NB393: Arista buys Pluribus, More Supply Chain, Space Networking Slows & DECnet Death

Summer can be slow but there is news! Arista has great results plus buys Pluribus Networks and Untangle on the quiet. Sungard sells US data centres in Chapter 11. Some talk on Taiwan and supply chain risk to Enterprise IT. Starlink is slowing down as it loads up with customers. AWS and Azure made enormous profits from their clouds and finally we mourn the probable end of DECnet in Linux. Thanks to our sponsor Aruba Networks: Today we get into AIOps with sponsor Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Aruba is announcing new capabilities in its Aruba Central platform that leverage machine learning to do things like provide insights into clients on the network, recommend firmware for the best AP performance, and enable natural language queries in languages other than English. Aruba’s AIOps announcement on July 26th: https://news.arubanetworks.com/news-release-details/2022/Aruba-Helps-Network-Teams-Overcome-Scarce-Staff-Resources-with-First-AIOps-Solution-that-Combines-Network-and-Security-Insights-for-Improved-IT-Efficiency/default.aspx Links   Link: Introducing the Unified Cloud Fabric – Arista https://blogs.arista.com/blog/unified-cloud-fabric Link: Sungard AS Announces Successful Bid for a Majority of its U.S. Colocation and Network Business – https://www.sungardas.com/en-us/news/2022/august/sungard-as-announces-successful-bid-for-a-majority-of-its-us-colocation-and-network-business/ 365 Data Centers to acquire the majority of Sungard US – Data Center Dynamics https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/365-data-centers-to-acquire-the-majority-of-sungard-us/ https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/tech-services-firm-sungard-gets-52-5-million-bid-for-assets https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/05/asia/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-china-tokyo-intl-hnk/index.html Link: Starlink Sales Are Straining Capacity in Parts of the U.S. And Canada – https://circleid.com/posts/20220728-starlink-sales-are-straining-capacity-in-parts-of-the-u.s-and-canada Link: Here’s How Fast Starlink Has Gotten Over the Past Year – Ookla https://www.ookla.com/articles/starlink-hughesnet-viasat-performance-q1-2022 Link: Justice Department investigating data breach of federal court system – Politico https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/28/justice-department-data-breach-federal-court-system-00048485 Arista Networks, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results – Arista https://www.arista.com/en/company/news/press-release/15867-pr-20220801 Arista Networks, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results – Arista