Network Break 443: Nuclear DCs, Mobile Cars, Fibrechannel, Open Source And Cheese

Take a Network Break! We’ve got more durm and strang in open source license debate, cars that don’t work wihtout a network, something mumble something Fibrechannel, a security acquisition by Check Point, cheesy microchips, listener follow-up, and more. Sponsor: Backbox Backbox is a Network Automation Platform that supports network and security devices from over 180 vendors, with thousands of pre-built automations and a scripting-free way to build new ones. With BackBox any task that could be performed manually on any device on the network – regardless of vendor – can be automated. Intelligent, conditional automations streamline tasks that once took several steps to perform – for example, verifying available storage space on devices before beginning OS upgrades. Built from the ground up as a multi-tenant solution, with role-based administration and a REST API, BackBox is a powerful scalable network automation solution. And with their award-winning customer support, you are never on your own. See why businesses and service providers worldwide trust BackBox to automate critical tasks on over a hundred thousand networks, with a free evaluation copy of the software. Get started at backbox.com/packetpushers Show Links: Link: NTIA Announces Allocations for $42 Billion in BEAD Funding for Expanding High-Speed Internet Access – JD Supra https://ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2023/biden-harris-administration-announces-state-allocations-4245-billion-high-speed Link: Cruise blames Outside Lands for driveless car traffic fiasco in S.F. – https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/robotaxi-backup-18293208.php Link: Zoom rewrites its policies to make clear that your videos aren’t used to train AI tools – The Verge : https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/11/23828649/zoom-communications-like-data-train-ai-artificial-intelligence-models Link: Zoom is entangled in an AI privacy mess – ZDNet: https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-is-entangled-in-an-ai-privacy-mess/ Link: How Zoom’s terms of service and practices apply to AI features – Zoom: https://blog.zoom.us/zooms-term-service-ai/ Zoom Terms of Service: https://explore.zoom.us/en/terms/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37041632 Link: Brocade’s investment in Gen 7 portfolio pays off for data center customers in need of infrastructure security and resiliency – Broadcom https://www.broadcom.com/blog/brocades-investment-in-gen-7-portfolio-pays-off Link: The OpenTF Manifesto : https://opentf.org/ Link: Check Point to Acquire Perimeter 81 – to Deliver the Fastest and most Secure SASE Solution in the Industry – Check Point Software – https://www.checkpoint.com/press-releases/check-point-to-acquire-perimeter-81-to-deliver-the-fastest-and-most-secure-sase-solution-in-the-industry/

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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.