In a landmark ruling from the US Federal Trade Commission, non-compete clauses in employment agreements are no longer valid and all existing non-compete clauses are null and void starting in 120 days. The government argues that non-competes stifle wages and reduce the talent pool for companies to draw from. Businesses counter that argument with the need to protect intellectual property. The ruling came after nearly 26,000 public comments. After the ruling was issued, the US Chamber of Commerce immediately filed suit, challenging the ruling and the standing of the FTC to decide it. Simliar action was expected from the National Labor Relations Board in the near future, with some saying the FTC action may have been a race to see who could get the news out the fastest. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:00 - Supermicro Shows New X14 Servers at Intel Vision 4:46 - PuTTY SSH Security Vulnerability 7:37 - Micron to Recieve $6 Billion in Chip Funding 12:05 - BMC Set to Acquire Netreo 15:04 - IBM Closes In on Acquiring HashiCorp 18:01 - Security Exploit Targeting VMware EXSi 21:31 - FTC Bans Non-Compete Clauses 32:32 - The Weeks Ahead 35:33 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT⁠ Tags: #Rundown, #FTC, #IntelVision2024, #CHIPSAct, #NonCompeteClause, @TechFieldDay, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @TheFuturumGroup, @Supermicro, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @MicronTech, @IBM, @HashiCorp, @VMware, @Veeam,

Our eyes were on Google Cloud Next last week, as the hyperscaler announced new ARM chips, lots of partnerships, and of course wall-to-wall AI. Google's Vertex AI Agent Builder allows no-code deployment of agents, Google Vids targets video editing, and the search giant is leaning into Retrieval-Augmented Generation or RAG. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 0:40 - BREAKING: The Futurum Group Acquires Techstrong Group 2:23 - Commvault Acquires Appranix 4:53 - IBM Invests in $150 Million Fundin Round for Cohesity 7:20 - Meta Introduces New Chips for AI Hyperscalers 10:08 - Zscaler Acquiring Airgap 12:51 - SK hynix Gets Packaging and Samsung Gets Their Share 17:13 - VMware's Perpetual License Support Extended 21:32 - Google Cloud Next 33:25 - The Weeks Ahead 35:38 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #GoogleCloudNext, #AIHyperscalers, @VMWare, @Broadcom, @Google, @GoogleCloud, @Commvault, @Appranix, @IBM, @Cohesity, @Meta, @Zscaler, @Airgap_it, @SKhynix, @Samsung, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongGroup, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay,

In a historic move, key federal lawmakers, including Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers unveiled a sweeping proposal aimed at granting consumers extensive rights to manage the use of their personal data by tech giants like Google, Meta, and TikTok. The proposed legislation, titled the American Privacy Rights Act, establishes a national baseline for data collection, usage, and transfer on the internet, allowing users to opt out of certain practices such as targeted advertising. The bipartisan agreement also addresses long-standing issues surrounding federal versus state laws and outlines enforcement mechanisms through civil lawsuits for violations. However, its prospects in Congress remain uncertain amidst looming deadlines and complex negotiations. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 2:47 - Amazon kills Just Walk Out Tech 4:56 - StorMagic and Acronis 7:01 - New CX Research from Contentsquare, Zendesk, and LivePerson 10:21 - Starburst Launches Managed Icehouse Implementation 13:45 - IPO Filed by Rubrik 15:48 - CHIPS Act Direct Funding Up to $6.6 Billion for TSMC 19:00 - New Online Privacy Protection Plan Revealed 24:45 - The Weeks Ahead 27:26 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Lisa Martin, Advisor at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luccazara/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #CHIPSAct, #ITNews, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @StorMagic, @Acronis, @RubrikInc,

