Arista aims to redesign campus networks with new switches

Networking Digest A roundup of network technology content from TechTarget|May 14, 2018 FEATURED STORY New Arista campus switches aim to simplify designs by Chuck Moozakis, Executive Editor The Arista campus switches are an effort by the company to target enterprises with the same set of features used by large data centers and carriers. (SearchNetworking.com) Advertisement NEWS   Number of Slack users soars, but Enterprise Grid adoption unclear More than 8 million people use Slack every day, and 3 million people are paid subscribers. The startup now has paid Slack users in two-thirds of the Fortune 100. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Avaya cloud revenue grows, but profitability remains elusive Avaya reported a net loss of $130 million last quarter, but the vendor still appears largely on track to hit its annual targets. Avaya cloud revenue rose modestly as a percentage of total earnings. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Integrated communications extends UC capabilities Organizations that want to drive greater value from their unified communications deployment should look to integrate communications into other parts of their business. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Microsoft Teams app expands developer toolbox Microsoft is giving businesses new tools for building custom integrations within the Microsoft Teams app. The vendor is also enhancing native ties between Teams and Office 365. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Nutanix combines SDN, microsegmentation in Nutanix Flow With the availability of Nutanix Flow, the HCI vendor merges SDN and microsegmentation to incorporate networking capabilities in its hyper-converged infrastructure stack. (SearchSDN.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   The importance of staying up to date with Wi-Fi training Wireless networking is changing at breakneck speeds, but Wi-Fi training isn't keeping up. Find out why firms must pay more attention to ensuring engineers are properly trained. (SearchNetworking.com)   GDPR rules have big effect on UC applications The European Union General Data Protection Regulation sets tighter controls on businesses and how they handle customers' personally identifiable information. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   SD-WAN technology eases network operational challenges Services from SD-WAN vendors provide numerous benefits to organizations worldwide that rely on communications to their branch or remote offices. (SearchSDN.com)   How do the benefits of SDN improve network automation? The ability to automate networks isn't new, and while the benefits of SDN reach out to encompass aspects of automation, SDN and network automation don't mean the same thing. (SearchSDN.com)   Growing CDN services market changes to meet cloud needs Enterprises looking for network performance and scalability turn to traditional CDN providers for help to improve security and offer access to APIs. (SearchNetworking.com)   Cloud network management begins with the basics In this overview of cloud network management, readers learn how to select workloads to move to the cloud, what to keep on-premises, and what security and configuration issues to tackle up front. (SearchNetworking.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.