Kenneth Duda

Kenneth Duda is a pioneer in high-performance networking software and lead architect of Arista Networks EOS, a stateful modular operating system for all Arista Networks products. He is also the co-author of network virtualization specifications including VXLAN with VMware and NVGRE with Microsoft. From 2005 to 2008, Ken was also the Acting President of Arista Networks.

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CloudVision: A Cognitive Management Plane

Picture of Kenneth Duda Kenneth Duda: May 7, 2018 4:04:58 PM

The last 40 years have seen tremendous growth and progress in the data networking industry. Ethernet, IP, MPLS, GRE, IPsec, MACsec, and VXLAN enable operators to build secure, multiservice, high-performance data planes that interoperate across...

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Protecting IP or Market Share?

Picture of Kenneth Duda Kenneth Duda: Feb 2, 2016 1:45:59 PM

It's tough times on Tasman Drive. Struggling to apply old technology to the new world of cloud computing, Cisco is potentially facing the largest...

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Why Java APIs and Industry-Standard CLIs are Different

Picture of Kenneth Duda Kenneth Duda: Jul 15, 2015 4:45:59 AM

In the past few years, the tech industry has watched with increasing concern as various entrenched participants have brandished copyright law as a...

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