Network Break 369: Cisco SD-WAN Ramps Up Webex, Microsoft 365 Access; Pluribus Adds Virtual Packet Broker

Take a Network Break! This week we cover Cisco’s SD-WAN getting users to cloud services such as Webex and Microsoft 365 faster; as well as new capabilities in Pluribus’s Netvisor network OS including container visibility, a virtual packet broker, and flow tracking. Contamination at chip fabs affects flash memory production, plans are afoot for a 18,000 kilometer submarine cable to stretch from Singapore to the United States, and Arm begins plans to go public. Apple and Broadcom get a reprieve from a massive financial judgement for patent violations, and Starlink loses approximately forty satellites due to a geomagnetic storm. Sponsor: Nokia Nokia’s SR-Linux network OS and Fabric Services System enable data center automation, observability, and software-defined operations—the essential building blocks for webscalers that want to build more consumable data center services. Find out more at nokia.ly/consumable-networks. Show Links: Cisco SD-WAN Expands Microsoft 365 Integration with Informed Network Routing for Microsoft Teams and SharePoint – Cisco System Boost Hybrid Workforce Productivity with Cisco SD-WAN and Webex – Cisco Cisco Brings Webex Collaboration to SD-WAN Cloud Program – The New Stack Pluribus Delivers Unprecedented Network Visibility for Cloud-Native Applications; Unveils Support for 400GbE Networking – Pluribus Networks Pluribus Netvisor ONE R7 Feature Spotlight: Kubernetes-aware Fabric with the KubeTracker™ Fabric Service – Pluribus Networks Contamination at WDC/Kioxia JV Fabs – The Memory Guy Indonesia’s new mega-telco to build 18,000km submarine cable to the US  – The Register SubTel Submarine Cable Map – Submarine Telecoms Forum Nvidia calls off its efforts to acquire Arm – TechCrunch Termination of Agreement to Sell All Shares in Subsidiary Arm and Preparation for Arm Public Offering (PDF) – SoftBank The Arm Wrestle – Creative Strategies Apple, Broadcom allowed to press Ctrl-Z on billion-dollar Wi-Fi patent payout to Caltech – The Register Geom...