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Networking for the Cloud

Adam Lorts

Making networks simpler, more affordable, and faster to deploy

Q3 2015

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Single-Vendor Blob Constrained innovation High margins for

vendors Slow feature dev cycles Requires a certified

expert to operate

Great Physical Networking with the Cumulus® Linux® OS

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NETWORK OSVENDOR

HARDWARE

APP APP APP

Customer Choice Vibrant DevOps community Best-of-breed vendors Rapid deployment General skill set

NETWORK OS

OPEN HARDWARE

APP APPAPP

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History is Repeating Itself

Linux-driven disaggregation of hardware/software

Servers: Open EcosystemAgile, open, scalable with unprecedented cost savings

Servers: Legacy SystemsComplex monolithic systems that lock in and don’t scale

Compute – Last 15 years Networking – Happening Now

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Web Scale Technology for Anyone

Smart Applications Running on Cloud

Architectures


Open Networking Benefits

$REDUCEDCAPEXCOST

$INCREASED

OPEX

SAVINGS

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Arista ASP Cisco ASP Cumulus Networks ASP$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000 10G TOR Comparison (ASP, 3 Year)

Support

Optics+Cables

Required SW

Switch

Great CapEx Savings

Assumptions: 48x10G SFP+ & 6 x QSFP+; Downlinks are 3m DACs and uplinks are 40G SR4 OpticsCumulus Linux has default support for OSFP, BGP. Both Cisco and Arista requires advanced or enhanced image to support BGP, OSPF

Savings

SW + Support Combined


Case Study – Web–Scale Data Center

Large-scale IPv4 network with 40,000 Switches running in production since October 2012 – 100% Cumulus Networks

When they were 50% deployed:

• 90% of staff managed incumbent gear

• 10% managed the gear running Cumulus

“The costs are gone,” - said Customer, regarding how Cumulus Linux lowered

Customer’s networking, storage and server costs.

“It’s not magic, the costs just aren’t there anymore.”

Provisioning: From Days to Minutes

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ManuallyInstall

PhysicalInstallOrdering / Delivery Manually

Configure Production

Days / Weeks

Traditional (Manual) Switch Provisioning

Hours / Days

Faster, with fewer errors.

ONIE Boot,OS Install,

Agent Install,

Pull Config

PhysicalInstallOrdering / Delivery Production

Automated Switch Provisioning with Cumulus Linux

Days / Weeks

Minutes


Cumulus Networks – Customer Use Cases

VirtualizationPublic Cloud / Web 2.0

OpenStackBig Data

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Who Uses Cumulus Networks

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Broad Product Portfolio — Industry Leading Hardware Coverage

10G1G 40G

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