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Suing Arista was always the plan

Cisco didn't want a royalty arrangement; it wanted revenge

By Jim Duffy

Dec 17, 2014 4 mins

Cisco Systems Data Center Network Switches

Cisco was surprised by Arista statements: Chambers

Timing of suits came this year after executive remarks

By Jim Duffy

Dec 11, 2014 4 mins

Data Center Network Switches

iWARP update advances RDMA over Ethernet for data center and cloud networks

The iWARP protocol is the IETF standard for RDMA over Ethernet, and offers an alternative to specialized fabrics such as InfiniBand.

By Wael Noureddine, VP of Product Management, Chelsio, and David Fair, Unified Networking Marketing Manager, Intel

Dec 10, 2014 6 mins

Network Switches

Cisco lawsuits aside, Arista forges ahead with EOS

Enhances switch operating system for DevOps as litigation awaits

By Jim Duffy

Dec 10, 2014 2 mins

Cisco Systems Network Switches

Cisco Catalyst 6500 shops adopting Nexus 9000

All data center customers will have next gen switch by end of 2015; enterprise cores picking it up too

By Jim Duffy

Dec 9, 2014 3 mins

Cisco Systems Network Switches SDN

What happens next in the Cisco suit against Arista?

Although the outcome is uncertain, the case will likely go to trial

By John Dix

Dec 9, 2014 5 mins

Cisco Systems Network Switches

Arista fires back at Cisco’s suits

Claims company is resorting to same tactics it derided 20 years ago

By Jim Duffy

Dec 8, 2014 3 mins

Cisco Systems Cloud Computing Network Switches

Cisco seen building momentum in Nexus 9K, ACI

Analyst upbeat after EMEA talks; HP feels the love; IBM stepping in for EMC, VCE

By Jim Duffy

Dec 4, 2014 3 mins

Cisco Systems IBM Network Switches

Juniper unbundles switch hardware, software

Offers Junos OS on Open Compute Project switch

By Jim Duffy

Dec 3, 2014 5 mins

Cloud Computing Network Switches SDN

Extreme extends SDN products, partners

Extreme adds 72-port 10G switch, plus partners A10 Networks, NetOptics and Sanbolic

By Jim Duffy

Nov 18, 2014 2 mins

Cloud Computing Network Switches SDN