Express lanes to clouds and internet exchange points will drive the next stage of SD-WAN competition.
Is SD-WAN a Managed Services Game?
Gartner's recent 2018 Magic Quadrant report for WAN Edge Infrastructure provides a good overview of the SD-WAN market but its viewpoints may be a bit old-fashioned.
Expanding SDN Skillsets: Keeping Up With Demand
IT organizations complain that the lack of SDN-specific skills among engineers is resulting in a slow transition to virtualization but engineers don’t have much incentive to get those skills.
Does NFV Stand For Not Financially Viable?
It's been more than six years since NFV became a reality but for service providers the transformation is far from over.
Huawei Shakes Up the AI Status Quo
Google, nVidia, IBM face a new formidable AI challenger in Huawei.
Forget Fancy Tools, AI Needs a More Pragmatic Approach to Software
Huawei’s recent AI portfolio release emphasizes that AI isn’t just a collection of fancy machine learning libraries but is instead a facet of a much larger, living system.
SD-WAN Adolescence Is About Interoperability and Scalability
European test lab EANTC tested several SD-WAN vendors solutions and compared their scalability and performance.
Making the Connection From the SD-WAN to the Cloud
Some companies argue that providing access to a POP network via cloud gateways is a competitive advantage.
SD-WAN vs. Next-Gen Firewalls: Chicken or the Egg?
At the SD-WAN Summit 2018 in Paris, one of the more contentious debates was which will come first: next-generation firewall or new SD-WAN capabilities?
Will Operators Use Alternative Backhaul Technologies to Deliver on 5G?
WiFi, fixed access, and satellites are promising technologies that operators should consider as viable alternatives to fiber or microwave for 5G backhaul.
Flat Networks Spur IT Innovation
Flat networks make it possible to centrally provision resources without having to reconfigure policies.
NV Certifications May Make or Break Careers for Network Engineers
Networking professionals no longer can only have a limited scope of skills. The addition of other certifications will mean more career growth and more pay.
Automation and AI in Telco Ops — A Reality Check
Automation is getting a lot of buzz right now but operators should only use automation if it helps reduce the complexity of the network or compensates for human limitations.
Eight Scenarios Where NV Overlays Make Sense
There are many reasons to deploy a network virtualization overlay. But the biggest advantage to an NV overlay is that it can extend the capabilities of legacy networks.
Open Source: Not Just About AI, Blockchains, and Kubernetes
OSCON 2018 did a great job of highlighting women and people of color in their programming.