Network Break 324: Cisco ASIC Hits 25.6Tbps; AWS Extends VPC Flow Logs For Better Visibility

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss a new slate of ASICs from Cisco, including the 25.6Tbps G100. AWS has added new metadata fields in VPC flow logs to provide a better view of application dependencies and data transfer charges. Packet broker specialist Gigamon has announced Hawk, a visibility and analytics fabric for public and hybrid clouds. French cloud provider OVH suffered a massive fire at a facility that took multiple data centers offline, and Apple announces a bigger presence in Europe for silicon design. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: PathSolutions PathSolutions’ TotalView automatically monitors all devices and interfaces in your entire infrastructure. The core offering includes all of the features needed to run a healthy network: Netflow, path mapping, diagramming, IPAM, network configuration automation, server monitoring and more. Visit www.PathSolutions.com to learn more about how to get Total Network Visibility on your network today. Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Stay tuned after the news for a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Palo Alto Networks about key differentiators of Palo Alto’s Prisma SD-WAN, including ML for day two operations, Cloudblades, and more. Show Links: Cisco Silicon One Easily Shatters the 25.6T Barrier – Cisco Cisco Silicon One Product Family – get to know this single silicon architecture – Cisco Cisco Silicon One Product Family (PDF) – Cisco Amazon VPC Flow Logs now reflects AWS Service name, Traffic Path and Flow Direction – AWS Gigamon Launches Hawk and Partners With AWS to Simplify and Secure Cloud Adoption – Gigamon OVH founder says UPS fixed up day before blaze is early suspect as source of data centre destruction – The Register Fire at our Strasbourg Site – OVH Apple will invest over 1 billion euros in Germany and plans European Silicon Design Center in Munich – Apple

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Network Break keeps you informed with fast, focused analysis of IT news, products, tech trends, and business outcomes. Blending sharp commentary with a touch of humor, hosts Drew Conry-Murray & Johna Till Johnson sift through the weekly landslide of press announcements, product launches, financial reports, and marketing decks to find the stories worth talking about. You come away with the information and context to make smart decisions in your organization and career … all in the span of a (longish) coffee break.