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Who is most likely to buy Avaya’s networking business?

It’s almost 10 years since Silver Lake acquired Avaya, and speculation is starting about what company will buy Avaya’s networking business

By Zeus Kerravala

Oct 24, 2016 5 mins

Network Management Software SDN Small and Medium Business

SDN groups shack-up to promote standards, open software development

Open Networking Foundation and ON.Lab merge, promise to continue developing core open SDN projects

By Michael Cooney

Oct 19, 2016 3 mins

Networking Open Source SDN

Red Hat and Ericsson sign open source deal

Expanded partnership will focus on OpenStack, NFV infrastructure, software-defined networking, software-defined infrastructure and containers

By Ben Kepes

Oct 19, 2016 5 mins

Hybrid Cloud Open Source Red Hat

Networks help you compress time

For a digital business, the network is critical to delivering rapid innovation and differentiated value to customers

By Christine Heckart

Oct 18, 2016 4 mins

Amazon.com Facebook Google

Sprint to get into managed SD-WAN game with VeloCloud-based offering

Sprint, AT&T and Verizon all now have sights set on managed SD-WAN services.

By Michael Cooney

Oct 13, 2016 3 mins

Networking SDN

A night to remember: Engineering lessons from the Titanic

Heeding the lessons of the Titanic can help modern data center engineers avoid and mitigate fateful encounters with unforeseen menaces

By Larry Lang

Oct 12, 2016 4 mins

Data Center Network Security SDN

Pradeep’s Principle: Give up on Moore’s Law and embrace automation

Juniper CTO Pradeep Sindhu says we are seeing the end of Moore’s Law and offers a solution

By Zeus Kerravala

Oct 11, 2016 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Network Management Software SDN

CIO eyes digital services in SD-WAN push

In a move designed to lure customers to its new services, including a software-defined wide area network, EarthLink hired American Cancer Society CIO Jay Ferro to rebuild its back-end and front-end systems as well as improve its sales process.

By Clint Boulton

Oct 4, 2016 4 mins

IT Leadership Internet SDN

The growing network divide: What it means for your company and your career

Today's digital divide is about whether your network is designed to be a growth engine for your business or whether it’s holding you back

By Christine Heckart

Oct 4, 2016 4 mins

Data Center Network Management Software SDN

Is today’s network cost structure indicative of the future?

As companies embark on software-defined networking projects, many are recognizing the financial benefits of virtualization. But are the cost savings real?

By Brian Butte

Sep 22, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Computing SDN Virtualization