Soon it will be difficult to tell where one cloud begins and another one ends.

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.

Amazon Web Services illustrates the growing importance of offloading network services from servers using NICs.

For as long as any of us can remember, fulfillment and assurance were two independent processes, mostly because they were conceived, operated and purchased by separate departments.

The rise of IT automation frameworks will force companies to rethink who in the IT organization will ultimately be responsible for networking.

The NV market continues to grow and evolve, supporting many different technologies and vendor platforms as customers look for the right mix

It’s becoming clear that a smarter NIC will be crucial to white boxes built for NFV and SDN applications.

Advanced networking technologies for OpenStack could optimize the cloud environment for service providers – as well as enterprise.

OpenStack is becoming the de facto standard for infrastructure orchestration for NFV deployment by leading Communications Service Providers (CSPs).

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 wide array of supplementary technologies, including adjustments to the NIC, are being built to deliver high performance NFV for service providers.

In the move to the telco cloud, some key considerations are crucial in NFVI components selection.

As providers of container networking platforms jostle for position, the industry is eagerly awaiting the emergence of container networking interoperability.

Industry experts are still debating whether white boxes can take over the networking world.

In the move to the telco cloud, there are some crucial considerations in NFVI components selection.

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

In the move to the telco cloud and NFV, there are a number of risks associated with implementing a fully virtualized system.

Not everything has to be hyperscale. IT departments are looking at different models of modeling to the cloud, using NFV technology and microservices for different levels of scale.

Virtualization can help IT organizations break down the silos that exist between application developers and enable operations teams to deliver real-time IT.

Many operators view the shift to the telco cloud and NFV as a series of steps that require careful planning, not a wholesale rip-and-replace.

Next-generation applications will demand a new level of service assurance that can be delivered by third-party SDN technologies, married with monitoring and automation.

In addition to a new crop of SD-WAN players, traditional enterprise networking players want a piece of the network edge.

We shouldn’t think of NFV as merely porting a cloud to the telcos. We need to understand that true NFV won't happen until we connect all the entities involved