Looks like AT&T is getting serious with what it calls "Domain 2.0," its new software-defined architecture for deploying new hardware, software and services. Today it announced its first list

I don't use WhatsApp, the communications app Facebook just bought for $19 billion. My iPhone is broken and I have to wait another month for my Soviet-style telecom contract

Is Cisco Systems (CSCO) management following the Carl Icahn plan? It may be looking at what the famous hedge-fund raider has been up to at Apple (AAPL), as he

With cloud-computing and massive data-center virtualization technology all the rage, maybe it's time to virtualize the wide array of storage technologies. Atlantis Computing, a venture-backed startup focused on virtualization

You can't throw a stone on the Internet without hitting some big data. But what's interesting about big data, and its cousin, analytics, is that the technology has hundreds

The Broncos might not have done so well on Sunday, but Extreme Networks had a good Super Bowl. The networking vendor has rolled out its analytics platform in partnership

The open revolution continues. Over the past week, there's been another surge of networking and data-center deals focused on open networking, open source, and Software Defined Networking (SDN). It's

Shares of optical networking equipment maker Infinera (INFN) have enjoyed a wild ride of late, first collapsing on the speculation that it had lost big 100G optical contract with

Most people are challenged by the math of Google's (GOOG) jettisoning Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for $2.9B (it bought it in 2012 $12B). There are lots of melodramatic reactions

There's been a crazy media circus around NFL football player Richard Sherman, which culminated with the Seattle Seahawks cornerback on national TV describing ESPN's Skip Bayless as a "cretin"

AOL has finally ditched Patch, giving up control by selling the majority stake to investment firm Hale Global for an undisclosed amount. Of course, the Rayno Report tipped you

You heard about this thing called Net Neutrality. There was a big court decision this week. Is it the beginning of the end or are the journalists just being

In this exclusive interview, SDNCentral talks to CableLabs about their recent implementation of a new southbound protocol on the OpenDaylight controller and the success of their proof-of-concept with the

Funny how some forgotten stocks suddenly becomes popular when an activist hedge-fund manager makes a play. Such is the case with Juniper Networks (JNPR), which yesterday was subject to

Last week, Cisco Systems (CSCO) once again tried to lay claim to the Internet of Things (IoT), and they put a huge number on it. Cisco CEO John Chambers

Just in time for the New Year, Riverbed Technology (RVBD) gets a present: a $19-per-share bid from hedge fund Elliott Management, which may well raise eyebrows and get other

This morning Apple Inc. established more world domination in the apps market, announcing it had generated over $10 billion in revenue in the Apps Store in 2013.

SDN and NFV Technology Trends to Watch in 2014

In looking for a "Big Themes" to latch on to for 2014, I keep coming back to open source -- and what it means for just about every industry.

No, Huawei isn't exiting the U.S. enterprise and data-center markets. In fact, as COO Jane Li explains, the company has stong ambitions when it comes to the cloud, the

You would think it's just a sleepy Monday before New Year's Eve, but for large networking technology vendors worrying about their Software Defined Networking (SDN) strategy, it may not

Check out our latest interview in our NFV Interview Series. We're speaking with Wes George of Time Warner Cable about how SDN and NFV fit into a cable MSO's

From the development of NFV to the formation of the OpenDaylight Project, 2013 was a busy year for the SDN world, making for some pretty good interview fodder. Here

On a recent swing through Boston's revitalized startup zone, I got to visit Acquia, a startup that has lots of IPO potential for 2014. Acquia has ridden success of