Cisco haunted by legacy networking business

Networking Digest A roundup of network technology content from TechTarget|August 21, 2017 FEATURED STORY Cisco revenues fall, likely to go lower by Antone Gonsalves, Director of News Top-line Cisco revenues fell in the July quarter, as the company's legacy switching business continued to weaken. Cisco could soon reach two straight years of revenue declines. (SearchNetworking.com) Advertisement NEWS   Avaya bankruptcy damage to haunt vendor in UC market The Avaya bankruptcy has hurt the vendor's standing in the UC market. Reversing the harm depends on building strong sales, marketing and partner operations. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   ManageEngine launches OpManager Plus deep packet inspection tool ManageEngine launches OpManager Plus, a new deep packet inspection tool; Nyansa broadens analytics for Voyance; and Aerohive premieres a new combined switch-access point. (SearchNetworking.com)   Microsoft Exchange Online UM drops third-party PBX support Some Microsoft customers must quickly re-evaluate their UC strategy after the vendor announced its intent to end third-party PBX support for Exchange Online Unified Messaging in 2018. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Cisco acquisition of Viptela could mean IWAN is dying -- or dead The Cisco acquisition of Viptela -- and its available SD-WAN options -- leads one industry observer to believe Cisco IWAN doesn't have long to live. Lumina Networks spins off from Brocade and will continue to support the SDN controller. (SearchSDN.com)   Top UC providers widen their lead in Gartner Magic Quadrant Unified communications vendors Avaya and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise stumble in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant, as Cisco, Microsoft and Mitel extend their market lead. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   WatchGuard launches new firewall appliances, 5G focus of MWC Bloggers examine WatchGuard firewall appliances, explore transparency as a vendor virtue and assess the role of 5G in future SD-WAN deployments. (SearchNetworking.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Link-state protocols on data center fabrics supplanting BGP? Data center operators are beginning to use modified link-state protocols on their large-scale data center fabrics, according to the IETF. What's behind the switch? (SearchNetworking.com)   Is a CPaaS or UCaaS platform better for external communications? While UCaaS has its benefits for internal communications, CPaaS takes the lead for external communications. CPaaS expert Tsahi Levent-Levi breaks down the UCaaS vs. CPaaS debate. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Buying the right network security tool for your organization The key to selecting the network security product that will work best for your organization is choosing tools that will work together as a unified security strategy. (SearchNetworking.com)   Active-active isn't always the right SD-WAN configuration Highly distributed organizations might not benefit from an active-active configuration for their SD-WAN connections. Learn how to assess which option is best for your company. (SearchSDN.com)   Infrastructure management fueling network modernization Network infrastructure management processes and architectures are being retooled by IT teams, as today's enterprises prepare for network modernization of legacy systems. (SearchNetworking.com)   What are the differences between SDN open source and vendor products? Choosing between SDN open source and vendor-provided options is easier when you know some of the available choices. Industry analyst Lee Doyle lists some of the options. (SearchSDN.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 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.