The SONiC community came together for a unique virtual event to help define test requirements and evaluate the performance of Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC). As an open-source network OS, SONiC runs on many different switches from multiple vendors. One of the problems with many open-source projects is that not all vendors are as committed to those projects as others.
]]>This post was originally published on the Mellanox blog in April 2020. People generally assume that faster network interconnects maximize endpoint performance. In this post, I examine the key factors and considerations when choosing the right speed for your leaf-spine data center network. To establish a common ground and terminology, Table 1 lists the five building blocks of a standard…
]]>This blog post was updated on 9/23/2024. NVIDIA is committed to your success when you choose SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud), the free, community-developed, Linux-based network operating system (NOS) hardened in the data centers of some of the largest cloud service providers. SONiC is an ideal choice for centers looking for a low-cost, scalable, and fully controllable NOS…
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