News of Note—VMware's MWC Americas demo, Equinix appoints new CEO and more

Here are the other stories we're following today:

> At MWC Americas this week, VMware is showcasing how it plans to integrate the Service Assurance Suite, which it bought from Dell, with its NFV portfolio to help carriers prepare for 5G. VMware blog

> Equinix announced that Charles Meyers, an eight-year veteran of the company, has been promoted to the position of CEO. CRN article

> Security and container startup Sysdig announced it has landed $68.5 million in a series D funding round. SDxCentral article