The US and the UK have allied to make sure AI is developed safely. A new memorandum of understanding has laid out proposals for testing and information sharing to ensure that AI is being safely written and maintained to prevent harm to anyone using it. The ultimate goal, as stated by representatives from both governments, is harnessing the potential of AI while ensuring the risks are understood and mitigated. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:04 - Intel Reveals Foundry Operating Model 5:04 - Backdoor Found in Popular Linux Utility 9:36 - Testcontainers Cloud from Red Hat and Docker 12:41 - Keysight Acquires Spirent for $1.5 Billion 15:54 - AI to Drive Microsoft's Stargate 21:05 - Redis to use Dual Source-Available Licensing 25:33 - US and UK Join Forces for AI Safety 37:00 - The Weeks Ahead 39:26 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT⁠ #Rundown, #AI,#AISafety, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @Linux, @RedHat, @Docker, @Kwysight, @Spirent, @SpirentSecurity, @Microsoft, @Redis, @TechFieldDay, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT,

NVIDIA GTC event was the big story last week, both on the Rundown and in the tech industry generally. NVIDIA is clearly the company to beat in AI and HPC and this has the entire industry on its toes. Every company in tech is emphasizing their partnership and joint offerings with NVIDIA. But there's a reaction from their competitors, too, with Google, Qualcomm, and Intel announcing their intent to undermine NVIDIA's dominance. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:08 - New RISC-V Devices Revealed at KubeCon by Scaleway 4:21 - FCC Increases Broadband Benchmark 5:59 - Edge and Rancher Portfolio Updates by SUSE 11:10 - SIOS Lifekeeper for HA 14:28 - A Cautious Outlook on SoftIron's HyperCloud 18:57 - AMD and Intel Chips Blocked by China 22:25 - Revisiting the Impact of NVIDIA GTC 40:26 - The Weeks Ahead 43:43 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT⁠ Tags: #Rundown, #KubeCon, #NVIDIAGTC, @NVIDIA, @Scaleaway, @FCC, @SUSE, @SIOS, @SoftIron, @IntelBusiness, @Intel, @AMD, @PureStorage, @TheFuturumGroup, @WEKAIO, @Google, @Oracle, @Qualcomm, @TechFieldDay, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd,

This week is NVIDIA GTC, or as Futurum Group CEO Daniel Newman called it "the Woodstock of AI". There's been a lot of discussion about the ascendant NVIDIA and how they plan on capitalizing on a hot market. NVIDIA unveiled Blackwell, their newest architecture. The chip was named after American mathematician David Blackwell and math is most definitely the strong suit of this product line. It has 208 billion transistors to power a second-generation transformer engine for accelerating inferencing. There is also support for fifth-generation NVLink and NVLink Switch connectivity for GPU clusters with speeds of up to 1.8 terabytes per second of bidirectional throughput, which means Blackwell could process the entire bandwidth of the Internet in just 11 units. Blackwell is being integrated into The GB100 and GB200 superchip systems which focus on Tensor core performance and can be combined into new clusters of water-cooled units of up to 72 Blackwell GPUs. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:18 - CHIPS Act Package is Worth $19.5 Billion 6:12 - Zscaler Acquires Zero-Trust AI Pioneer Avalor 9:05 - Broadcom and Astera Labs Competing in PCIe and Retimer Space 13:03 - Broadcom Announces First Co-Packaged Optics for Scalable AI Systems 17:35 - Mustafa Suleyman to Lead Copilot for Microsoft 21:50 - Selector AIOps Solution Integrates GenAI 25:22 - NVIDIA GTC News and NVIDIA Blackwell Systems 39:52 - The Weeks Ahead 42:22 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT⁠ #Rundown, #NVIDIAGTC, #NVIDIABlackwell, #AI, #CHIPSAct, #Security, #PCIe, #CXL, #Networking, #Copilot, #GenAI, #XFD11, #EFD3, #MFD11, #ADFD1, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechFieldDay, @NVIDIA, @Microsoft, @SelectorAI, @Broadcom, @ZScaler, @AsteraLabs, @Intel, @IntelBusiness,

