Weekly Update: F5 Acquires Nginx; Massive Outage Hits Facebook Apps

In the week ending Mar. 15, we’ve got acquisition news as F5 Networks agreed to buy Nginx for $670 million and a massive outage impacting Facebook and Instagram.

Nicole Henderson, Contributor

March 16, 2019

In the week ending Mar. 15, we’ve got acquisition news as F5 Networks agreed to buy Nginx for $670 million, a massive outage impacting Facebook and Instagram, and a new buyer’s guide on application performance monitoring tools.

Here are the headlines:

F5 Ups Its Container and Open Source Game With $670M Nginx Deal https://www.itprotoday.com/devops-and-software-development/f5-ups-its-container-and-open-source-game-670m-nginx-deal

Facebook Says Server Change Caused Widespread Outage https://www.itprotoday.com/data-center/facebook-says-server-change-caused-widespread-outage

Application Performance Monitoring Tools Buyer’s Guide
https://www.itprotoday.com/performance-management/application-performance-monitoring-tools-buyer-s-guide

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About the Author

Nicole Henderson

Contributor, IT Pro Today

Nicole Henderson covers daily cloud news and features online for ITPro Today. Prior to ITPro Today, she was editor at Talkin' Cloud (now Channel Futures) and the WHIR. She has a bachelor of journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto.

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