An Intellyx Brain Candy Update
The big news for Cumulus Networks since we last covered them in May 2019 is their pending acquisition by GPU leader Nvidia.
Cumulus offers a version of Linux with in-kernel networking capabilities sufficient to provide a single operational network fabric across enterprise data centers and campuses.
The idea of a campus hearkens to the day when physical wired networks connected various office locations at a particular geography. Today, Cumulus also supports virtual campuses consisting of geographically distributed nodes, including global office or retail locations.
Nvidia’s acquisition of Cumulus complements its 2019 purchase of Mellanox, a data center chip and systems vendor.
While Mellanox hardware works with a diversity of software, Cumulus’s open networking Linux distribution works with a variety of networking hardware. The combination provides comprehensive support for wired networking across data centers and physical as well as virtual campuses.
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