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

10. Kubernetes Kills Containership’s Cruise 
The company's founder and CTO explained that it was unable to adequately monetize its operations in light of Kubernetes’ rise. Read more

9. SD-WAN Named Most Disruptive Network Tech of 2019
SD-WAN is the most disruptive network technology of 2019 but it has yet to supplant MPLS for most large enterprises, according to a recent Avant report. Read more

8. Ericsson Bribery Scandal Cuts Deep, Surpassing $1B Penalty
Ericsson expects to pay $1.23 billion to cover a potential settlement and related costs to resolve ethics breaches spanning six countries. Read more

7. IBM Injects Cloud Innovation Into Its z15 Mainframe
This could help the hardware vendor better compete against hyperscale public cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Read more

6. Citrix Fortifies SD-WAN With Palo Alto Firewalls
The partnership will allow customers to deploy security anywhere it's needed across the WAN. Read more

5. VMware Drops $2.1B on Carbon Black. Now What?
Perhaps VMware’s most surprising recent acquisition was Carbon Black, the endpoint security vendor that VMware plans to buy for $2.1 billion. Read more

4. Cloudflare IPO Scorches Wall Street
Operators and developers need to work together to bring edge uses to market and capitalize on the $4.1 trillion opportunity it represents. Read more

3. Tech Mahindra Scores Multi-Year, $1B Deal With AT&T
The deal calls for the delivery of advanced SDN and some network application management. Read more

2. AT&T, Sprint, and Cisco Execs Throw Cold Water on 5G
The general consensus is that the IoT, enterprise, and security markets will be impacted differently by 5G deployments. Read more

1. VMware CEO: IBM Paid Too Much for Red Hat
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger thinks IBM paid too much for Red Hat at $34 billion. Meanwhile VMware paid $2.8 billion for Pivotal, and “I have better assets.” Read more