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Jul 30, 2025
Taming the Multi-Cloud Beast: How OpenStack, SONiC, and MCP Unlock AI Agility
Author: Tom Yin, Managing Partner at TJTC LLC In today's digital landscape, a multi-cloud and edge strategy is essential for data-intensive AI applications. However, organizations often face the immense challenge of managing network complexity and the steep costs of proprietary cloud routers, which can easily exceed thousands of dollars per…
Jul 3, 2025
Debunking 5 Common Myths About SONiC NOS
Author: Ilona Gabinsky, VP of Marketing at Aviz Networks The rise of SONiC—Software for Open Networking in the Cloud—has introduced a major shift in the networking industry, offering enterprises an open-source, disaggregated alternative to traditional proprietary network operating systems (NOS). But as with any transformative technology, SONiC’s rapid adoption has…
Jun 16, 2025
SONiC 202505: Powering AI Fabrics and Enterprise Networks with Precision and Insight
Author: Yanzhao Zhang The SONiC 202505 release marks a major milestone in the evolution of open source networking, bringing powerful new capabilities tailored for AI backend fabrics, enterprise deployments, and next-generation observability. This release introduces support for SRv6 (Segment Routing over IPv6) to enable source-routed AI backend networks—optimized for high-performance…
Apr 23, 2025
Multi-Vendor SONiC: Creating New Opportunities For The Enterprise
Author: Ravi Kumar, Solutions Architect at Aviz Networks As enterprises seek more control, flexibility, and performance in their network infrastructure, the concept of multi-vendor open source is gaining significant traction. SONiC stands at the center of this shift, offering a vendor-neutral, community-driven model that’s helping organizations break free from proprietary…
Jan 9, 2025
Marvell Simplifies Network Optimization with ‘Bring Your Own Configuration’
Authors: Ravindranath C K, Chris Nitin Petrus, Dhruvkumar Kadia, Kumaresh Babu The SONiC Hackathon 2024 was a global virtual event that showcased ten innovative projects from around the world. The fact that each project could achieve such a significant impact in just under three days highlights the transformative power of SONiC’s open…
Dec 10, 2024
Dell Technologies Supercharges SONiC with Gen AI Power: 2024 Hackathon Winner Spotlight
Authors: Venkatesan Mahalingam, Senthil Kumar Ganesan, Vinoth Kumar Arumugam, Udhaya Chandran Shanmugam and Rathna Sabapathy at Dell Technologies. The OCP 2024 SONiC Team called on the SONiC community to showcase their most innovative solutions for current challenges. Out of numerous participants, four winners were chosen across different categories. Today, we’re…
