Control plane is the management and decision-making layer in networks, cloud platforms, and software-defined infrastructure that configures behavior, enforces policies, and coordinates lifecycle operations for underlying data-processing components, providing centralized governance and automation for enterprise-scale systems and services.
April 1, 2026
Aviz Packet Broker 2.12 adds dynamic LAG hashing, VXLAN and GRE decapsulation for visibility, and FIPS-compliant security enforcement.
April 1, 2026
Aviz Networks releases Aviz Service Node (ASN) R2.4 with cloud-native vASN/vTAP options, VLAN-retention VXLAN visibility, DPI app categorization, and Kibana dashboards.
March 31, 2026
Aviz Packet Broker 2.12 adds a FIPS mode that enforces approved cryptography, rejecting weak ciphers and blocking non-compliant MaC algorithms.
March 30, 2026
Mauricio Sanchez distills RSAC 2026 into clear signals for vendors and investors, highlighting control-plane consolidation, data-centric policy, and the gap between vision and adoption. The post What 30+ RSAC Meetings Revealed About Where Security Control Is Consolidating appeared first on Dell'Oro Group.
March 19, 2026
AppViewX acquired EOS, named Archit Lohokare CEO, and added Kashyap Ivaturi as CTO in leadership changes tied to AI agent governance.
March 5, 2026
Delinea completed its acquisition of StrongDM to unify privileged access management with just-in-time runtime authorization.