In 2019 SD-WAN solutions will converge toward a universal archetype.
2019 Resolutions for a Healthier NFV and SD-WAN Ecosystem
A collaborative approach from service providers might yield better results than one that seeks to disempower the vendors.
Watch Out Networking, the Service Mesh Will Rock Your World
Service meshes could displace many L4-7 networking functions. But will they?
DPDK — One API to Rule Them All?
DPDK has extended its reach beyond packet processing and could be a universal API for other acceleration functions needed for effective NFV.
The Rising Costs of Cybersecurity Are Driving IT Modernization
Regardless of size cybersecurity has become a massive source of frustration for organizations all sizes. A greater percentage of IT spending is now being consumed by cybersecurity products and services.
There’s Nothing Universal About the Universal CPE
Achieving standard, commodity uCPEs will be a longer journey than anticipated.
SD-WAN in 2019: The Conundrum for Service Providers
To succeed in SD-WAN, service providers will need to transform their organization and improve their selling skills. Can they do it?
From SDN-Washing to SDN-Hiding
Companies are rebranding their SDN products as SD-WAN, dynamic networking, agile networking, or cloud-native network to avoid being part of the SDN hype.
Gartner Report Highlights Different Vendor SD-WAN Strategies
The analyst firm also predicts that by 2023 more than 90 percent of WAN edge infrastructure initiatives will be based on SD-WAN.
Research Brief: Achieving Success in Modern Network Automation
This Research Brief from AvidThink is aimed at providing enterprises and service providers with a view of the challenges in modern networking, and detailed strategies on how to overcome them by laying the right foundation for network automation.
Mae West and Equinix: What Do They Have to Do With SD-WAN?
Express lanes to clouds and internet exchange points will drive the next stage of SD-WAN competition.
Research Brief: Evolution of Security in Mobile Networks – Impact of 5G
This new Research Brief from AvidThink delves into the evolution of the mobile network and explores new threats.
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.