Chris DePuy

Technology Analyst and co-founder of 650 Group

650 Group Take: Juniper’s Announced AcQuisition of Apstra – A Move to Software, Day 2 Operations, Automation

On December 7th, Juniper’s announced its plan to acquire Apstra.  The deal is expected to close in 1H’20. Apstra, founded 2014, boasts numerous customer success stories in large enterprises, service providers, and even reaches into the mid-sized customer segment.  Cutting down complexity by automating data center operations is an immediate… Read More »650 Group Take: Juniper’s Announced AcQuisition of Apstra – A Move to Software, Day 2 Operations, Automation

Aruba HPE Expands CX Data Center/Campus switch Lineup — Intros Fabric Composer

tAruba HPE has taken a forward thinking approach to data centers and virtualized infrastructure while rounding out its solutions.  Extending Greenlake into the campus and extending Aruba into the data center. The company this week has added new entrants to its family of CX Ethernet switches for Leaf and Spine network… Read More »Aruba HPE Expands CX Data Center/Campus switch Lineup — Intros Fabric Composer

Disaggregated SP Router Market – Strong Market Adoption as we head into 2021

Disaggregation has been around in the networking space for nearly a decade, especially in hyperscalers data center Ethernet Switches.  The insatiable demand for bandwidth, control, and cost reductions drove the white box from the Google science project to the dominant consumption model for Ethernet Switching in the hyperscalers.  The high-scale… Read More »Disaggregated SP Router Market – Strong Market Adoption as we head into 2021

Semtech Made Several LoRa-Related Announcements to accelerate the Asset Tracking Market

Last week, LoRa chip company, Semtech, made several announcements that should accelerate the IoT market.  First, it announced LoRa Basics Modem-E, which is a software modem.  Second, it announced relationships with IoT companies, Actility and Tago.IO that surround services that can be offered to drive the IoT market.  Third, the… Read More »Semtech Made Several LoRa-Related Announcements to accelerate the Asset Tracking Market

nokia strikes strategic collaboration with google cloud

On October 14, 2020, Nokia and Google Cloud signed a strategic collaboration to transform Nokia’s digital infrastructure.  We made inquiries to Nokia to learn more and had the opportunity to speak with Nokia’s Chief Digital Officer, Bhaskar Gorti, who is in charge of the relationship. Nokia’s move to Google Cloud is one… Read More »nokia strikes strategic collaboration with google cloud

Juniper Enhances Enterprise Offering with Planned Acquisition of SD-WAN Company 128 Technology

Today, Juniper announced its plans to acquire 128 Technology for $450 M.  The deal is expected to close in calendar 4Q20.  128 Technology executives have a strong technology heritage from Acme Packet (SBC company acquired by Oracle).  128 Technology’s unique session-smart networking enables enterprise customers and service providers to create… Read More »Juniper Enhances Enterprise Offering with Planned Acquisition of SD-WAN Company 128 Technology