Arista Networks Blog

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The Fabric Hype Versus Cloud Networking Simplicity

As we enter 2012, the networking industry faces much need for a return to focusing on simplicity and standards amidst the confusion created by proprietary vendor-specific architectures. Cisco waxes eloquent about scaling large data center networks...

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The Role of 10GBASE-T and 40GbE in Cloud Networking

10GbE continues to make strides into data centers. The massive data explosion triggered by bandwidth-heavy content such as video, high-resolution...

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Celebrating 1000 Customers for Cloud Networking

This month we are celebrating our third year of shipments at Arista Networks growing from 0 to 1000 customers in record time. We have outpaced the...

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The Four Pillars of Software-Defined Cloud Networking

Software-defined networking, an exciting buzz word these days really means different things to different folks. Often Openflow, ONS (Open Network...

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Cloud Networking vs Enterprise Networking – Are We Stretching Investment Protection?

Networking vendors and the IT industry have touted investment protection as a key attribute for many years. This combined with...

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The March to Merchant Silicon in 10Gbe Cloud Networking

The inevitable march towards merchant silicon for Ethernet switching is continuing with the announcement from Intel today that it is acquiring...

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Big-Data is a Big Deal for Cloud Networking

Once again new applications are pushing the envelope for modern cloud networking, a radical departure from traditional enterprises! Big Data was a...

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Software-Defined Cloud Networking: Hype or Reality?

I have been pleasantly surprised by the rapid adoption in data centers of cloud networking architectures in just the past two years. Cloud computing...

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Our Next Frontier in Cloud Networking

When Arista launched Cloud Networking in 2008, many did not grasp its profound impact. Today it is an industry reality, with 750+ worldwide customers...

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Big Data Needs Cloud Networking

Over the past three years computing architectures have bifurcated, resulting in markedly different network architectures for legacy enterprise and...

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