Yesterday VAST Data announced what they are calling the AI Factory, and we got a detailed look at this during a Tech Field Day Showcase. VAST is collaborating with NVIDIA, Supermicro, and Run:ai to demonstrate their ability to operationalize AI at scale. Highlighting their rapid growth and partnerships, VAST Data's architecture supports new capabilities like VAST DataBase and VAST DataEngine. Discussions cover integrating VAST Data with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, optimizing for Supermicro hyperscale servers, and running full-stack AI operations with Run:ai. The showcase emphasized the benefits of DPUs, power savings, and strategic partnerships. It also explored the complexities of deploying AI at scale, emphasizing the integration of data processes and the role of Run:ai in managing GPU resources. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:04 - $1 Billion Invested by SK Hynix into AI Chip Tech 4:27 - Kubernetes Distributed Cloud Firewall Revealed by Aviatrix 8:24 - Azure Native Qumulo Cold Announced 11:26 - Russian Military WebEx Meeting Leak Confirmed by German Officials 16:11 - HP Shows Off the AI PC at Amplify 23:11 - Internet Cables in the Red Sea Seemingly Damaged 28:18 - VAST Data Announcements from the Tech Field Day Showcase 42:14 - The Weeks Ahead 44:51 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT⁠ Tags: #Rundown, #AI, #TFDShowcase, #Cloud, #Kubernetes, #Security, #HPAmplify, #Networking, @VAST_Data, @TheFuturumGroup, @Cisco, @Azure, @Microsoft, @Qumulo, @TechFieldDay, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd,

NetApp is updaing their ransomware protection solutions. They've made some new additions to their Automated Ransomware Protection (ARP) platform to address new attack vectors and improve logic for attack detection, including new methods like partial file encryption. NetApp is claiming a 99% precision in detection of ransomware attacks. They have also announced the availability of their Ransomware Recovery Guarantee for Keystone, their storage-as-a-service offering. These announcements come as part of a larger package including updates to SnapCenter and BlueXP Disaster Recovery. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:10 - Huawei Developing Magneto Electric Drives 5:25 - Ransomware Still Spreads after Lockbit Server Shutdown 8:29 - AWS Announces Unrestricted Free Data Transfers 12:06 - Viavi Acquiring Spirent 15:33 - Nutanix to Acquire D2iQ 18:33 - IBM's AI-Powered Storage Security 23:10 - NetApp Improves their Cybersecurity 36:20 - The Weeks Ahead 38:21 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT⁠ Tags: #Rundown, #AI, #Storage, #Security, #Ransomware, #AWS, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @LockbitTech, @AWSCloud, @ViaviSolutions, @Spirent, @D2iQ, @NetApp, @IBM, #XFD11, #EFD3, #MFD11,

In a series of bold moves, Broadcom has restructured VMware shifting to subscription-only licenses across all offerings. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan wants VMware to focus on resiliency, developer efficiency, and infrastructure efficiency. Tan outlines three key strategies: radical simplification, substantial R&D investment for on-premises to private cloud solutions, and enhancing the ecosystem. The discontinuation of products, including Aria SaaS and Carbon Black, and divesture of EUC is part of a plan to streamline VMware's portfolio into bundled suites. Reactions are decidedly mixed, but we are starting to see the strategy come together. Time Stamps: 0:00 Welcome to the Rundown 2:09 - Google Announces Gemini Features at MWC 3:49 Anticipation is Building as Intel Previews Clearwater Forest 7:55 - NVIDIA's AI Data Center Boom 10:55 - Hammerspace AI Training File System is Fast, but How Fast? 15:14 - Juniper Networks Gets Sued over Buyout 18:41 - Mobile World Congress is All About AI and 5G 24:57 - The Continuing Transformation of VMware by Broadcom 38:11 - The Weeks Ahead 40:26 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Ned Bellavance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #AI, #Gemini, #ClearwaterForest, #DataCenter, #AIFD4, #VMware, #NFD34, #XFD11, #UtilizingAI, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @Ned1313, @Google, @IntelBusiness, @NVIDIA, @Hammerspace_Inc, @JuniperNetworks, @HPE, @UtilizingTech, @TechFieldDay,

