18.10.2012
Combis became partner with Arista Networks, company that provides sophisticated next generation data center switches, with focus on virtualization and automation in Cloud surroundings and interoperability according to all industry standards.
Besides standard functionalities that are prerequisite for data center switches, the main advantage of Arista Networks switches is definitely innovative and modular EOS (Extensible OS) platform, built upon a stable, open source Linux core, which guaranties openness, flexibility and scalability. This software model enables simple upgrading with new applications that are not usually characteristic to switches, including software for analyzing network traffic and alike.
"We continuously follow new global technology trends so we can find the best solutions for our customers. In networking, the next technology trend, along with Cloud and automation, is definitely SDN (Software Defined Networking), which represents new paradigm in data management; centralized management, trough outside control unity. Arista Networks is recognized in this segment so we have the opportunity to offer our customer optimal service." – said Juraj Markotić, Director of IP Communications in Combis.
"Combis and Arista Networks cooperation has already showed itself as a success and resulted with first implementation, so the customer gained new switches to secure high throughput in data center, in order to support new virtual surroundings and throughput towards storage system. Additionally, integration with virtual platform resulted in possibility to manage both virtual and physical infrastructure in a unified and integrated manner. To explain, customer knows exactly at which physical interface is which virtual machine so it can apply network and security policies in a dynamic way, which results with much simplified network infrastructure management." – said Pero Gvozdenica, expert for network solutions from Combis.
"Our wish is to continue to develop expertise and networks solutions for data centers, so partnership with Arista Networks was a logical step towards stronger positioning of Combis in that particular segment." – concluded Markotić.