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Making It Easier To Break The SONiC Barrier For Networking

January 9, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan 0

Thanks to the ubiquity of the X86 server platform, the Kubernetes container controller, and the KVM server virtualization hypervisor, it is relatively easy to compute like a hyperscaler or cloud builder. …

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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 0

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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