Who could have predicted the next CEO of Starbucks? Or that Oracle would announce they can beat Cisco in hardware price? After the holiday break the industry got back into the swing of innovating, teaming up and declaring war on each other. Here's our list of the top ten SDN and NFV articles of January 2015 with the most unique visitors aggregated over the last 4 weeks.

10. SDx Trends to Watch in 2015

More open-source, more startups, more acquisitions, more Docker, what are you hoping for? Read more.

9. SDN & NFV Un-Predictions for 2015

Rather than predictions for the new year, Scott Raynovich made some un-predictions including Juniper drama, John Chambers & more. Read more.

8. Citrix Suddenly Restructures, Cutting 900 Jobs

Citrix's Q4 earnings seemed adequate, so why the cuts? Read more.

7. NFV Performance Should Be a Bigger Issue

Martin Taylor, CTO of Metaswitch, argues there is a problem not being addressed. Read more.

6. 7 Docker Themes for 2015

A recap of Docker stories from 2014 and a beginners guide to what's important in Docker's coming technology. Read more.

5. Juniper Ex-CEO Kevin Johnson Takes a Job at Starbucks

Kevin Johnson won't be pouring venti lattes at your neighborhood mall, but he may be getting some complimentary coffee. Read more.

4. Larry Ellison: Oracle Can Beat Cisco In Data Center Core

Oracle launches an aggressive incursion against Cisco‘s data center hardware business. Read more.

3. Open vSwitch Crew Tackles Network Virtualization

The people who bright you the Open vSwitch (OVS) take a shot at putting network abstractions on top of those virtual switches. Read more.

2. 2015 SDN Predictions: Think SDN Use Cases, Controllers, and White Box

When we speak with network operators, we hear angst. What does this mean for 2015? Read more.

1. VMware’s NSX Team Adds Some Ex-Cisco Engineers

What VMware got for Christmas may not mean anything accept some decent bragging rights. Read more.