Network Break 350: Intel Pledges Billions For European Chip Factories; Facebook Reveals New Data Center Design

Take a Network Break! Intel pledges as much as $95 billion over ten years to build new chip plants in Europe–but what does Intel want in return? Facebook pulls back the curtain on its newest data center design, including details on switch hardware built in partnership with Arista. Netgear publishes patches for 20 different switches after new vulnerabilities go public. Comcast Business buys Masergy to boost its managed service portfolio, we discuss what you should do to be aware of government shutdowns of local Internet connectivity, and what the end of the video chat app Houseparty might mean for online events. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Nokia This week’s show is sponsored in part by Nokia. Did you know that Apple is using Nokia’s Data Center Fabric solution? If you want to know more, and learn about Nokia SR Linux and Fabric Services Platform for yourself, check out nokia.com/networks/dc-fabric. Packet Pushers Livestream: Join the Packet Pushers at our Livestream event Sept 28, 2021 with sponsor Gluware. Gluware gives you quick network automation wins including monitoring and detecting config drifts, upgrading and patching OSs at scale, and enforcing configuration policy, while also helping you to evolve toward infrastructure as code. * Hear from customers using Gluware in production * See useful product demos * Ask questions live * Get practical conversations focused on solving real problems Show Links: Intel to Invest Up to $95 Billion in European Chip-Making Amid U.S. Expansion – Wall Street Journal Intel says it could invest up to $95B in new European chip factories – Silicon Angle TSMC to Spend $100 Billion Over Three Years to Grow Capacity – Bloomberg Reinventing Facebook’s data center network – Facebook Engineering Netgear Smart Switches Open to Complete Takeover – Threatpost Security Advisory for Multiple Vulnerabilities on Some Smart Switches, PSV-2021-0140, PSV-2021-0144, PSV-2021-0145 – Netgear Demon’s Cries vulnerability (some NETGEAR smart switches) – Gynvael Coldwind COMCAST BUSINESS TO ACQUIRE MASERGY, A PIONEER IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING AND CLOUD PLATFORMS – Comcast Business