Microsoft | May 14, 2020
Microsoft on Thursday signed a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Metaswitch Networks, a leading provider of virtualised network software and voice, data and communications solutions for operators, for an undisclosed sum. The convergence of cloud and communication networks presents a unique opportunity for Microsoft to serve operators globally via continued investment in Azure.
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VMware, Telia | October 07, 2021
A cloud-native architecture is fundamental to the success of deploying 5G networks. Leading service providers are cloudifying their networks from core to edge to radio access network (RAN) to achieve greater operational efficiency and flexibility to deliver innovative 5G services. Telia Company today shared details on how it is working with VMware (NYSE: VMW) to accelerate Telia’s transition to a cloud-native infrastructure – as an integral part of Telia’s company-wide transformation across its markets.
Dr. Rainer Deutschmann, Group Chief Operating Officer, Telia Company, said, “Telia is the leading information technology, communications and media services provider in the Nordics and Baltics, one of the most innovative and digitized regions in the world. We constantly “Reinvent Better Connected Living” for our 24 million customers and have embarked on a massive transformation journey to reinvent Telia as a lean and agile integrated telecoms and media powerhouse. Our partnership with VMware is critical in this endeavor. We have a shared vision, passion, and desire to lead in modernizing our networks and operations, to provide the best customer experiences in our markets.”
Telia has selected VMware Telco Cloud Platform as the common network horizontal digital platform on top of which 4G and 5G core network functions - both virtualized and containerized – will run. It is a cloud-native platform that enables Telia to rapidly deploy and efficiently operate multi-vendor CNFs and VNFs with agility, scalability and resilience.
To date, Telia has deployed VMware Telco Cloud Platform across 24 sites in six countries – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. More than 50% of Telia’s entire network traffic – inclusive of Volte, vEPC and PCRF – is already running on VMware Telco Cloud Platform. As part of its digitalization strategy, 100% of the traffic will be running on this platform by end of 2021 and Telia will move aggressively toward a completely cloud-native network to take full advantage of 5G, including at the edge.
“As part of our transformation, we harmonize our networks and operations across Telia Company – gaining scale and synergy on products, platforms and processes. On this basis, we drive full softwarization and automation at scale, with VMware as a long-standing strategic partner. The journey ahead will build out our innovation leadership with cloud-native operations, automation at scale, and edge capabilities – driving efficiency, quality, and time to market. We are excited to work with VMware to build out our success story for all our markets and customers.”
said Stefan Jäverbring, Group Chief Technology Officer at Telia
Telia has selected VMware Telco Cloud Platform as the common network horizontal digital platform on top of which 4G and 5G core network functions - both virtualized and containerized – will run. It is a cloud-native platform that enables Telia to rapidly deploy and efficiently operate multi-vendor CNFs and VNFs with agility, scalability and resilience.
“Telia is at the forefront of building a network that embraces cloud-native and open principles, which will enable the fast and more secure delivery of 5G services to its enterprise customers. It’s been an honor to work side by side with the Telia team as they embark on this journey. We look forward to our continued partnership as Telia continues to modernize all aspects of the network – starting at the 5G core and working out to the edge and RAN.”
said Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager, Service Provider and Edge, VMware,
About VMware
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VIRTUAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE
Denodo | September 01, 2021
Denodo, the leader in data virtualization, announced that Gartner® has once again positioned the Company as a “Leader” in its 2021 Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools. The report stated, “The data integration tool market is seeing renewed momentum, driven by requirements for hybrid and multi-cloud data integration, augmented data management, and data fabric designs.”
The report further stated that, “Leaders have been advancing their metadata capabilities, by introducing some highly dynamic optimization and advanced design assistance functions. They have been extending their capabilities to allow for ML over this active metadata to assist developers with various degrees of support and automation in integration design and implementation. Leaders are adept at providing tools that can support both hybrid integration and multi-cloud integration options, bridging the data silos that exist across on-premises and multi-cloud ecosystems.”
Denodo pioneered data virtualization more than 20 years ago and has continuously enhanced its capabilities to enable its customers to effectively manage distributed architectures such as logical data warehouse, data fabric, and data mesh. The latest version 8.0 of the Denodo Platform furthers Denodo’s longtime focus in data virtualization in enabling agile data integration and delivery with latest innovations in AI/ML-powered smart query acceleration, automated and secure cloud data integration, and unified user experience with integrated active data catalog and data science notebook.
“I am thrilled to see Denodo recognized yet again in the Leaders’ Quadrant based on our Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision,” said Ravi Shankar, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Denodo. “According to us, it is truly gratifying to see that our execution and vision for data integration is so aligned with that of Gartner criteria for Leaders. Denodo was recently mentioned by Gartner as having the second highest revenue growth in 2020 among the top 10 vendors in the data integration tools market, Worldwide1. Also, Denodo is one of the two vendors to receive Customers’ Choice in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer: Data Integration Tools. That execution combined with our vision for logical data fabric, complete with advanced data virtualization, AI/ML, and hybrid/multi-cloud capabilities, positions the Denodo Platform as the future of data integration and data management.”
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About Denodo
Denodo is the leader in data virtualization providing agile, high performance data integration, data abstraction, and real-time data services across the broadest range of enterprise, cloud, big data, and unstructured data sources at half the cost of traditional approaches.
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