“We look forward to continuing to offer advanced cloud and monitoring fabric capabilities to customers in partnership with Big Switch, now part of Arista Networks.”Arista and Dell will continue to partner to deliver cloud fabric and observability capabilities.Source: Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Data Center Networking, Andrew Lerner, Mike Toussaint, Jonathan Forest, 15 July 2019.The links above are for the viewer’s convenience, and Arista has not reviewed and is not responsible for their content.Acquisition Enhances Arista’s Cloud Networking SoftwareArista Networks, Inc. uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.Arista Networks pioneered software-driven, cognitive cloud networking for large-scale datacenter and campus environments.
Arista Networks during its Q4 2019 earnings call revealed that it has acquired Big Switch Networks to boost network visibility for an undisclosed sum.
Additionally, Big Switch won the best of VMworld for Networking in 2019.ARISTA, EOS, CloudVision and DANZ are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of Arista Networks, Inc. in jurisdictions around the world. Big Switch Networks assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies in this.“For nearly six years, Big Switch Networks and Dell EMC Networking have collaborated in support of Open Networking and the flexibility and choice it offers customers,” said Tom Burns, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Dell EMC Networking & Solutions.
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding the benefits of Big Switch’s products and their impact on the Company’s network monitoring and observability suite.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements including: our limited operating history and experience with developing and releasing new products including network monitoring, analytics and observability products; the benefits resulting from the acquisition of Big Switch Networks and impact on Arista’s suite of networking and monitoring products; product, support or service quality problems; rapidly evolving changes in technology, customer requirements and industry standards as well as other risks stated in our filings with the SEC available on Arista's website at www.arista.com and the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. SANTA CLARA, Calif.,-- September 12, 2018 -- Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET), an industry leader in software driven cloud networking solutions for large datacenter and campus environments, today announced that it has acquired Metamako, a leader in low-latency, FPGA-enabled network solutions. "We welcome Big Switch to the Arista family. While neither company has made an official announcement about the acquisition, a publication called SDX referred to sources who had confirmed the acquisition. All other trademarks, service marks, registered marks or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners. Committed to open standards across private, public and hybrid cloud solutions, Arista products are supported worldwide directly and through partners. The purchase is Arista’s largest acquisition to date, according to a source. Additional information and resources can be found at www.arista.com. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
But there is more work to be done, and Arista has expanded on its original campus cloud with additional features and capabilities that cover individual organizations' needs. Over the summer of 2018, Arista purchased Mojo Networks and Metamako, again for undisclosed (and likely small) sums.
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