Chris DePuy

Technology Analyst and co-founder of 650 Group

CRIBL CO-FOUNDER DISCUSSES OBSERVABILITY TRENDS (PART 2)

This blog post is the second and final part of article that about an interview we had with Dritan Bitincka, co-founder of Cribl, an Observability Infrastructure vendor.  The interview proceeded on three different tracks: (a) Mr. Bitincka’s Journey to Cribl, and (b) Industry Changes, and (c) The Future of Observability and… Read More »CRIBL CO-FOUNDER DISCUSSES OBSERVABILITY TRENDS (PART 2)

Nokia Highlights its RAN, Cloud and Broadband Progress

Nokia’s Global Analyst Forum this week highlighted two main trends.  First, the company says it has caught up to rivals in its 5G radio development.  Furthermore, the company expects its wireless systems to become increasingly technologically differentiated from competitors.  Second, the company emphasizes its message that it is the “green… Read More »Nokia Highlights its RAN, Cloud and Broadband Progress

Cribl Co-Founder Discusses Observability Trends (Part 1)

Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Dritan Bitincka, co-founder of Cribl, an Observability Infrastructure vendor.  All three of Cribl’s co-founders were employees at Splunk, a leading observability vendor.  It was exciting to hear how Dritan’s experience with Splunk led him and his co-founders to seek a new place… Read More »Cribl Co-Founder Discusses Observability Trends (Part 1)

Mavenir Hightlights is RAN Progress at its Analyst Meeting

Mavenir held its annual analyst event this week and highlighted some important information highlighting its progress in transitioning to a maturing ecosystem player in the telecom equipment industry.  The company highlighted its recent Koch Brothers $500M investment; existing investors include Intel/Nvidia and Siris Capital, who remain majority equity holders.  The… Read More »Mavenir Hightlights is RAN Progress at its Analyst Meeting

Cribl’s Fall Release Hints At Why It Just Closed a Monster Financing Round

When Cribl announced its monster $200M financing round, we wondered what is coming next for the observability infrastructure company.  The company has revealed some of what got investors excited in its fall release (Version 3.2.0) announcements.  We think the two most important elements of the fall release announcements include is… Read More »Cribl’s Fall Release Hints At Why It Just Closed a Monster Financing Round

650 Group Report Highlights the Return to Growth for the Enhanced Network Access Control (ENAC) Market

New SaaS-based Entrant, WiteSand, Joined Existing Vendors That Experienced Growth Including Cisco and HPE ArubaIncline Village, Nevada – Sept. 9, 2021 – In a recently published report by 650 Group, a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets, it was revealed that the Enhanced Network… Read More »650 Group Report Highlights the Return to Growth for the Enhanced Network Access Control (ENAC) Market

DPU Opportunity Increases With New Market Opportunities In Ran, Security, And Enterprise Workloads

For many, the DPU is associated with the Smart NIC and the boundary between computing and networking.  Therefore it has a finite market size tied to the number of servers and appliances in the market.  DPU history focused on offloading the processor with storage, basic security, and virtualization allowed the… Read More »DPU Opportunity Increases With New Market Opportunities In Ran, Security, And Enterprise Workloads

DPU Opportunity IncreaseS with New Market Opportunities in RAN, Security, and Enterprise WORKLOADs

For many, the DPU is associated with the Smart NIC and the boundary between computing and networking.  Therefore it has a finite market size tied to the number of servers and appliances in the market.  DPU history focused on offloading the processor with storage, basic security, and virtualization allowed the… Read More »DPU Opportunity IncreaseS with New Market Opportunities in RAN, Security, and Enterprise WORKLOADs

Marvell To Add Innovium To Its Portfolio To Enhance High-end Dc Switching

Marvell to Add Innovium to Its Portfolio to Enhance High-End DC Switching On August 3rd, Marvell announced its planned acquisition of Innovium for $1.1B.  The addition has good synergies.  Innovium had several design wins in the hyperscaler segment and Marvell provides additional scale, desire to expand custom, semi-custom, and merchant… Read More »Marvell To Add Innovium To Its Portfolio To Enhance High-end Dc Switching

650 Group Launches New Data Center Ethernet Switching Report Focused Exclusively On The Enterprise Market

Arista, Cisco, Juniper, White Box, and SONiC Market Shares Differ Materially Between the Enterprise Market and the Cloud Market INCLINE VILLAGE, NEV. – Aug. 26, 2021 – An upcoming report by 650 Group, a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets, provides unique insight into the… Read More »650 Group Launches New Data Center Ethernet Switching Report Focused Exclusively On The Enterprise Market