Despite the clear cost benefits, white-box switches outfitted with independent network operating systems (NOS) solutions have seen only limited adoption in leading enterprise IT shops. That’s due to ...

What if you could manage your data center switches and routers the same way you manage your servers, and cut capital expense costs in the bargain? That’s the pitch for white-box networking, the move ...

White box switches and open-source Network Operating Systems (NOS) are transforming the networking landscape by offering greater flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. This article explores ...

Networking equipment from Cisco Systems, Arista Networks, and Juniper Networks and others runs on operating system software owned and built by those vendors. Some parties think that needs to change.

Yes, Amazon is eating the world. And now, the company’s AWS branch may take a bite out of companies such as Cisco, Arista, and Juniper by competing against them in network switches. Amazon Web ...

Ever look at the back of your router and ask yourself “WHY!?!?” There are only four ethernet ports there. Four. How can anyone live and thrive with such a measly amount of wired network connections?

Over the past two decades, many industrial operations began building digital backbones into their production platforms. Like their counterparts in office environments, they wanted more data to enhance ...

Is there some sort of switch to toggle an ethernet connection on and off...or even an ethernet a/b switch?<BR><BR>I need something that would go in between two ethernet cables and with some sort of ...

Trisha Jandoc is a writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on multimedia ...