SDN and NFV vendors need to sharpen their messaging. Let's learn from our history so we don't repeat the same mistakes. Read more about what vendors need to do

Jack Pugaczewski shares some real-world insights into how CenturyLink is revamping their OSS/BSS systems and introducing SDN.

Each Network Function has a unique set of performance requirements. Learn how these requirements become even more critical when we consider control plane virtualization versus data plane virtualization.

SDN startups are all at varied levels of their lifecycle -- from slideware to revenue -- with different levels of success. Take a look at some of the habits

Learn about 3 different models of a software-defined access network (SDAN) and how it can be applied to any access technology including the SDN framework.

Take a deeper look at MPLS-TP OAM and new extensions needed to OpenFlow as we pave the way to carrier grade software-defined networking.

In today's world, should we automate configuration and delivery of services? Or should we first focus on integrating APIs and automation?

SDN and NFV, if fully realized, can benefit carriers, but that's only part of the story. Real-time visibility is critical to successful SDN and NFV rollouts and a key

A Software-defined networking market transition enables unprecedented value from our networks. Read more about the SDN market and an open, evolutionary approach that is required.

This article is about Facebook and the Wedge, startups forging deals combining SDN with powerful commodity hardware and the SDN world joining next-generation infrastructure.

While traditional vendors rush to show the world how they can support virtualized functions tuned to their way of doing business, it is unlikely that all vendors will survive

With Cisco's recent acquisition of Tail-f, you might be wondering which Software Defined Networking (SDN) startups could be next. SDNCentral has the full analysis, including a list of the

SDN for transport networks — Layer 0 and Layer 1 —is easy to talk about, but real-life 100G and ROADM networks have a lot of complexity to consider. Finding

SDN and NFV can pave the way to heavier automation and a software-defined infrastructure. But that road is full of obstacles related to visibility, security, and the language used

The Arista IPO is nice and all, but Arista isn't an SDN pure-play. Other SDN startups take a more radical approach to software-based networking, and they're plentiful enough to

DevOps relies on workflow automation to support evolving software function and programming. At the heart of automation lies standardization: the ability to meet demand, maintain a standard, and be

Arista's IPO could do something that markets haven’t seen in a long time: turn networking into a 'hot' sector. And plenty of pre-IPO companies are waiting to follow suit.

While it's clearly not a conceptual requirement to implement SDN and NFV together, the technologies complement one another and work well together in supporting a software-defined data center.

The Internet of Things (or Internet of Everything) looms large when you consider the challenges CIOs will face in the next five to 10 years. Facing that challenge will

Changes such as NFV won't allow telecom to sacrifice fundamentals such as high availability. But NFV does give us an opportunity to rethink some principles of the network, starting

SDN really can help a telco go green. When we talk about managing the carbon footprint and keeping energy costs low — for example, in the diesel-fueled mobile networks

Orchestration can be the key to reconciling a carrier's legacy OSS/BSS platforms with newer NFV deployments. However, the needs of development and test organizations call for a particular type

Surrounded by mystery and controversy, and dogged by apathy, DevOps is a bit misunderstood. Really, it's about taking some well established principles of software development and applying them to

Whether it’s Domain 2.0 or a new enterprise SDN, large network projects face many impediments to success. Here's what AT&T's former CTO suggests you do about it.