A look at how open source intersects with SD-WAN, how openness could help, and whether open source will come to the networking tech.

Long time passing. Where have all the SDN Controllers gone? Long time ago.

IT organizations complain that the lack of SDN-specific skills among engineers is resulting in a slow transition to virtualization but engineers don’t have much incentive to get those skills.

European test lab EANTC tested several SD-WAN vendors solutions and compared their scalability and performance.

Networking professionals no longer can only have a limited scope of skills. The addition of other certifications will mean more career growth and more pay.

From Adtran to ZTE, cable and telco vendors alike are beginning to reap the benefits of SDN and virtualization with the development of software-defined access solutions and propositions.

SDN technologies are diverse, making it difficult for network engineers to know what technologies they should learn to master.

The idea that SD-WAN will make MPLS obsolete plays on the frustrations of enterprise IT professionals that are dissatisfied with their current WAN provider and want to kick them

Newly released SDxCentral 2018 report on the VNF Ecosystem finds SD-WAN and vCPE are top use cases for NFV and the driving force behind service providers virtualizing their networks.

At a recent 5G panel discussion the audience was asked to raise their hand if they were looking forward to buying a 5G access point this year. Not a

There are several advanced features that make up an enterprise-grade SD-WAN, including load balancing, optimization, and real-time visibility.

Defining a set of security and compliance policies is a key first step. But enforcing security policy is not as easy.

Microsegmentation of virtual networks spanning both private and public clouds is critical to Deluxe’s return on investment.

Network virtualization will allow companies to micro-segment traffic by application.

As open source NFV technologies mature, the rate of adoption should soar in 2017.

To foster NFV interoperability, many initiatives have launched to help organizations determine what NFV software is compatible.

NFV online stores are transforming the way the networking gear is being purchased and distributed.

NFV interoperability is stalled and may be causing operators to forego deploying NFV.

NFV popularity is forcing more companies to make MANO a higher priority so they can combat virtual server sprawl.

While software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) don’t necessarily require each other to add value to an enterprise, they are collectively being joined at the proverbial hip.

The industry seeks to address interoperability among network virtualization (NV) implementations, but getting networking vendors to work together remains a challenge.

Industry growth is being hampered by a lack of IT professionals who have the skills required to deploy network virtualization (NV) and software-defined networking (SDN) in the enterprise.

The former Cisco exec likes the security aspect of Versa's SD-WAN.

A debate is starting to roil the networking community, centered around the amount of sprawl network virtualization might spawn across the enterprise.