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.

It's been more than six years since NFV became a reality but for service providers the transformation is far from over.

WiFi, fixed access, and satellites are promising technologies that operators should consider as viable alternatives to fiber or microwave for 5G backhaul.

Flat networks make it possible to centrally provision resources without having to reconfigure policies.

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.

There are many reasons to deploy a network virtualization overlay. But the biggest advantage to an NV overlay is that it can extend the capabilities of legacy networks.

OSCON 2018 did a great job of highlighting women and people of color in their programming.

Many companies find that deploying a network virtualization overlay makes more sense because of the ROI.

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.

By 2019, 69 percent of enterprise IT organizations will be trying to manage some type of multi-cloud environment.

SDN and NFV are a reality today, but is it the reality that the industry wanted? It's up to the SDN community to set realistic expectations and be candid

Data protection is one of the first applications most IT organizations will deploy across a hybrid cloud.

Network virtualization overlays will determine winner of hybrid cloud computing race.

Networking technologies are now starting to be incorporated into DevOps making it easier for DevOps and IT to work together.

Pharmaceutical firm OpenEye Scientific is using SD-WAN as a more efficient way to expand its AWS footprint.

Carrier virtualization, programmability and the massive data sets from machine learning and analytics are driving new requirements for data centers.

The SD-WAN architecture is well suited for the cloud because a company can install a WAN CPE but manage the system from the cloud.

Some organizations are starting to use SD-WANs to securely access cloud services over business-class Internet connections.

When it comes to making the business case for software-defined wide area networking), the good news is that the business case is compelling.

Virtualizing the data center may make it more efficient and agile but additional processing power may be needed.

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.