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NB586: AI Angst Abounds; Arista Revs Up Q2 Revenue
10/08/2026 | 29 mins.
Take a Network Break! Cisco takes center stage in our Red Alert after the network giant discovered a bunch of high-severity bugs in its Catalyst SD-WAN platform. It has rolled out software upgrade and there are no other workarounds. On the news front, NVIDIA assembles other tech bigwigs to form the Open Secure AI Alliance... Read more »
NB585: Anthropic Models Bad Behavior; Orbital Data Center Patent Issued
03/08/2026 | 24 mins.
Take a Network Break! We start with red alert for a serious vulnerability in HashiCorp’s Terraform MCP server. In the news, Anthropic, not wanting to be one-upped by OpenAI, reveal that its own models are also ‘leet’ hackers. We also consider whether OpenAI and Anthropic have broken the law by not preventing their models from... Read more »
NB584: OpenAI Agents Mug Hugging Face; Fortinet Picks Intel for Custom Silicon
27/07/2026 | 32 mins.
Take a Network Break! Scott Robohn steps in for Johna this week. We start with some followup on 3M and then tackle the news. Arista catches up to the rest of the market on a “branch in a box” approach with new security capabilities in its VeloCloud SD-WAN, Cisco announces the Antares family of Small... Read more »
NB583: TSMC Chips In Another $100 Billion for US Fabs; Can Data Centers Make It In New York?
20/07/2026 | 34 mins.
Take a Network Break! In this week’s episode our red alert highlights two critical vulnerabilities in RabbitMQ, and we dig into listener follow-up about data centers in space. This week’s news coverage considers Apple’s $30 billion spending pledge to Broadcom, TSCM promising another $100 billion to build even more chip fabs in the US, and... Read more »
NB582: Infoblox Adds Network Observability with Kentik Buy; Satellite Data Centers vs. the Environment
13/07/2026 | 31 mins.
Take a Network Break! We start with a critical vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion. On the news front, Infoblox acquires Kentik to add network observability to its portfolio, data center electricity consumption jumps worldwide, and Exabeam rolls out AI-agent focused detection in its Agent Behavior Analytics platform. DriveNets and WhiteFiber connect two AI data centers over... Read more »

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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.

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