All current systems will be unaffected by the additions of SDN.

It is worth recalling that not all things are created equal.

How can network operators make IoT service profitable?

No application is immune to poor performance.

Don’t blindly bite down on something until you know it’s just right.

A SDN approach to smart cities will mean better manageability and flexibility.

Taking the MANO concept from a diagram to implementation is not easy.

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

The need for VNF validation is two fold.

SDN is hardly an elixir for IoT security, but it is a helping hand.

Enterprises have three options: Direct Internet Access (DIA); backhauling all traffic to centralized data centers; and regional hubs.

Combine the flexibility of NFV with the network programmability offered by SDN.

The next big thing in the mobile world is 5G and virtualized networks.

Privacy catastrophe, financial catastrophe, and performance catastrophe are three vulnerabilities hackers might take advantage of.

As with many emerging technologies, there are pros and cons to SD-WAN adoption

Traffic volumes are growing exponentially across every segment.

SDN is an ideal methodology to push policies to campus networks.

IoT make this environment a hacker’s Candy Land.

The attack landscape has broadened.

Precautions must be taken before NFV goes mainstream

The shortest end-to-end network path doesn't always result in improved application performance.

New opportunities for how data centers can manage their IT infrastructures.

SDN is a step toward the next frontier of cloud services, IoT, big data, and mobility.

Telcos looking at virtualization can look to where it's been done before.