Network Break 169: Cisco Buys Skyport; Dell Flirts With An IPO

Take a Network Break! On today’s distillation of tech news, we examine Cisco’s purchase of Skyport Systems, discuss rumors that Dell is considering going public, and consider the implications of telcos powering up to take on Google and Facebook for ad dollars.

Juniper revamps and revitalizes OpenContrail, Cumulus raises $43 million (and Telstra’s investment may not bode well for Cisco), and Intel posts a record Q4.

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Coffee Talk: NSX Everywhere

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Show Links:

Cisco Acquires HCI Company Skyport Systems – SDX Central

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Skyport Systems – Cisco

Dell Mulls Return to Market Four Years After Going Private – Bloomberg

Big Tech’s new worst enemy: telecoms – Axios

Burger King | Whopper Neutrality – YouTube

BiB 24: Juniper OpenContrail At NFD17 – One Fabric To Bind Them – Packet Pushers

Cumulus Networks Raises $43M in Series D Financing to Accelerate Global Adoption of Open Networking – Cumulus Networks

Trebles all round! Intel celebrates record sales of insecure processors – The Register