Heavy Networking 521: Diving Into Dell Technologies’ SONiC Network OS For The Enterprise (Sponsored)

Today on Heavy Networking, we explore the SONiC network operating system with our sponsor, Dell Technologies. SONiC is “an open source network operating system based on Linux that runs on switches from multiple vendors and ASICs.”
If an open-source NOS sounds like something for hyperscale companies, think again. Dell has invested in SONiC to develop an enterprise-specific distro, and believes it’s now ready for all sorts of enterprises, very possibly yours. How ready? Ready enough that Dell will back SONiC with all the support you’d require to be comfortable deploying it.
We dive into the details with Alley Hasan, Director, Product Strategy and Business Development at Dell Technologies.
We discuss:

* SONiC’s origins
* Technical details of Dell’s SONiC distribution
* Enterprise value proposition and use cases
* Supported hardware
* Key routing and switching features
* Hooks into automation and telemetry
* More

Show Links:
Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies
Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies Specification Sheet (PDF)
Dell Technologies Networking
Power Up Network Automation With Dell Technologies’ SONiC NOS – Packet Pushers
Dell Technologies Delivers the Power of Open Source Networking to Help Automate and Simplify Data Centers – Dell Technologies US
Dell Technologies and SONiC: Open Source Networking That Checks All the Boxes – Direct2DellEMC
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