Since taking over AMD’s enterprise chip business in 2014, Forrest Norrod has built the perennial also-ran into a CPU powerhouse. Now that AMD is truly a major player in CPUs, the company has broadened into network adapters (acquiring Xilinx and Pensando for DPUs) and is seeing traction in ML. The Next Platform sat down with Norrod for an in-depth interview covering the competition with Intel, the development of CXL, why they bought Xilinx and Pensando, and what the future holds. This is something we’ve been covering for years here at Gestalt IT, so what more does this interview tell us? This and more on this week’s Rundown. Head to GestaltIT.com for show notes.
0:38 | First half 2022 DDoS report Netscout/Arbor
The first half 2022 DDoS threat report has been released by Netscout/Arbor, but something unusual has made the headlines: there has been a slight decrease in number of attacks. Though this slight decrease is a good thing, a large increase in max bandwidth is still expected, due largely because of the war in Ukraine. Steve, what are your thoughts on this?
Read More: DDoS THREAT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
2:43 | Intel’s Mobileye Files for an IPO
Self-driving hardware leader Mobileye, which Intel acquired in 2017 for $15 billion, has quietly grown into a major business but is somewhat out of step with Pat Gelsinger’s direction for the company. Now we hear that Mobileye is filing for an IPO and is expected to raise over $30 billion. What will Intel do with the cash they raise?
Read More: Intel’s self-driving company Mobileye files for an IPO
4:48 | Proposal for CVE disclosure protocol
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Univeristy have proposed a protocol to manage vulnerability disclosure when multiple companies are affected by the CVE. This would allow all affected parties to coordinate the public disclosure after remediations are ready at all parties. What do you think about this proposal and do you think it would work?
Read More: Vultron: A Protocol for Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure
6:32 | Linux 6.0 is Released
Linus Torvalds just announced the next major revision of the Linux kernel. Version 6.0 brings some new features, but it’s really just a recognition of the advancement that has come in recent years. What should we look for in Linux 6?
Read More: Linux 6.0
9:42 | Google spin out of wireless tight beam service provider Aalyria
Google has announced a spin out of wireless tight beam service provider Aalyria as an independent company. At the same time they have a major contract with the USA Department of Defense. This newer method for satellite communications may be reaching the practical usage threshold. What do you make of this, Steve?
Read More: Google spins out secret hi-speed telecom project called Aalyria, and keeps stake in startup
11:55 | Red Hat Storage Moves to IBM
Many commentators have been surprised that Red Hat has remained so independent since IBM acquired the company in 2019. But this is changing, at least for the Red Hat storage portfolio: Most Red Hat storage products are moving to IBM’s Spectrum line under GM Dennis Kennelly, and IBM is replacing Red Hat as the sponsor of the Ceph Foundation. What does this say about IBM, Red Hat, and the storage market?
Read More: IBM swallows Red Hat storage products
14:48 | Microsoft Exchange zero day
Two new CVE were announced that could allow attackers to combine into remote code execution for multiple versions of Microsoft exchange server run on premises. There is no patch yet but Microsoft has posted the mitigations that will make it harder for the vulnerabilities to be exploited. How concerning is this Steve?
Read More: Analyzing attacks using the Exchange vulnerabilities CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082
17:40 | AMD Takes On the World in the Datacenter and Cloud
Since taking over AMD’s enterprise chip business in 2014, Forrest Norrod has built the perennial also-ran into a CPU powerhouse. Now that AMD is truly a major player in CPUs, the company has broadened into network adapters (acquiring Xilinx and Pensando for DPUs) and is seeing traction in ML. The Next Platform sat down with Norrod for an in-depth interview covering the competition with Intel, the development of CXL, why they bought Xilinx and Pensando, and what the future holds. This is something we’ve been covering for years here at Gestalt IT, so what more does this interview tell us?
Read More: The Steady Hand Guiding AMD’s “Prudently Expansing” Datacenter Business
30:31 | The Weeks Ahead
Mobility Field Day 8, October 5-6, 2022
Google Cloud Next, October 13-15, 2022
Oracle Cloud World, October 17-20, 2022
CXL Forum at OCP Summit October 18-20, 2022
Tech Field Day 26, October 19-21, 2022
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