Check out our top articles of October 2016, covering the SDxCentral universe of SDN, NFV, and related topics. Rankings are based on unique visitors aggregated during the last four weeks. Enjoy.

10. ONF to Merge With On.Lab

The ONF is undergoing big changes. Read more.

9. Ericsson’s Financial Troubles Unlikely to Impact Cisco Partnership — Yet

Buying each other wouldn't necessarily solve the companies' problems. Read more.

8. HPE, Dell & Cisco Lead Cloud Infrastructure Sales

Non-cloud infrastructure, meanwhile, is on the decline. Read more.

7. Juniper Hires Outspoken Cloud Expert Randy Bias

The 'pets vs. cattle' guy is now with the OpenContrail team. Read more.

6. DDoS Attack Causes Widespread Outages — Twice

The hardest-hit areas were California, the northeastern United States, and spots of western Europe. Read more.

5. AT&T Chooses VeloCloud to Deliver SD-WAN

VeloCloud also joins the AIC ecosystem. Read more.

4. 10 Most Notable Acquisitions of 2016 (So Far)

Out with market consolidation and in with market growth. Read more.

3. BT Selects Nuage’s SD-WAN for Global Reach

Nuage landed its biggest SD-WAN customer so far. Read more.

2. Why Google’s Network Needs Five Controllers

It's all about SDN and the path to Cloud 3.0. Read more.

1. CTO Singh Becomes the Latest Exec Departing Cisco

Since the beginning of this year, several highly visible executives have announced their departures from Cisco. Read more.