Welcome to AvidThink!
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.
The AvidThink Blog illuminates current issues with articles from our team as well as contributions from guests we feel provide thoughtful commentary about a wide variety of topics. Our blog is also used for surveys, and invitations to industry and private events.
Reports and Briefs
Trusted reports and research briefs covering the latest in infrastructure technologies.
Next-Gen Data Center Networking – Built for AI, Powered by AI
This research brief covers the impact on data center networking by new workloads, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
Successful Hardware Strategies for a Software-dominated World
This brief by AvidThink helps you lay out a framework for achieving a successful hardware platform strategy based on research conducted with leading NEPs as well as major communication service providers (CSPs).
The Enterprise SD-WAN Dilemma: To DIY or Not to DIY
Every organization transitioning to SD-WAN faces a critical choice: to deploy and operate the system themselves or use a managed service. This research brief by AvidThink takes a look at both the benefits and drawbacks to each usage model.
Articles
Thoughtful and insightful analysis.
New Research Brief: Next-Gen Data Center Networking - Built for AI, Powered by AI
New research brief covers the impact on data center networking by new workloads, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
The Disaggregated Agile Telco – Faster, Better, Cheaper?
Can applying NFV and SDN principles to a telco organization yield better results?
Containers in Telcos – Are We There Yet?
Will the NFV legacy trip up telcos’ leapfrog into containers?