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Multi-source Solutions Strategy to Address Semiconductor Shortage Situation

650 Group offers thoughts on the state of the global semiconductor industry.   Semiconductor shortages continue to make headlines impacting almost every industry from automotive, healthcare, consumer, and into all aspects of the data center. Semiconductor shortages have their roots in 2020, with COVID-19 causing a lack of investment in new… Read More »Multi-source Solutions Strategy to Address Semiconductor Shortage Situation

TIP OpenWiFi:  Will Open Source Wi-Fi Upset the Enterprise Wi-Fi industry?

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) announced the launch of OpenWiFi Release 1.0, which is a community-developed project that encompasses Access Point hardware, an open-source AP operating system, and an SDK to build cloud-native Wi-Fi Controller software for Service Providers (SPs) and Enterprises.  TIP is also starting lab and field trials. … Read More »TIP OpenWiFi:  Will Open Source Wi-Fi Upset the Enterprise Wi-Fi industry?

At NVidia GTC Keynote – Jensen UnleashES Years’ Worth of Announcements in One Session

NVidia Announcements impact every industry, and every company in the world Today’s GTC keynote by Jensen unleashed significant enhancements across the NVidia portfolio. NVidia did an excellent job of discussing verticals and giving examples with the company, clearly positioning itself as a leader in the data center space with expertise… Read More »At NVidia GTC Keynote – Jensen UnleashES Years’ Worth of Announcements in One Session

GeoLinks’ acquisition of 28 GHz mmWave spectrum from Verizon

​We had the opportunity to speak with an exciting Internet Service Provider (ISP) called GeoLinks today.  Skyler Ditchfield, the CEO, shared his thoughts on the recent spectrum acquisition from Verizon and how it will change the company’s addressable market.  We think what GeoLinks has done with this spectrum acquisition is… Read More »GeoLinks’ acquisition of 28 GHz mmWave spectrum from Verizon

Cisco Live Event Features Observability, Network-as-a-Service, SASE

Cisco’s customer event, Cisco Live (virtual), is underway, and the company made many announcements.  We are emphasizing what we think are the most relevant, which include Observability capabilities, Network as a Service (NaaS), and SASE.  Here is a rundown of what we learned about today. Core portfolio (includes Campus Ethernet… Read More »Cisco Live Event Features Observability, Network-as-a-Service, SASE

650 Group Quick Take: MULTI-Cloud Operating Models Accelerate with NEW deal between HashiCorp and Cisco

In the news this week, Cisco has entered an agreement to sell HashiCorp Terraform® Cloud Business alongside its own Cisco Intersight® platform. Cisco and HashiCorp are helping enterprises accelerate application innovation, including automated management and security, across hybrid clouds. The deal helps enterprises achieve a hybrid cloud operating model using… Read More »650 Group Quick Take: MULTI-Cloud Operating Models Accelerate with NEW deal between HashiCorp and Cisco

SONiC OS continues to be hardened for data center deployments well beyond the hyperscalers

SONiC has gained popularity, and development efforts accelerated throughout 2020, despite the lack of travel and face-to-face interactions from COVID-19 restrictions.  2020 saw the incorporation of more features and excitement amongst suppliers and customers.  SONiC now has more advanced features and functionality and continues to be hardened for data center… Read More »SONiC OS continues to be hardened for data center deployments well beyond the hyperscalers