The US Department of Justice is at it again with a new team for Operation Dying Ember. Sounds spooky, right? This time it was to undertake a secret court order to remove malware from Ubiquiti devices infected by Fancy Bear. The devices in question had default administration passwords as well as remote admin access on the public Internet. The DOJ reinfected the routers with the original malware used to compromise them in the first place and then used that compromise to remove remote access and clean up the secondary payload that had been installed to turn them into a potential botnet. The DOJ said it would then notify users to do a factory reset and install the latest firmware as well as changing their admin password. There's a lot to unpack here! This and more on the Gestalt IT Rundown hosted by Tom Hollingsworth and guest Max Mortillaro. Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Max Mortillaro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmortillaro/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #Security, #AI, #DataCenters, #GenAI, #Data, @NGINX, @LockbitTeam, @GestaltIT, @NetworkingNerd, @MaxMortillaro

Cohesity is set to acquire the data protection assets of Veritas in a huge deal. Cohesity will be picking up the NetBackup portfolio as well as SaaS offering Alta. The move is seen as a huge bolster to Cohesity both in their cloud offerings as well as traditional on-prem enterrpise back and data protection. The deal will merge the two companies into a $7 billion. The remaining parts of Veritas that aren't purchased will be rebranded as DataCo. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 0:50 - NetApp and SpectraLogic Team Up for On-Prem Archival Storage 4:33 - Flipper Zero is Canada's Number One Enemy 9:18 - AI Continues to Shape Google Gemini 13:42 - Free VMware vSphere Hypervisor Ended by Broadcom 17:56 - Alcion Announces New MSP Partner Program 20:36 - Cohesity to Acquire Veritas Technologies 32:17 - The Weeks Ahead 34:10 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT⁠ #Rundown, #Storage, #AI, #Data, #vSphere, #Gemini, #Security, #AIFD4, #NFD34, #XFD11, @Cohesity, @VeritasTechLLC, @AlcionHQ, @Broadcom, @VMware, @Google, @GoogleCloud, @Flipper_Zero, @NetApp, @SpectraLogic, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd,

Cisco Live EMEA is happening this week and we're here learning all the great things that Cisco is investing in and bringing to the market. We thought it would be great to give you a quick overview of the biggest announcements as well as providing some context around why they're important. This and more on this week’s Rundown. Head to GestaltIT.com for show notes. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:09 - Linux Foundation Launches Post-Quantum Cryptography Group 3:35 - DEFCON Defends Caesar's Cancellation Chaos 5:07 - NetApp and SpectraLogic Teaming Up for Archival Options 8:06 - Ivanti Exploited After Advisories 10:05 - Zscaler COO Exits For Wiz 12:34 - Cisco Live EMEA Embraces New Technologies 24:23 - The Weeks Ahead 25:12 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Zoë Rose: https://twitter.com/RoseSecOps Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT⁠ Tags: #Rundown, #AIFD4, #NFD34, #CiscoLiveEMEA, @GestaltIT, @RoseSecOps, @NetworkingNerd

Juniper Networks is putting more Marvis in everything. In a major announcement this week they released several new products. One of those was expanding the Mist AI platform into Juniper Apstra to create more integration between the two acquisitions. WIth Apstra you get intent-based networking and with Mist you get access to a virtual network assistant that can answer questions about issues or provide help with configuration. This and more on this week's Gestalt IT Rundown. Thanks to Max Mortillaro for sitting in. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Gestalt IT Rundown 0:58 - VAST Data Teams Up with Genesis Cloud 2:46 - TSMC vs. Samsung in Chiplet Manufacturing Race 7:38 - Dynatrace Acquires Runecast 9:42 - Juniper Networks Reveals First AI-Native Networking Platform 17:37 - NVM Express adding Computational Storage 24:22 - For fun: Japan Nixes Floppies 25:01 - The Weeks Ahead 27:47 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #AI, #Marvis, #Networking, #NVMe, #Storage, #FloppyDisk, @Dynatrace, @Runecast, @JuniperNetworks, @TWSemicon, @MaxMortillaro, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT, #CFD19,

