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10 ways NVIDIA® Cumulus Linux is unique for engineers
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The compelling case for open networking
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RegisterBenefits of moving to an open networking model
Disaggregation & lowered costs
Simplification & scale
Real-time
visibility
Flexibility & control
Agility &
automation
Easier to
manage
Network OS
Your choice of NOS
Network Operations
Applications
Best-in-class hardware
Ethernet switching
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 your operating system 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
- Standard operational model across the data center
- Automation across the network
- Built for scale at inception
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Spectrum’s Open SDK API enables the Ethernet community to build open source networking applications and protocols faster and can be a base for a standard Ethernet switch interface. That means you can build applications that suit your network needs.
For network visibility, we offer two state-of-the-art solutions. NVIDIA Mellanox Spectrum® Ethernet switches come with What Just Happened (WJH), a unique feature that collects events and visibility insights locally from Mellanox Spectrum Ethernet switches
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 Mellanox Spectrum switches provide the industry's best performing ASIC. The Spectrum programmable ASIC enables flexibility to handle evolving networking technologies.
- Open SDK API that enables ethernet community to build open source networking applications and protocols faster
- Fully programmable
- Predictable performance
- High performance RoCE
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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 your operating system 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
- Standard operational model across the data center
- Automation across the network
- Built for scale at inception
Spectrum’s Open SDK API enables the Ethernet community to build open source networking applications and protocols faster and can be a base for a standard Ethernet switch interface. That means you can build applications that suit your network needs.
For network visibility, we offer two state-of-the-art solutions. NVIDIA Mellanox Spectrum® Ethernet switches come with What Just Happened (WJH), a unique feature that collects events and visibility insights locally from Mellanox Spectrum Ethernet switches
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 Mellanox Spectrum switches provide the industry's best performing ASIC. The Spectrum programmable ASIC enables flexibility to handle evolving networking technologies.
- Open SDK API that enables ethernet community to build open source networking applications and protocols faster
- Fully programmable
- Predictable performance
- High performance RoCE
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