Check out our top 10 articles for August 2020 covering the SDxCentral universe of SDN, NFV, and related topics. Rankings are based on unique visitors aggregated during the month.

10: VMware SD-WAN, SASE Expands to the Equinix Network Edge

The partnership dramatically expands the reach of VMware's SD-WAN and secure access service edge offering. Read more.

9: Will Dell’s Cloud Strategy Survive in a Post-COVID-19 World?

“Cloud is an operating model,” said Deepak Patil, SVP for cloud platforms and solutions at Dell Technologies. “It’s not a destination.” Read more.

8: Dell Plans Job Cuts, VMware May Reduce Remote Pay

COO Jeff Clarke reportedly told staff during a quarterly meeting that workforce reductions won’t be limited to a particular team or division within the company. Read more.

7: Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey Talks Remote First Grade, Why He’s Leaving

“Imagine the first grade all happening on Zoom,” Pandey said. “It’s pretty extraordinary stuff. This pandemic is also a once-in-a-lifetime thing.” Read more.

6: How T-Mobile Weaved Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia Into Its 5G SA Core

Mobile core networks are typically, but not always, unified by a single vendor by function, according to Cisco's Kishen Mangat. Read more.

5: SASE, Acquisitions Drive SD-WAN Competition, Gartner States

Incumbent leaders, VMware and Silver Peak, were joined by Versa, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Cisco as "leaders" in the 2020 Gartner WAN Edge Magic Quadrant report. Read more.

4: Palo Alto Networks Updates SD-WAN With AIOps, New Hardware

The announcement marks the first major update to Palo Alto Network's SD-WAN platform since the company acquired CloudGenix in April. Read more.

3: Red Hat Scores Samsung OpenShift 5G Deal

“We're not quite there yet with all the pieces in the open RAN," said Ian Hood, chief technologist at Red Hat. Read more.

2: Samsung’s Massive Verizon 5G Contract Spells Doom for Nokia

The agreement effectively marks the end of Nokia’s long established RAN contract with Verizon in a shakeup that could be one of the most significant vendor losses in a decade. Read more.

1: HPE Scorches Dell, Nutanix Hyperconverged Revenue Growth

HPE generated a staggering 53.5% revenue growth during the quarter while HCI vendors including Dell and Nutanix posted declines. Read more.