--- title: Arista Networks Blog | 2013 description: 2013 | 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/2013#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/2013#0) [Instagram](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2013#0) [Linkedin](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2013#0) [X](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2013#0) [YouTube](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2013#0) [Medium](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2013#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 ### 2013 [![binary\_datacenter.jpg](https://blogs.arista.com/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/binary_datacenter.jpg)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/a-new-cloud-network-spline-is-born) 3 min read #### [A New Cloud Network “Spline™” Is Born](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/a-new-cloud-network-spline-is-born) ![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 4, 2013, 8:23:10 AM The dramatic shift to East-West traffic patterns within the data center is creating excitement, new customer requirements and many new three-letter... 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[Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/jayshree-ullal) [2013](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2013) [Read More](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/redefining-cloud-networking-resilience-visibility) [![](https://blogs.arista.com/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/ShakingHands.jpg)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/enabling-network-applications-with-vmware-microsoft-and-the-ecosystem) 2 min read #### [Enabling Network Applications with VMware, Microsoft and the Ecosystem](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/enabling-network-applications-with-vmware-microsoft-and-the-ecosystem) ![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): Aug 26, 2013, 8:38:51 AM With the advent of the modern application era in data centers for applications such as business analytics and web services and the accompanying... 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[Jayshree Ullal](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/jayshree-ullal) [2013](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2013) [Read More](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/shifting-from-enterprise-to-cloud-with-the-arista-7500e) [![](https://blogs.arista.com/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/PPTBluredDataCenter_2000.png)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-next-generation-in-cloud-scale-networking-the-arista-7500e) 2 min read #### [The Next Generation in Cloud-Scale Networking: The Arista 7500E](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-next-generation-in-cloud-scale-networking-the-arista-7500e) ![Picture of Andreas Bechtolsheim](https://blogs.arista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/Andy_sq.jpg?width=30&name=Andy_sq.jpg) [Andreas Bechtolsheim](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/author/andreas-bechtolsheim): Apr 30, 2013, 8:55:09 PM Today we are announcing our new 7500E modular switch, the fastest and densest modular switching platform in the industry, enabling cloud networks to... [Andy Bechtolsheim](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/andy-bechtolsheim) [2013](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/topic/2013) [Read More](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/the-next-generation-in-cloud-scale-networking-the-arista-7500e) [![](https://blogs.arista.com/hubfs/Arista/Images/Blog/DANZ-diagram.jpg)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/celebrating-one-million-ports-of-software-defined-cloud-networking-and-introducing-the-arista-data-analyzer-danz) 2 min read #### [Celebrating One Million Ports of Software Defined Cloud Networking and Introducing the Arista Data Analyzer (DANZ)](https://blogs.arista.com/blog/celebrating-one-million-ports-of-software-defined-cloud-networking-and-introducing-the-arista-data-analyzer-danz) ![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): Feb 12, 2013, 9:12:44 PM For the past 5 years, Arista has been setting the agenda for software defined cloud networking. We are not addressing the legacy enterprise market... 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