Cisco sales up 4% as vendor embraces software, services

Networking Digest A roundup of network technology content from TechTarget|May 21, 2018 FEATURED STORY Q3 Cisco financials show another uptick in sales, services by Chuck Moozakis, Executive Editor Cisco financials show a 4% boost in sales as Cisco records its second consecutive quarter of revenue growth and continues to embrace software services. (SearchNetworking.com) Advertisement NEWS   Microsoft hopes for smooth rollout of Surface Hub 2 after previous snags The Surface Hub 2 will feature tight integrations with Microsoft Teams and other cloud collaboration tools. The vendor plans to release the product in 2019. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   SN blogs: Is Arista making right move with campus switches? Networking industry analysts and observers examine Arista's decision to launch a line of campus switches, debate whether networking is a commodity and discuss vulnerabilities in containers. (SearchNetworking.com)   RingCentral, SD-WAN vendors team up to deliver UCaaS SD-WAN services can improve the flow of cloud-based communications across the network. Now, one UCaaS vendor is looking to capitalize on the software-defined technology. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Five9, 8x8 and Dialpad accelerate push for contact center AI Cloud contact center vendors are getting more aggressive about artificial intelligence. Five9, 8x8 and Dialpad made headlines this week with new contact center AI initiatives. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   HPE to acquire hyper-converged networking company Plexxi Plexxi bolstered its hyper-converged networking fabric to further support VMware vSAN and NSX amid the news of HPE's acquisition intent.(SearchSDN.com)   Zendesk bundles services as omnichannel contact center Zendesk has combined its products into an omnichannel cloud contact center offering. The CRM vendor also released a new tool for sending automatic alerts to customers. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Telefonica uses Nuage Networks to software-define data centers Following Telefonica's existing Nuage Networks' SD-WAN deployment, the service provider announced it's in the process of using Nuage to deploy software-defined data centers. (SearchSDN.com) EXPERT ADVICE   How to buy the right cloud WLAN tools for your business What should you know before buying a cloud WLAN product? Explore the considerations unique to your enterprise and select the cloud-controlled WLAN that's best suited to your needs. (SearchNetworking.com)   Use cases for IoT and UC integration starting to emerge The convergence of IoT and UC technologies seems to be emerging. IoT tools, for example, could track the use of meeting rooms and interact with collaboration apps. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Helping enterprises adapt to open source switching Enterprise adoption of open source switching hasn't kept pace with cloud providers and telcos. What are some of the barriers blocking the use of disaggregation? (SearchNetworking.com)   Cloud network management begins with the basics Learn the essentials of how to manage cloud networks, from network architecture to how to store and transmit data to security. Includes a segment on cloud trends, too. (SearchNetworking.com)   How to monitor application performance in the cloud As you move real-time applications to the cloud, you might relinquish some network control. However, several mechanisms are available to monitor application performance. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   What is ONAP, and how does it tie into NFV architecture? Network expert Lee Doyle looks at ONAP, its role in NFV architecture and its progress in becoming the standard platform for NFV management and orchestration. (SearchSDN.com)   How will speech technologies integrate with UC apps? With artificial intelligence reshaping language processing, unified communications vendors are looking for new ways to introduce speech technologies into business workflows. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Networking Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Networking Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.