Thanks, Gregg and good morning, everyone. With the outstanding Q1 results we reported this morning, we are off to a strong start in our fiscal 2019. Solid execution of our strategy once again enabled us to drive differentiated financial performance in the quarter, including meaningful year-over-year growth in both revenue and EPS. Additionally, orders in the quarter were greater than revenue and consequently we grew our backlog. This is a particularly strong performance in what is typically a seasonally challenged quarter. We are clearly well positioned today with all of the key customer segments and geographies, specifically given our distinct that is closely aligned to current market trends.

First, the webscale players, these are characterized by their rapid technology adoption cycles and deployment of best-in-class technology. They continue to have a significant influence on the industry structure, network architectures and customer consumption models. This key customer segment is already a meaningful driver of our growth and we expect that to continue. In fact, our webscale business comprised 22% of Q1’s total revenues reflecting a year-over-year increase of 64%.

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