Check out our top articles of August 2017, covering the SDxCentral universe of SDN, NFV, and related topics. Rankings are based on unique visitors aggregated during the last four weeks.

10. Versa Cinches Deal with Verizon for Software-Defined Branch

Versa sees uptick now that Viptela belongs to Cisco. Read More.

9. Cisco Meraki Data Loss Reveals Need for Oversight

Similar AWS and Google outages show how cloud configuration errors can cripple business. Read More.

8. Telefόnica Complains About its OpenStack Implementations

Analysys Mason advises Telefόnica to exert pressure on Unica vendors to live up to their promises. Read More.

7. Lumina Networks Picks Up Brocade’s SDN Controller

Lumina is launching with about 60 employees, the majority of which are coming from Brocade. Read More.

6. Verizon Considers Competing with Cisco, Juniper on Software

As the service provider gets more involved with virtualization it could potentially become a software vendor itself. Read More.

5. Cisco Completes $610M Viptela SD-WAN Deal

SVP David Goeckeler will oversee the Viptela business. Read More.

4. Ericsson May Cut 25,000 Employees Outside Sweden, Report Says

The company might reduce its operations in some markets by as much as 90 percent. Read More.

3. VMware Scores ‘Huge Win’ with Vodafone for NFV

It's VMware's largest-ever telco deal. Read More.

2. Top 10 Security Startups to Watch in 2017

We’re watching them (watching you). Read More.

1. NetApp CEO to Nutanix, VMware: Our HCI Is Better Than Yours

NetApp plans to take on hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) giants Nutanix and VMware with its next-generation HCI system. Read More.