Earlier this week we shared with you a Top 5 list of our popular posts from guest bloggers and by us. Today, we reveal our second set of Top 5s: Interviews. You sure don't want to miss this list of interviews with SDN, network virtualization (NV), SDN and OpenFlow luminaries.

1. Interview with Jayshree Ullal of Arista on NV and SDN

This is our most popular interview of all time. The CEO of Arista Networks, and one of the luminaries of the networking world, Jayshree Ullal chats with SDxCentral about her view of Arista, NV and SDN (SDN).

2. RouteFlow – Replacing Cisco Routers? Interview with Christian Esteve Rothenberg of CPqD

Learn more from Christian Esteve Rothenberg on the RouteFlow project. RouteFlow is highly respected within the SDN community and offers a glimpse into an SDN future where Cisco and Juniper routers could lose their dominance.

3. Soft Switching in Erlang – Interview with Stu Bailey of Infoblox

Stu Bailey, CTO at Infoblox and a driving force behind the LINC project, chats with SDxCentral about Infoblox's involvement in SDN and LINC softswitch, written in Erlang. LINC will have a lot more relevance going forward with the community looking for more options around soft-switches and vswitches.

4. Featured Interview: Cariden Back to Reality – You Can’t Wish Away the Physical Resources

Jeff Bazar, VP of Strategic Products over at Cariden, discusses Cariden's perspective on SDN, with some compelling real-world examples.

5. NOX, POX and Controllers Galore – Murphy McCauley Interview

NOX was the most popular and well-known controller when many OpenFlow projects got started, and with the recent changes in the leadership of the projects and changes behind both POX and NOX, it was time to clarify for the community the direction of both key projects. Murphy McCauley provides an excellent insight into the state of both projects and his vision of the roadmap on both.

We hope you've enjoyed reading our Top 5 series of interviews and popular posts. For organizations interested in becoming part of our Interview series, visit SDxCentral Cover Story Interview and SDxCentral Featured Interview.