{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/630fcd84439f8200126f8430?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":" DriveNets co-founder on the white box way to lower TCO","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1661979988979-33f14c6c3656af03c5ae28352daf3a12.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>With a fresh cash flow of $262 million, DriveNets plans to expand sales to service provider customers and grow its employee base by 30% to 450 employees.</p><p><br></p><p>Hillel Kobrinsky, chief strategy officer and co-founder of DriveNets, joined the podcast with an update on how the networking company plans to invest its new&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lightreading.com/routingswitching/white-boxes-and-green-money-drivenets-raises-another-$262m/d/d-id/779745\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Series C round of funding</a>, and how the company's focus on virtualization software is impacting innovation and sales cycles with its service provider customers.</p><p><br></p><p>In addition, Kobrinsky explained how virtualizing network infrastructure pairs well with the new work-from-home culture, and reduces total cost of ownership and operational costs for customers.</p><p><br></p><p>You can&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.dropbox.com/s/3t15ymft9i46tv0/Light%20Reading%20podcast_Hillel%20Kobrinsky%2C%20DriveNets.pdf?dl=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">download an unedited transcript of the podcast here</a>. If you want to skip around and listen, here are a few more things covered in this interview:</p><ul><li>Update on DriveNets' latest funding round of $262 million (00:32)</li><li>DriveNet's plans to expand with support from latest funding (02:17)</li><li>Changes to software innovation cycles in coordination with white box deployment (03:43)</li><li>Speed of sale cycles among service providers utilizing white boxes and increasing virtualization in their networks (06:02)</li><li>Total cost of ownership and operational costs of moving to virtualized network infrastructure (08:09)</li><li>Potential challenges of updates within a brownfield environment (10:20)</li><li>Shift to more automated networks (14:17)</li><li>Projection for expansion at DriveNets over next 18 months (17:46)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lightreading.com/newsletter_signup.asp?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=Acast&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_CTA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter.</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Light Reading"}