Network Break 327: Cisco Embraces As-A-Service Procurement; Will Amazon Make Its Own ASICs?

Take a Network Break! We cover a slew of announcements from Cisco Live 2021, including a move toward as-a-service procurement for networking gear, a scheme to incorporate a product portfolio as SASE, biometric and security key options to replace passwords, and a ThousandEyes/AppDynamics integration.

We also drill into reports that Amazon will design its own switch ASICs, discuss a whistleblower’s allegations against Ubiquiti’s response to a security breach, and explore new research on harvesting power from 5G radio signals.

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Tech Bytes: Aruba Networks

Stay tuned for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Aruba Networks, an Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, on the role of identity in security and why identity is a critical component of a zero-trust approach to network access. Our guest is Jon Green, Chief Security Technologist at Aruba.

Show Links:

Giving Customers Choice to Buy How They Want: Cisco Bridges to as-a-Service with Cisco Plus – Cisco

Cisco Plus: Accelerating Your Business Outcomes with As-a-service – Cisco

Cisco Unveils New, Expanded SASE Architecture, Delivering Complete Protection From Endpoint to the Cloud – Cisco

Cisco’s Vision for SASE and a Brand New Offer to Kickstart Your Journey – Cisco

Kiss Passwords G00dby3: Cisco Secure Unveils Passwordless Future with Stronger Security for All – Cisco

Security Keys and Duo – Duo

Cisco Provides Customers Unmatched Visibility Across Applications and the Internet – Cisco

Cisco starts to see the benefit of combining AppDynamics and ThousandEyes – Diginomica

Amazon.com pursues its own networking chip amid frosty Broadcom relationship (NASDAQ:AVGO) – Seeking Alpha

Amazon Steps Up Silicon Ambitions With New Networking Chip – The Information (paywall)

Amazon is reportedly working on custom networking chips – The Verge

Amazon buys secretive chip maker Annapurna Labs for $350 million – ExtremeTech

So Amazon Develops Its Own NIC — AWS Enhanced Networking! – Medium

TSMC cancels chip price cuts and promises $100bn investment surge – Nikkei Asia

Whistleblower: Ubiquiti Breach “Catastrophic” – Krebs On Security

Energy-harvesting card treats 5G networks as wireless power grids – New Atlas