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

10. VMware Joins Open-O to Pursue Its Telco NFV Strategy 

All the big telco NFV vendors must grapple with the decision to join open source or compete against it. Read More.

9. Barefoot Networks Steps Into the White Box Market

The switches will give Barefoot its first footing in this increasingly competitive market. Read More.

8. Billionaire Needs a New SDN Network in Quest to Cure Cancer

The greenfield SDN network facilitates coast-to-coast connectivity between 86 carrier-neutral colocation facilities, across 11 markets. Read More.

7. Cisco Exec Departs for IoT & Cloud Job at Microsoft 

Nortel veteran Tony Shakib finds a new roost. Read More.

6. Enterprises Aren't Build to Consume Containers, Dell EMC Exec Says 

Dell EMC's {code} group gets a shot of DevOps from a VP who came from Apple. Read More.

5. Longshot Arris-Brocade Theory Still Lives

Broadcom still seeks a buyer for Brocade's IP networking business. Read More.

4. Juniper's OpenContrail Is a Hit With OpenStack, Mirantis Says

It's the first example of a company other than Juniper putting this much weight behind OpenContrail. Read More.

3. T-Mobile CTO Says Modern Core Makes SDN Less Urgent

However, there will be a key opportunity for SDN when it comes to 5G and network slicing. Read More.

2. Cisco Throws Yet Another Punch at Arista

At Cisco's request, the U.S. Customs agency revoked its own prior ruling in favor of Arista. Read More.

1. Why Machine Learning Is Hard to Apply to Networking

Wanted: A 'theory of everything' for networks. Read More.