According to a recent report from the IEA, data center electricity demands are set to rise over the next three years. The report discusses the CO2 emissions and the potential mitigation that companies have committed to doing to achieve carbon neutrality. Also of note was the assertion that clean energy sources could meet this growing demand to help offset the need to rely on older power systems that are harder to optimize for efficiency. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:09 - Veeam Poking Around with Proxmox 4:40 - Snyk Acquires Helios for Cloud Capabilities 7:36 - TSMC's Second Fab in Arizona Delayed 12:44 - CVE Accusations against Ivanti and Juniper Networks. 16:06 - Chinese Authorities Exploit Apple AirDrop Security Weakness 21:46 - Microsoft's Caught In Midnight Blizzard 25:43 - Should We Be Concerned About Growing Electricity Demand? 41:42 - The Weeks Ahead 45:33 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #Proxmox, #Security, #CVE, #China, #EnergyConservation, @FuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @JuniperNetworks, @Ivanti, @Apple, @Microsoft, @SnykSec,

Two of the biggest players in the networking space are about to become one. Rumors started swirling on Monday evening that HPE was looking to acquire Juniper Networks and those rumors were confirmed yesterday. HPE will be paying $40/share or approximately $14 billion for all of the company. Juniper started off as a huge player in the service provider space before making strategic acquisitions of companies like Mist Systems and Apstra to become a force in the wireless and data center networking space. The move has the networking analysts abuzz with potential for integration of AI software as well as complementary product lines. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:03 - Articul8 Spun Off From Intel 3:26 - Broadcom Takes VMware's Top Partners Direct 7:02 - IBM Acquires Two iPaaS Applications 9:58 - Wi-Fi 7 Is Finally A Thing (Sort of) 13:26 - Micron is Building FeRAM 18:11 - HPE Acquiring Juniper Networks for $14 Billion 39:07 - The Weeks Ahead 41:31 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #Data, #ESXi, #VMware, #Security, #GoogleCloud, #Cloud, #AI, @HammerspaceInc, @VMware, @Informa, @TechTarget, @LG, @Seagate, @Google, @GoogleCloud, @Synopsys, @Ansys, @TechFieldDay, @FuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, #CFD19, #AFD4, #NFD34, #CiscoLiveEMEA, #TFDx,

Two of the biggest players in the networking space are about to become one. Rumors started swirling on Monday evening that HPE was looking to acquire Juniper Networks and those rumors were confirmed yesterday. HPE will be paying $40/share or approximately $14 billion for all of the company. Juniper started off as a huge player in the service provider space before making strategic acquisitions of companies like Mist Systems and Apstra to become a force in the wireless and data center networking space. The move has the networking analysts abuzz with potential for integration of AI software as well as complementary product lines. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:03 - Articul8 Spun Off From Intel 3:26 - Broadcom Takes VMware's Top Partners Direct 7:02 - IBM Acquires Two iPaaS Applications 9:58 - Wi-Fi 7 Is Finally A Thing (Sort of) 13:26 - Micron is Building FeRAM 18:11 - HPE Acquiring Juniper Networks for $14 Billion 39:07 - The Weeks Ahead 41:31 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, @IntelBusiness, #GenAI, #AI, @Braodcom, @VMware, @IBM, #iPaaS, @TheFurturumGroup, #WiFi7, #WiFiAlliance, @Cisco, #MFD10, @MicronTech, #FeRAM, #Storage, #Data, @HPE, @JuniperNetworks, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT,

It has been a big year in the enterprise IT industry for many reasons. Pat Gelsinger and Intel continue to refocus its business, the SEC gets serious with SolarWinds, Broadcom's deal to acquire VMware, HPE Aruba Ascendant, the incredible rise of generative AI, the battle of open source licenses, and of course, the Futurum Group acquiring Gestalt IT and Tech Field Day. Let's discuss on this year-end edition of the Gestalt IT Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Gestalt IT Rundown 0:42 - Intel Continues Business Focus 4:52 - SEC Getting Serious, Especially with SolarWinds 9:24 - Broadcom VMware Deal 12:55 - HPE Aruba Ascendant 17:09 - Gen AI is the Rage 22:18 - The Open Source Licensing Battle 27:48 - The Futurum Group Acquires Tech Field Day and Gestalt IT 29:32 - Thanks for Watching 31:26 - Thanking the Community 33:32 - Coming in 2024 Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #AI, #CXL, #AIPCs, #EmeraldRapids, #CFD19, #CiscoLiveEMEA, #AIFD4, #NFD34, #VMware, @Cisco, @RedHat, @Isovalent, @VMware, @Broadcom, @HashiCorp, @IntelBusiness, @Adobe, @Figma, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT,

