Network Break 340: Marvell Challenges NVIDIA With 5nm DPU; Startup WiteSand Tackles Multi-Vendor Campus Network Management

Take a Network Break! We start with some FU (Follow Up) from previous episodes, and then dive into the latest news. Marvell has announced a new Data Processing Unit (DPU)/SmartNIC to tackle security, networking, and storage workloads; the startup WiteSand emerges from stealth with a mission to manage multi-vendor campus networks and provide cloud-based NAC; and Forward Networks adds security capabilities to its network verification platform. A Windows print spooler vulnerability needs to be patched because it could allow the hostile takeover of your Active Directory domain controllers, SD-WAN and SASE provider Versa Networks raises $84 million to tell the world about SASE, and we conclude with a conversation about the distributed work debate. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Securely enable remote workforce with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, cloud-delivered security that  protects all user and application traffic while ensuring an exceptional user experience. Get a virtual test drive at paloaltonetworks.com/resources/test-drives. Show Links: Not-So-Solid State: SSD Makers Swap Parts Without Telling Us – Tom’s Hardware Marvell Extends OCTEON Leadership with Industry’s First 5nm DPUs – Marvell WiteSand Emerges From Stealth – WiteSand.io Forward Networks Unveils New Features To Verify And Validate Zero Trust Architectures – Forward Networks Forward Networks Adds Security Assurance To Its Network Verification Software. Is The Company Intent On A Makeover? – Packet Pushers Leaked print spooler exploit lets Windows users remotely execute code as system on your domain controller – The Register Versa Networks Secures $84M in Series D Funding to Accelerate SASE Growth – Versa Networks Just 2% of workers at Silicon Valley’s VMware showed up for the first day of in-person work – SF Gate Will businesses continue to work from home? – World Economic Forum Introducing new tools to help you work from anywhere – Slack COVID-19 and the employee experience – McKinsey