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An Independent Research and Analysis Firm
AvidThink publishes research briefs and reports on infrastructure technologies including Edge, IoT, SD-WAN, SDN, NFV. We also provide customized research and go-to-market consulting. In the last five years, AvidThink’s research reports (as part of SDxCentral’s research offerings) have been downloaded over 110,000 times by 40,000 technology buyers and industry thought leaders. We’ve partnered with well-known clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 firms to bring you the reports you see on our Research Reports archives.
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Reports and Briefs
Trusted reports and research briefs covering the latest in infrastructure technologies.
Network, Meet Cloud: Scaling Disaggregated Network Infrastructure using Cloud Principles
In this research brief we explore how CSPs can re-examine their networks and find more creative solutions to their scaling challenges.
Improving the Economics of Private Clouds
This research brief compares a typical limited-automation and labor-intensive process versus a highly automated approach using the Lenovo Open Cloud Automation (LOC-A ) solution.
2020 State of NFV Report
This research brief presents exclusive viewpoints from leading CSPs worldwide on the results of their current NFV deployments, their expectations for next-generation services (like 5G), the benefits of open-source initiatives, and their views on key challenges ahead.
Articles
Thoughtful and insightful analysis.
CSPs, Hyperscale Clouds and Edge - Beware the Camel's Nose
Once hyperscalers have inserted themselves into telco networks, it might be hard to get them out.
Key Challenges to NFV Implementation in 2020
Our 3G, 4G LTE networks, and even our 5G networks are in the midst of a planet-wide trial-by-fire.
2020’s Key Trends in Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
Network functions virtualization (NFV) plays a key role in digital transformation — even if that role is conducted largely from behind the scenes.