Check out of top 10 articles for April 2019, covering the SDxCentral universe of SDN, NFV, and related topics. Rankings are based on unique visitors aggregated during the month.
10. Dell EMC, Big Switch Take On Cisco With Open Networking DealOpen networking revenue (excluding hyperscalers) is expected to reach $1.35 billion by 2023 with a compound annual growth rate of 33% between 2019 and 2023. Read more.
9. AT&T Pushes 'Nationwide 5G' Coverage Plans to End of 2020AT&T pushed back its self-imposed deadline to provide nationwide 5G coverage from “early 2020” to the end of next year. Read more.
8. SAP Targets Oracle Cuts as Part of Cloud-Focused Strategic ReviewThe Oracle maneuver echoes a similar push by Amazon to ditch its reliance on Oracle platforms. Read more.
7. Fortinet Debuts SD-WAN ASIC to Power Latest FortiGate ApplianceThe company also updated its operating system to power what it calls security-driven networking including new features for SD-WAN, edge, and multi-cloud environments. Read more.
6. Juniper Bets On the Enterprise With Cloud-Delivered SD-WANThe company leveraged its purchase of Mist to extend cloud management to the full enterprise beyond the WAN to the wired network, and beyond the branch to the cloud. Read more.
5. Google Takes On Amazon With Open Source EcosystemGoogle teamed up with seven open source software vendors doubling down on its commitment to open source and drawing a stark comparison to Amazon's cloud strategy. Read more.
4. China Investigating Ericsson Over Licensing ModelThe Wall Street Journal reported that the investigation included a raid on Ericsson's offices in Beijing. Read more.
3. AT&T Aims to 'Break the Vendor and Technology Lock-In'The operator contributed seed code for the 5G RAN Intelligent Controller and demonstrated a white box cell site gateway router for 5G cell site backhaul. Read more.
2. Google Cloud Moves Into Data Centers, AWS, and Microsoft Azure With AnthosAnthos, which is based on Kubernetes and fully managed by Google, runs on premises and supports multiple clouds including AWS and Azure. Read more.
1. Homeland Security Uncovers VPN Flaw in Cisco, F5, Palo Alto Networks, Pulse SecureThe products insecurely store authentication and/or session cookies, giving hackers access to a company's VPN. Read more.
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