Network Break 330: VMware Stitches Together A SASE Offering; Nvidia’s Arm Purchase On Hold

Take a Network Break! We begin today’s episode by responding to some FU from listeners. Then we discuss VMware’s newly announced SASE solution, which targets a distributed workforce and stitches together elements from VeloCloud, Carbon Black, and Workspace ONE. We cover additional Nvidia announcements we couldn’t get to last week, and examine why the United Kingdom has put Nvidia’s Arm acquisition on hold. Big US mobile carriers abandon their RCS plans, Juniper debuts new routers as part of its Cloud Metro strategy, and network automation vendor Itential raises $20 million in a B round of funding. Chip shortages continue to bedevil the industry, and the arrival of space-based consumer broadband may have unintended consequences. Dell Technologies SONiC Dell Technologies is helping enterprise customers to pave the way for transforming their networks with innovative open networking offerings and global support and services. A key component of this journey are commercial versions of open source SONiC both within the data center and further. Get more details at delltechnologies.com/networking. Tech Bytes: Nokia Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Nokia about its Nokia Fabric Services, which deliver fabric management of your data center. Fabric Services System embraces the functionality of Service Router Linux, SR Linux for short, and brings intent based automation to your DC fabric. Show Links: VMware Powers Today’s Anywhere Workforce – VMware Announcing VMware Anywhere Workspace, a unique solution to manage multi-modal employee experience, better secure the distributed edge, and automate the workspace – VMware Nvidia Grace is Not a Server Platform | Checksum: Episode 20 – GestaltIT NVIDIA and Partners Collaborate on Arm Computing for Cloud, HPC, Edge, PC – NVIDIA Newsroom NVIDIA Announces CPU for Giant AI and High Performance Computing Workloads – NVIDIA Newsroom Nvidia Enters The Arms Race With Homegrown “Grace” CPUs – Next Platform UK government intervenes in Nvidia takeover of chip designer Arm – BBC Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile kill their cross-carrier RCS messaging plans – Ars Technica Rich Communication Services – Wikipedia Juniper’s Cloud Metro Powers the Next Generat...