{{Infobox company | name = Talari Networks | logo = File:Talari Networks logo.svg | type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | key_people = Patrick Sweeney (chairman & CEO)<br />John Dickey (president & COO, Co-founder)<br />Bob Mosteller (CFO) | products = Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) | industry = [[Technology]] | foundation = {{Sda|2007}} | location = [[San Jose, California]], U.S | homepage = {{url|http://www.talari.com}} }}
'''Talari Networks''' is a manufacturer of networking equipment that allows businesses to combine private [[wide area network]]s (WANs) with less expensive broadband connections such as [[DSL]] or cable. It was founded in 2007 and launched its initial beta product in early 2008. Its headquarters are located in [[San Jose, California]]. The company was acquired by [[Oracle Corporation]] in 2018.<ref name=fierce1>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/oracle-to-acquire-sd-wan-provider-talari-networks |title=Oracle acquires SD-WAN provider Talari Networks |website=fiercetelecom.com |date=2018-11-16 |accessdate=2018-12-11}}</ref>
==History== Talari Networks was founded in 2007 by Andy Gottlieb and John Dickey, former colleagues at Applied Micro.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/accel/2008/070708netop1.html |title=Talari looks to expand WAN bandwidth options |publisher=Network World |date=2008-07-07|accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref> Gottlieb became the company’s first CEO, and Dickey became Vice President of Engineering. The company launched its initial beta product in early 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.menloventures.com/portfolio/talari-networks|title=Menlo Ventures Portfolio - Menlo Ventures |work=Menlo Ventures |publisher=MenloVentures.com | date=2013-09-16 |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref> Mark Masur was then named CEO of Talari. In 2017 Dell veteran, Patrick Sweeney, was named CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/news/networking/300095611/crn-exclusive-talari-crowns-former-dell-exec-as-ceo-plans-to-go-100-percent-channel.htm|title=CRN Exclusive: Talari Crowns Former Dell Exec As CEO, Plans To Go 100 Percent Channel |publisher=CRN | date=2017-11-15 |accessdate=2018-02-07}}</ref>
On November 15, 2018, [[Oracle Corporation]] announced that it had agreed to acquire Talari Networks.<ref name=fierce1/> The transaction closed in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsidulko |first=Joseph |title=Oracle Buys Pure-Play SD-WAN Standout Talari Networks {{!}} CRN |url=https://www.crn.com/news/networking/oracle-buys-pure-play-sd-wan-standout-talari-networks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520000733/https://www.crn.com/news/networking/oracle-buys-pure-play-sd-wan-standout-talari-networks |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=www.crn.com |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.talari.com}}
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