Network Break 326: Cloudflare Announces New WAN Services; Intel’s Turnaround Roadmap

Take a Network Break! This week we cover Cloudflare’s new WAN and firewall services, discuss Pat Gelsinger’s first keynote at Intel CEO and his outline for Intel’s return to glory, and examine a partnership between Fortinet and Linksys. We also cover Slack’s attempt to replace email and its quick walk-back of a feature that made it easier for strangers to harass people, and ponder the $2.9 million NFT of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet. Plus we respond to listener FUs. 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 After the news we have a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation with Palo Alto Networks on the newest capabilities of Prisma Access 2.0 for cloud-delivered security, zero trust access, and more. Show Links: Magic WAN & Magic Firewall: secure network connectivity as a service – Cloudflare Cloudflare’s New Magic WAN Is A Familiar Trick – Packet Pushers Intel Unleashed: Engineering the Future – Intel Intel Foundry Services – Intel Intel Unleashed, Gelsinger on Intel, IDM 2.0 – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Media Alert: Intel to Launch 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Portfolio – Intel Intel Decides To Engineer Its Fab-Filled Future After All – Next Platform Why is there a silicon chip shortage? 3 factors are to blame – Fast Company Linksys and Fortinet Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver Enterprise-Grade Performance and Security for Work From Home Networks – Fortinet Slack quickly removes message invites in its new DM feature over harassment concerns – The Verge Beeples Purely Digital NFT-Based Work of Art Achieves $69.3 Million at Christies – Christies

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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.