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After Long Last, A Commercial-Grade SONiC Network Operating System

October 12, 2022 Timothy Prickett Morgan 2

It is perplexing to us that the world’s largest distributor of client and server operating systems and also the creator of the Linux-based, open source SONiC network operating system – that would be Microsoft with its Windows and Windows Server franchises – did not see the benefit or the need to commercialize SONiC and lead the open networking revolution. …

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Innovium Hitches Its Switches To SONiC’s Boom

April 21, 2021 Timothy Prickett Morgan 2

Breaking into the datacenter compute or networking ASIC business is about as easy as trying to start up a new global car company. …

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Is Microsoft’s SONiC Winning The War Of The NOSes?

May 12, 2020 Timothy Prickett Morgan Comments Off on Is Microsoft’s SONiC Winning The War Of The NOSes?

There are many things that are ironic in the IT business. …

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Microsoft’s Embrace Of Linux Extends Its Reach

March 10, 2016 Timothy Prickett Morgan 1

If you have not figured it out yet, this is not your grandfather’s Microsoft. …

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