--- title: Arista Networks Blog | 2012 description: 2012 | Arista Networks was founded to pioneer and deliver data-driven cloud networking solutions for large data center storage and computing environments. --- [Skip to the main content.](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012#main-content) [![Arista-Logo\_No\_Backgound](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arista-Logo_No_Backgound.png?width=472&height=75&name=Arista-Logo_No_Backgound.png "Arista-Logo_No_Backgound")](http://www.arista.com) [![vast](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/vast.png?width=283&height=44&name=vast.png "vast")](http://www.arista.com) - [Home](https://blogs.arista.com/blog) - [Arista Community Central](https://arista.my.site.com/AristaCommunity/s/) - Company - [Overview](https://www.arista.com/en/company/company-overview) - [Management Team](https://www.arista.com/en/company/management-team) - [Testimonials](https://www.arista.com/en/company/customer-testimonials) - [Contact Us](https://www.arista.com/en/company/contact-us) - [Press Room](https://www.arista.com/en/company/news) Contact Toggle Menu Toggle Menu Contact - [Home](https://blogs.arista.com/blog) - [Arista Community Central](https://arista.my.site.com/AristaCommunity/s/) - Company - [Overview](https://www.arista.com/en/company/company-overview) - [Management Team](https://www.arista.com/en/company/management-team) - [Testimonials](https://www.arista.com/en/company/customer-testimonials) - [Contact Us](https://www.arista.com/en/company/contact-us) - [Press Room](https://www.arista.com/en/company/news) [Facebook](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012#0) [Instagram](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012#0) [Linkedin](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012#0) [X](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012#0) [YouTube](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012#0) [Medium](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012#0) # Arista Networks Blog #### Exploring the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in networking Filter by Tag Show All 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Andre Pech Andy Bechtolsheim Anshul Sadana Artificial Intelligence Douglas Gourlay Guest Blogs Jayshree Ullal Kenneth Duda Martin Hull Praful Bhaidasna ### 2012 [![](https://blogs.arista.com/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/2015Reflections_Blog.jpg)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/software-defined-cloud-networking-reflections) 3 min read #### [Software-Defined Cloud Networking Reflections](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/software-defined-cloud-networking-reflections) ![Picture of Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arista%20(Marketing%20Only)/Images%20(Marketing%20Only)/Blog/Jayshree_Ullal_024.png?width=30&name=Jayshree_Ullal_024.png) [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/author/jayshree-ullal): Dec 24, 2012, 9:59:40 AM Every year I like to reflect upon my beginning of year predictions and compare them with the reality of what actually occurred. Once again that time... [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/jayshree-ullal) [2012](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012) [Read More](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/software-defined-cloud-networking-reflections) [![](https://blogs.arista.com/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/Arista_Tagline.png)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/sdn-is-about-programmable-networking) 2 min read #### [SDN is about Programmable Networking](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/sdn-is-about-programmable-networking) ![Picture of Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arista%20(Marketing%20Only)/Images%20(Marketing%20Only)/Blog/Jayshree_Ullal_024.png?width=30&name=Jayshree_Ullal_024.png) [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/author/jayshree-ullal): Nov 21, 2012, 11:46:11 AM The hype of Software Defined Networking (SDN) is alive and well. Many are advocating changing the classical IP model and moving to a network where a... [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/jayshree-ullal) [2012](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012) [Read More](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/sdn-is-about-programmable-networking) [![](https://blogs.arista.com/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/AJ25293.jpg)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-many-facets-of-software-defined-switching) 2 min read #### [The Many Facets of Software-Defined Switching](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-many-facets-of-software-defined-switching) ![Picture of Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arista%20(Marketing%20Only)/Images%20(Marketing%20Only)/Blog/Jayshree_Ullal_024.png?width=30&name=Jayshree_Ullal_024.png) [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/author/jayshree-ullal): Sep 18, 2012, 8:56:06 PM In recent times many Software Defined Networking (SDN) advocates are seeking to establish a new paradigm of networking that better optimizes for... [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/jayshree-ullal) [2012](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2012) [Read More](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-many-facets-of-software-defined-switching) [![](https://blogs.arista.com/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/ServerBackground.jpg)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-power-of-programmable-cloud-networking) 2 min read #### [The Power of Programmable Cloud Networking](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-power-of-programmable-cloud-networking) ![Picture of Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arista%20(Marketing%20Only)/Images%20(Marketing%20Only)/Blog/Jayshree_Ullal_024.png?width=30&name=Jayshree_Ullal_024.png) [Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/author/jayshree-ullal): Jul 15, 2012, 8:54:12 PM For past few decades, our internetworks have been built and have operated in a decentralized manner, thus avoiding the pitfalls of a single point of... 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