Check out our top 10 articles for July 2019, covering the SDxCentral universe of SDN, NFV, and related topics. Rankings are based on unique visitors aggregated during the month.

10. AT&T Inks $1B DoJ Telecom Support Deal
The 15-year contract is tied to the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions technology procurement program. Read more

9. Microsoft Scores Multi-Year, Multi-Billion-Dollar Cloud Deal With AT&T
AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan said the agreement is a huge step toward its goal of becoming a public-cloud first company. Read more

8. MapR Misses Deadline to Find a Buyer or New Funding
MapR missed its deadline to find a buyer or another funding source but said it’s making “meaningful progress” toward securing a lifeline. Read more

7. Why Did Cisco Bet Billions on Acacia? Because Coherent Tech is a Multi-Billion Market
Coherent technology allows you to send optical signals over long distances, such as between two data centers in a city, or even across a country. Read more

6. Cisco Tops SD-WAN Pack, Says IDC
The IDC forecast predicts a 30.8% compound annual growth rate from 2018 to 2023, with overall revenues reaching $5.25 billion. Read more

5. VMware Leads Healthy SD-WAN Pack as Market Surges
The firm controlled 20.3% of the market at the end of Q1, ahead of Cisco (13.1%) and Aryaka (11.6%), according to a new IHS Markit report. Read more

4. Ericsson and Verizon Claim World’s First Cloud-Native Tech on Live Core
Verizon says the proof-of-concept trial showcases critical architecture of its forthcoming 5G core. Read more

3. VMware Beats Cisco for SDN Revenue, IHS Markit Says
VMware ranked No. 1 in terms of SDN revenue during the second half of 2018 narrowly outselling rival Cisco in the space, according to IHS Markit. Read more

2. Splunk Killers Unite, but Will These Next-Gen SIEMs Win?
Exabeam, Stellar Cyber, and Chronicle announced major deals and product news this past week aimed at pulling a bigger piece of the lucrative $124 billion market. Read more

1. 5G Opens Big Windows for Cisco, Juniper, and VMware
A confluence of transformational shifts in mobile networks is fostering a more favorable environment for Cisco, Juniper, and VMware. Read more