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Drivenets Makes a Splash at MWC25

We met with Drivenets executives at the show last week and learned much about the scope of the company. Importantly, the network software company is growing very significantly and has numerous contracts. The company now employs over 500 people and has over 100 open requisitions to hire more personnel.

Networking for AI represents Huge and Growing Part of DC CAPEX as Scale-up, Scale-out; Front-end Networks Support the Surge in Demand for AI Applications

Strong NVIDIA Momentum in Networking for AI in 2024, Led by NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand, Also Surging NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet Sales 2024 was an exciting year for AI. Overall spending on AI equipment in the data center blew past $200B in 2024 as larger Hyperscalers, new cloud startups, sovereigns, and pretty… Read More »Networking for AI represents Huge and Growing Part of DC CAPEX as Scale-up, Scale-out; Front-end Networks Support the Surge in Demand for AI Applications

Deep Observability Market Exceeds $200M in 1H24, On Pace to Approach $500M for Full-Year 2024

Deep Observability Market Forecast to Approach $2B by 2029 The last few months of the Observability market have been dominated by Cisco closing its acquisition of Splunk and incorporating Splunk into its broad Cisco networking and security portfolios. In doing so, Cisco is reprioritizing the security and observability components of… Read More »Deep Observability Market Exceeds $200M in 1H24, On Pace to Approach $500M for Full-Year 2024

Cisco Packet Optical Networking Conference 2024 – Another Step Forward

This week, we attended Cisco’s Packet Optical Networking Conference 2024 (PONC 2024). The conference was mainly for partners and customers, and new products and architectures were the main discussion topics. A year ago, we concluded that Cisco’s Routed Optical Networks (RON) vision, where routers and pluggable coherent modules operate together… Read More »Cisco Packet Optical Networking Conference 2024 – Another Step Forward

Fortinet’s Planned Acquisition of Lacework Expands its Opportunities Significantly

Fortinet announced plans to acquire Lacework, a Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) company. For those who have kept up with the cybersecurity industry news, in April of this year, Lacework was an acquisition target by privately held Wiz. However, that deal, reportedly valued between $150-200M, never materialized. Lacework opens up… Read More »Fortinet’s Planned Acquisition of Lacework Expands its Opportunities Significantly

Cisco Closes Splunk Acquisition and Closes the Gap with Palo Alto Networks, too

Today, Cisco completed its acquisition of Splunk, many months ahead of its initial estimates at the time of the deal announcement. Over the years, we have tracked Splunk’s exposure to Observability, SIEM, SOAR, and other reportable segments. What’s interesting is that on a pro-forma basis, when we add up Cisco… Read More »Cisco Closes Splunk Acquisition and Closes the Gap with Palo Alto Networks, too

Data Center Ethernet Switch Market for the Cloud Reaches New All-Time High in 2023; According to 650 Group

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Arista, Cisco, Juniper, White Box, Market Shares Differ Materially Between the Cloud Market and the Enterprise Market Incline Village, Nevada – March 1, 2024 – According to a newly released report issued by founding analysts of 650 Group, there are unique differences between Ethernet switches deployed into clouds and enterprise… Read More »Data Center Ethernet Switch Market for the Cloud Reaches New All-Time High in 2023; According to 650 Group