 5,000 miles to attend the Linux Foundation event in Barcelona, Spain.

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Colt Expands On Demand SDN Services to U.S.

London-based Colt Technology Services expanded its software-defined networking-based On Demand networking solutions to the United States and other new markets.

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ADARA Going Mobile with Cloud SD-WAN Platform

ADARA announced a new beta offering that takes its software-defined wide-area network for personal clouds and Internet of Things (IoT) implementations to the mobile arena.

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