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

10. Red Hat Shields IBM’s Woeful Q3
That boost was felt in IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive Software business were most of Red Hat’s revenue flowed, which was the only IBM division to show an appreciative growth. Read more.

9. Amazon Moves Into Data Centers With VMware
It’s a big deal for the partners, who started their relationship in the cloud before announcing plans to move into on-premises facilities last year. Read more.

8. Sprint Warns of Imminent Doom If Merger Fails
Sprint has been tight lipped on its market expansion plans, which has moved alongside the long-running soap opera that is its potential acquisition by T-Mobile US. Read more.

7. Kubernetes Shadow Hangs Over Docker Financial Squeeze
Company CEO Rob Bearden reportedly circulated a company-wide email stating that Docker Inc. has been “engaging with investors to secure more financing to continue to execute on our strategy.” Read more.

6. Ericsson Eyes $700B 5G Growth Opportunity for Service Providers
The vendor warns that revenues from currently available services, namely mobile broadband services, will remain stagnant for the next decade. Read more.

5. Ex-Cisco Execs Launch Pensando, Target Amazon
“Our chip enables other cloud vendors to compete against Amazon in a much better way,” Pensando CEO Prem Jain said. Read more.

4. HPE Takes On VMware With AI-Powered HCI
The next phase of software-defined infrastructure, according to HPE, is AI-powered hyperconverged infrastructure. Read more.

3. AWS Makes It Rain, Extends Credits to Open Source Projects
The deal calls for the delivery of advanced SDN and some network application management. Read more.

2. Cisco Networking Trends Report: ‘Intent-Based Networking Is Coming
Winter is coming, and according to Cisco's 2020 Global Networking Trends Report, so is IBN. The report is based on a web-based survey of 505 IT leaders and 1,566 network strategists across 13 countries. Read more.

1. AT&T Abandons Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
“This is one of the first transactions driven by climate change,” said industry analyst Roger Entner of the $1.95 billion deal. Read more.