VNF Interoperability Challenges
This recent article on VNF interoperability really encapsulates the current state of NFV initiatives. Six years into NFV and there is a glaring reveal - interoperability and change…
Read moreBlog
MWC 2018 – A Tale of Two Universes
I would have liked to think I lost some weight walking the 8 halls of the FIRA (every meeting is 3-4 halls from the next meeting), but alas,…
Read morePortability for Hybrid/Multi-Cloud
In this post, I'm picking up on a blog by renowned Cloud/SOA architect, David Linthicum, on Cloud Portability. David clearly lays out the challenges for Cloud portability and…
Read moreTelecoms.com: “ETSI plots the obsolescence of mankind with new Working Group”
Don't blame me for the article title. Perhaps it was tongue-in-cheek click-bait, but we are in the early stages of a once in a generation transformation in Telecom.…
Read moreOf Moonshots, virtualization and zero-touch automation
If Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a proverbial "moonshot" to enable Communication Service Providers to transform into more competitive and agile Digital Service Providers, we should take a…
Read moreOrchestration, Zero-Touch Automation, and the Complex Distributed Systems Problem: Part 1
It’s pretty common in software projects to have project goals evolve as the project develops, something called “scope creep”. It’s a good thing to recognize the need for…
Read moreEnterpriseWeb: Under the Hood with Tom Nolle
Automating a network services lifecycle involves fielding thousands or tens of thousands of events, managing thousands of traditional network devices, and deploying and sustaining thousands of virtualized network…
Read moreSeeing the Patterns: The Future is Here
Software Architects look for patterns. Patterns help us generalize phenomena based on common characteristics. By recognizing patterns we can create abstractions (i.e. models), which allow us to work…
Read moreDevOps automation: The curse of tool-chain pain
The title might sound a bit like a Hardy Boys or Tintin adventure story, but anyone who has implemented DevOps automation has suffered from ‘tool-chain pain’. The symptoms…
Read more