Here are the top stories Software-defined Everything (Software-defined Everything (SDx))Central wrangled this week related to SDN, NFV, 5G, IoT, cloud, and more:

Citrix Loses Another CEO as Company Shifts Focus to NetScaler — This is the company's second CEO in a little over a year.

Intel Next-Gen Processors Target Networking, Data Center Workloads — The processors are designed to support cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and 5G.

Microsoft Azure Stack Systems to Ship in September — The Azure stack lets enterprises build a private-cloud version of the Azure public cloud in their own data centers.

Here are the week’s strays and stragglers we roped for you:

Today, Extreme Networks closed on its acquisition of the Avaya Networking business.

Google introduced a new venture fund, Gradient Ventures, with technical mentorship for early-stage startups focused on AI.

Ericsson said it will build a narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) system for a telecom services company Chunghwa Telecom, to help Taiwan take its first steps toward joining IoT.

Security firm Darktrace raised a $75 million Series D led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Summit Partners, KKR, and TenEleven Ventures.

Radisys now supports Intel's latest server class Xeon Scalable processors in its DCEngine to accelerate cloud services adoption for service providers.

Equinix plans to invest $42 million to expand its SY4 International Business Exchange data center in Sydney, Australia, to meet the demand for additional capacity and interconnection services.

Service provider Nexogy partnered with TELoIP to offer its SD-WAN technology as a managed service.

Nutanix deployed its enterprise cloud platform on Euronet Worldwide's network to simplify its IT infrastructure.

RagingWire Data Center launched its Cloud Connect service to provide direct access to clouds, software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, and enterprises.

GigaSpaces is powering IoT integration for Magic Software Enterprises, a software integration provider.

PTC and Tech Mahindra opened an Industrial IoT Center at Tech Mahindra’s headquarters in Bangalore, India. The facility is designed to showcase the technology that companies can use for digital transformation.

Two Samsung Artik IoT gateway modules have been certified by SAP to run on its Leonardo IoT Edge.

AT&T claimed that it's on its way toward reaching the goal of virtualizing 75 percent of its network by 2020. The provider reached 34 percent in 2016 and aims to hit 55 percent this year.

Cavium's FastLinQ Ethernet adapters provide network function virtualization (NFV) capabilities and integration with DPDK and OpenStack to accelerate NFV workloads.

FatPipe Networks entered an agreement with Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace to provide it with capabilities from its SD-WAN product line.

The Linux Foundation has a new online course called, LFS158x - Introduction to Kubernetes. It is offered through edX and is currently open for enrollment.

Telxius offers its customers terabit capacity subsea service activation on its subsea network between the U.S., Brazil, and Puerto Rico. These services are enabled by Infinera’s Instant Bandwidth software.

Here are the other stories SDxCentral covered this week:

  • Oracle Deal Checked Box for AT&T’s NetBond Expansion
  • FD.io Sees Packet Speeds Double with Intel’s New Chips
  • Top 3 Software-Defined Storage Vendors Include Virtual Machine (VM)ware and IBM
  • T-Mobile Trials NB-IoT in Las Vegas as IoT Tech Battle Rages
  • InterCloud Sources SD-WAN Functions from MSPs
  • Cisco Adds Observable Networks to it Security Startup Acquisitions
  • Another Service Provider Picks VeloCloud for SD-WAN
  • Latest Fedora Project OS Tips its Hat to Container Upgrades
  • SK Telecom Creates its Own In-House NFV Managment And Network Orchestration (NFV Managment And Network Orchestration (MANO))
  • Edgewise Brings Zero-Trust Security to the Data Center and Cloud
  • Google Container Engine Gains Kubernetes 1.7 Updates
  • SAP Adds Smarts to Leonardo and the IoT Network Edge
  • Viptela Updates SD-WAN Fabric to Enhance Cloud Usage
  • IBM's Cognitive Platform 'Augments Human Intelligence'
  • Linux Foundation Blockchain Group Debuts Hyperledger Fabric 1.0
  • Cisco's New UCS Servers Include Hybrid Cloud Management Software
  • Red Hat Throws Training Wheels on OpenShift Online
  • Cloud Security Firm HyTrust Raises $36M, Purchases DataGravity
  • Affirmed Networks Makes Network Slicing Possible on LTE
  • AT&T Deepens Oracle Cloud Collaboration with NetBond Connectivity
  • Cloud Providers Tap Private Brokers for IPv4 Addresses
  • NFV and SDN Only Slightly Offset Costs Needed for U.S. Fiber Investment
  • Zscaler Security Integrates with Several SD-WAN Vendors
  • Headcount: The Latest in Hirings, Firings And Retirings — July 10, 2017
  • Security for Cloud and IoT is a Growing Concern for IT and Executives
  • API Security Startup Elastic Beam Uses AI to Block Attacks
  • Apple Engineers Founded SnapRoute, Which Now Helps AT&T
  • Kubernetes, Swarm, and Mesos Central in Container Orchestration Space
  • 3-D Chip Integrates Computing and Data Storage