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10 ways NVIDIA® Cumulus Linux is unique for engineers
Wondering what makes NVIDIA Cumulus Linux different than other network operating systems? View this technical differentiation guide to learn 10 awesome ways NVIDIA Cumulus Linux is unique.
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NVIDIA is the leader in open networking, offering choice and flexibility while removing restrictions end-to-end at all layers of software and hardware. Select the OS of your choice from NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, SONiC and NVIDIA Mellanox Onyx.
- Open systems in a world of mainframes — have total control over your supply chain
- Automation across the network
- Built for scale at inception
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NVIDIA® Cumulus NetQ is a modern network operations tool set that utilizes telemetry data to provide in-depth network visibility of your entire fabric in real time.
- Actionable insights and operational intelligence into the health of your network
- Advanced telemetry and deep analytics
- Complete lifecycle management and operations
- Open and extensible cloud-based architecture to maximize flexibility and efficiency
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NVIDIA® Spectrum Ethernet switches are ideal for leaf and spine data center network solutions, allowing maximum flexibility, with port speeds spanning from 1GbE to 400GbE per port and port density that enables full rack connectivity to any server at any speed. Powered by industry-leading Spectrum ASIC technology, the Spectrum family of Ethernet switches provide consistent high bandwidth performance with industry's lowest latency and highest packet rate.
- Open SDK API that enables ethernet community to build open source networking applications and protocols faster
- Fully programmable, predictable performance + high performance RoCE
- Ideal for building virtualized as well as bare metal layer-2 and layer-3 fabrics
- Includes What Just Happened, a unique feature that collects events and visibility insights locally from Spectrum Ethernet switches
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Open networking software
NVIDIA is the leader in open networking, offering choice and flexibility while removing restrictions end-to-end at all layers of software and hardware. Select the OS of your choice from NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, SONiC and NVIDIA Mellanox Onyx.
- Open systems in a world of mainframes — have total control over your supply chain
- Automation across the network
- Built for scale at inception
NVIDIA® Cumulus NetQ is a modern network operations tool set that utilizes telemetry data to provide in-depth network visibility of your entire fabric in real time.
- Actionable insights and operational intelligence into the health of your network
- Advanced telemetry and deep analytics
- Complete lifecycle management and operations
- Open and extensible cloud-based architecture to maximize flexibility and efficiency
NVIDIA® Spectrum Ethernet switches are ideal for leaf and spine data center network solutions, allowing maximum flexibility, with port speeds spanning from 1GbE to 400GbE per port and port density that enables full rack connectivity to any server at any speed. Powered by industry-leading Spectrum ASIC technology, the Spectrum family of Ethernet switches provide consistent high bandwidth performance with industry's lowest latency and highest packet rate.
- Open SDK API that enables ethernet community to build open source networking applications and protocols faster
- Fully programmable, predictable performance + high performance RoCE
- Ideal for building virtualized as well as bare metal layer-2 and layer-3 fabrics
- Includes What Just Happened, a unique feature that collects events and visibility insights locally from Spectrum Ethernet switches
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