As we enter this new era of dense servers and multi-core cloud computing, one must pay closer attention to the choice of the right cloud networking technology for seamless compute, network and storage access. I find myself in the midst of “Ethernot vs. Ethernet” ch...
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Which Technology Will Prevail for Cloud Networking?
April 13th, 2009How Robust is your cloud network?
March 2nd, 2009The IT industry has touted networking OS advantages for many generations. Cisco was the pioneer and leader in the 1990s with Cisco IOS, rich in features, albeit highly monolithic. In the second decade, both Juniper and Cisco developed targeted service provider-class software, ...
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Cloud Networking Reflections 100 Days Later
February 3rd, 2009It has been 100+ days since Arista Networks formally unveiled our new name, Cloud Networking mission and our much talked about leadership team. What is clear is more has been achieved in 100 days of Cloud Networking than is possible in 100 weeks. This is obviously the exponent...
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Evolutionary Designs for Cloud Networking
January 21st, 2009As 2009 begins, I have been thinking of how stale and stagnant the networking designs have been for the past decade, based on the classic three-layer of topology of core, distribution/aggregation and access. However, I do sense an architectural shift in the datacenter for clou...
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