--- title: 'eBook: CTO’s guide to SDN, NFV & VNF' description: 'Networking and communications standards and methodologies are undergoing the greatest transition since the migration from analogue to digital. The shift is from function-specific, proprietary devices to software-enabled commodity hardware. Why is the transition happening and why is it important? Read this eBook to: familiarise yourself […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/ebook-ctos-guide-to-sdn-nfv-vnf --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Alexia Emmanoulopoulou](https://canonical.com/blog/author/alexia-emman "More about Alexia Emmanoulopoulou") 16 May 2016 # eBook: CTO’s guide to SDN, NFV & VNF [CTO](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cto) [E-book](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/e-book) [networking](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/networking) [NFV](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/nfv) [sdn](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/sdn) [Telco](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telco) [Telecommunications](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telecommunications) [vnf](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/vnf) --- Share the article Networking and communications standards and methodologies are undergoing the greatest transition since the migration from analogue to digital. The shift is from function-specific, proprietary devices to software-enabled commodity hardware. Why is the transition happening and why is it important? Read this eBook to: * familiarise yourself with the three most popular terminologies today – SDN, NFV, and VNF * learn why the transition is happening * understand why it’s important for anyone responsible for a network to understand and embrace this emerging opportunity * learn about the potential benefits, and some deployment and management solutions for software-enabled networking [Download eBook](http://ubunt.eu/zxYPGT) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. In submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Notice](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy/contact) and [Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### AI infrastructure for telcos](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-infrastructure-for-telcos) Why moving from pilots to production changes the platform Artificial intelligence has moved beyond the demonstration phase. Telco operators are already exploring it for fault... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 2 October 2026 [### Network disaggregation in telecommunication transport networks](https://canonical.com/blog/network-disaggregation) Telecommunications networks have traditionally been built from tightly integrated systems. A router vendor supplies the forwarding hardware, network operating system (NOS),... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 16 September 2026 [### AI harnesses for telco autonomous networks](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-harnesses-for-telco-autonomous-networks) As the telco industry transitions toward Autonomous Networks Level 4, a fundamental architectural challenge has emerged: how do you build a secure, reliable and interoperable... [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 28 August 2026 [### The next era of telco clouds: get open infrastructure choice with Sylva and Canonical Kubernetes](https://canonical.com/blog/the-next-era-of-telco-clouds-get-open-infrastructure-choice-with-sylva-and-canonical-kubernetes) Achieving vendor neutrality in telco clouds requires an infrastructure layer that respects open standards, without wrapping them in rigid platform layers. By combining upstream... [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 11 June 2026