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VMware plan disaggregates servers; offloads network virtualization and security

Network World

At its virtual VMworld 2020 event the company previewed a new architecture called Project Monterey that goes a long way toward melding bare-metal servers, graphics processing units (GPUs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), network interface cards (NICs) and security into a large-scale virtualized environment.

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Cisco warns of critical vulnerability in virtualized network software

Network World

The worst of the vulnerabilities could let an attacker escape from the guest virtual machine ( VM ) to the host machine, Cisco disclosed. To read this article in full, please click here Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco's Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS).

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Nutanix offers virtual private cloud HCI, multicloud workload management

Network World

AOS 6, the new version of Nutanix's hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) software, is designed to simplify network management across multiple clouds and enable enterprises to build virtual private clouds. To read this article in full, please click here Nutanix announced the updates at its.NEXT event this week.

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Seven important trends in the server sphere

Network World

All the major players Nvidia, Supermicro, Google, Asus, Dell, Intel, HPE as well as smaller vendors are offering purpose-built AI hardware, according to a recent Network World article. Virtualization land grab: Broadcoms handling of the VMware acquisition has soured many potential customers and they are looking elsewhere, says Hewitt.

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5 things you need to know about virtual private networks

Network World

A virtual private network is a secure tunnel between two or more computers on the internet, allowing them to access each other as if on a local network. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Nutanix offers virtual private cloud HCI, multicloud workload managemant

Network World

AOS 6, the new version of Nutanix's hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) software, is designed to simplify network management across multiple clouds and enable enterprises to build virtual private clouds. To read this article in full, please click here Nutanix announced the updates at its.NEXT event this week.

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Virtual assistants hear everything, so watch what you say. I’m not kidding

Network World

The law of unintended consequences is once again rearing it’s ugly head: Google, Apple, Amazon and others now make virtual assitants that respond to commands, and recordings can trigger them. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here It produced an ad designed to trigger Google Home to advertise the Whopper.