It has been a big year in the enterprise IT industry for many reasons. Pat Gelsinger and Intel continue to refocus its business, the SEC gets serious with SolarWinds, Broadcom's deal to acquire VMware, HPE Aruba Ascendant, the incredible rise of generative AI, the battle of open source licenses, and of course, the Futurum Group acquiring Gestalt IT and Tech Field Day. The Rundown will return in 2024. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Gestalt IT Rundown 0:42 - Intel Continues Business Focus 4:52 - SEC Getting Serious, Especially with SolarWinds 9:24 - Broadcom VMware Deal 12:55 - HPE Aruba Ascendant 17:09 - Gen AI is the Rage 22:18 - The Open Source Licensing Battle 27:48 - The Futurum Group Acquires Tech Field Day and Gestalt IT 29:32 - Thanks for Watching 31:26 - Thanking the Community 33:32 - Coming in 2024 Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #AI, #GenAI, #VMware, #Intel, @IntelBusiness, @TheFuturumGroup, @AMD, @HPE, @Broadcom, @VMware, @GestaltIT, @NetworkingNerd, @SFoskett, @TechFieldDay,

Change is in the air and it's licensed. The biggest news this week came from VMware (by Broadcom) as they announced a simplification of their licensing model. The first change is that VMware Cloud Foundation has had the subscription cost cut in half and additional support levels added to help with activation and lifecycle management. VMware vSphere Foundation is also available as a subscription offering with several add-ons avaialble. Notably missing is the option for perpetual licensing, which was removed in this simplification. Also removed were hybrid purchase programs and anything not subscription-based. Customers may still use their perpetual licenses but will not be able to buy support for them until they transition to the new subscription model. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 0:57 - AMD Launches MI300 6:13 - Broadcom Divests EUC and Carbon Black Units from VMware 9:33 - Broadcom Acquires Elastics.cloud 12:56 - New Firmware Attacks on Windows and Linux 16:40 - VMware Simplifies Offer Lineup through Broadcom 26:53 - The Weeks Ahead 29:39 - Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #EUC, #CarbonBlack, #MI300, @AMD, @Broadcom, #Linux, @VMware, @Elasticscloud, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @CTOAdvisor,

IBM and Facebook parent company Meta have decided to advocate for a more open approach to AI. They've announced a joint AI Alliance group. The companies are part of a growing trend that sees advocates arguing that AI shouldn't be proprietary and closed. Also signing on to the alliance are Dell, Sony, AMD, Intel, and several other AI startups. The group seems to stand in opposition to companies like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft who are focused on creating AI rules that favor outcomes that will put them on top, as well as top dog NVIDIA. 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 0:55 - VAST Data Upgraded in Two Ways 3:29 - Intel Gets Reprieve from VLSI Patent Ruling 6:22 - Meta Takes On All the RISC-V 10:26 - Aviz Networks Gets Funding Round 13:45 - NetApp Revs FSx for ONTAP in AWS 16:24 - Broadcom Issues Return to Office Order for VMware 22:10 - IBM and Meta's AI Alliance Launched This Week 35:52 - The Weeks Ahead 38:00 Thanks for Watching Follow our Hosts on Social Media Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd⁠⁠⁠ Stephen Foskett: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett⁠⁠⁠  Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #AI, #AIAlliance, #RISCV, #AWS, @Meta, @IBM, @IntelBusiness, @VAST_Data, @AvizNews, @AMD, @NetApp, @Broadcom, @VMware, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT, @DellTech, @AMD, @Sony, @Google, @OpenAI,