Software defined

Windstream's $1.1 billion buyout of EarthLink is mostly about cost savings -- plus potential enterprise SD-WAN opportunities. Here's why.

AT&T partners with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IBM Cloud on IoT, security and NFV, while opening its arms wider to solutions providers.

CenturyLink (CTL) is emphasizing Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) & SDN amid falling cloud & hosting revenues. Are the data centers still up for sale?

VMware Channel Chief Ross Brown describes partner program, profit margin & deal registration enhancements for NSX, VSAN & other products to speed deal flow.

VMware is buying Arkin Net, which develops tools that help partners and customers to speed NSX & software-defined networking (SDN) deployments.

How Lenovo plans to boost North America channel revenues by $600M this fiscal year. Channel Chief Sammy Kinlaw shares the partner strategy in Orlando, Fla.

VMware's NSX network virtualization business doubles in Q1 2016. VSAN shows momentum. But the real opportunity involves forthcoming partner program updates.

Gartner's 2016 technology spending forecast for networking, data centers, enterprise software, hardware & mobile devices. Plus, IT guidance for VARs & MSPs.