Network Break 344: Zoom Expands Into Contact Center Biz; Will Devs Choose Cloudflare’s Green Compute?

This week’s Network Break analyzes Zoom’s $14.7 billion purchase of Five9 and its cloud-based contact center platform, new Wi-Fi 6E APs from Extreme, and the risks of Amazon Echo Dots where sensitive data can be recovered even after a factory reset.

We also discuss potential ramifications of a ruling against a DNS provider regarding potential copyright violations, what the availability of Cisco gear on Amazon means for resellers, and whether stunning financial returns for consumer tech companies will raise similar expectations for IT vendors–which means higher prices for you.

Speaking of financial results, it was a very good quarter for many tech companies. We look at the numbers for F5 Networks, Fortinet, A10 Networks, Juniper Networks, and Extreme Networks. Last but not least, Cloudflare will give developers the option to run workloads on infrastructure powered by renewable energy–but will developers use it?

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Tech Bytes: Aruba Networks

Stay tuned after the news for our sponsored Tech Bytes conversation on how to get visibility into, and context for, the IoT devices connecting to your network. We’ll talk with Aruba Networks about how its Edge Services Platform delivers hyperawareness of your IoT environment.

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Zoom To Acquire Five9 – Zoom

Zoom buys Five9 in $14.7 billion deal to prepare for a post-pandemic world – CNN

Extreme Networks First in the Industry to Ship Enterprise Grade Wi-Fi 6E Solution – Extreme Networks

Amazon echo dot or the reverberating secrets of IoT devices – ACM

Amazon Echo Dots Store a Wealth of Data—Even After a Reset – Wired

DNSFilter CEO Responds to Quad9 Injunction: “DNS resolvers should not police the internet for copyright violations” – DNSFilter

Quad9 and Sony Music: German Injunction Status – Quad9

DNS Provider Hit With Outrageous Blocking Order – Is Your Provider Next? – EFF

Amazon.in: Cisco – Amazon

Amazon.co.uk: Cisco – Amazon

F5 Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Results Delivering Double-Digit Annual Revenue Growth for the Third Sequential Quarter – F5

Fortinet Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results – Fortinet

A10 Networks Reports 12.7% Organic Growth for Q2 2021 – A10 Networks

Juniper Networks Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results – Juniper Networks

Extreme Networks Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results – Extreme Networks

Announcing Green Compute on Cloudflare Workers – Cloudflare

Carbon Impact Report – Cloudflare

Cloudflare: 100% Renewable & Zeroing Out Emissions Back to Day 1 – Cloudflare