This combined approach will give enterprises the flexibility and scalability they need.

Open source collaboration, persistent storage, and security were some themes to keep in mind.

Enterprises must pay attention to maintaining service availability for applications and workloads hosted in AWS.

More and more data centers are transitioning from a vertical architecture to software-defined storage.

Software defined infrastructure sprawl is worst where it is compound.

VNFs are part and parcel of SD-WAN's next wave of evolution.

The 5G architecture is also introducing a re-architecture of the core, incorporating new technologies and approaches.

NFV can deliver tremendous rewards.

Considerations for the implementation of NFV.

Service creation requires a new, layered model of networking

We’re kicking off an eight-part series on SDx (software-defined everything) and the future of infrastructure. Learn what SDx is and stay competitive in a software-defined world.

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