Network Break 368: Juniper, Cato Advance Cloud-Based Security Offerings; Citrix Gets Acquired

Take a Network Break! This week’s tech news includes new cloud-delivered security services from Juniper Networks and Cato Networks, new firewall hardware from Fortinet, and prognostications on the campus switch market. Cisco teases a private 5G service, Citrix gets acquired by a pair of private equity firms for $16.5 billion, and MariaDB goes public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). Sponsor: DataDog This episode of Network Break is sponsored by Datadog, the SaaS monitoring and security platform enabling full-stack observability for developers, IT operations, security and business teams in the cloud age. Learn more about Datadog by signing up for a free 2-week trial at datadoghq.com/networkbreak and you will also receive a free t-shirt! Tech Bytes: AppNeta Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about how to get end-to-end observability into cloud-delivered security, including cloud access security brokers and SASE. Our sponsor is AppNeta. Show Links: Juniper Networks Announces Juniper Secure Edge, a Cloud-Delivered Security Solution Managed by Security Director Cloud, as Next Step in SASE Journey – Juniper Networks Secure Edge – Juniper Networks Cato Networks Delivers Instant Visibility and Control of Cloud Application Data Risk – Cato Networks Cato Networks Adds A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) For App Visibility And Control – Packet Pushers New FortiGate 3000F Series Secures Digital Acceleration for Hybrid IT – Fortinet Private 5G Delivered on Your Terms – Cisco Cisco Private 5G – Cisco Citrix to Be Acquired by Affiliates of Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital for $16.5 Billion – Citrix Campus Switch Market Returns to Growth Quicker Than Expected, $100B between 2021 and 2026, According to Dell’Oro Group – Dell’Oro Group MariaDB Corporation Ab to Become a Publicly Traded Company via Combination with Angel Pond Holdings Corporation – MariaDB