188 Arista Networks Testimonials

“We have been part of the FRench Network Operators Group (FRnOG) for a number of years and seen presentations and case studies on the success of Arista for use cases similar to ours, and this was the spark that prompted us to bring Arista in as part of a proof of concept project.”

“In order to have the maximum scalability we selected to use a L3 mesh backbone between switch and transport traffic using VXLAN encapsulation, This particular configuration offers the required flexibility and simple provisioning operation in order to provide effective network transport, for Lepida itself and our wholesale customer, between different Internet Exchange Meeting Points.”

“During the last three years we have grown quickly by acquiring big customers that chose CDLAN for our connectivity and data center services. This rapid growth was a great opportunity for us, but it started to exploit some weaknesses of our network infrastructure.”

"Our technical guys were particularly impressed by the ease of management of Arista and during operation it has allowed us to make major changes that would typically take weeks in just a few days.”

“As an industry first, there was a bit of a learning curve, but we had no issues with the Arista switch. One of the things we were concerned about was unlike a data center where a switch is always on, we have to deploy on a new site for every job and switching equipment on and off needs to be predictable and have reasonably quick startup - in this respect, the Arista switch is up and running in under 8 minutes which is faster than some of the other elements within the truck.”

"The data center is undergoing unprecedented change. First we consolidated servers and storage into fewer and larger data centers for the simple economies of scale and operation. With the growing dominance of the X86 architecture, virtualization enabled a second tier of consolidation with CapEx, OpEx and operational quality benefits, and in turn accelerated the use of new operational and organizational models (utility computing, service oriented IT). This rapid evolution is continuing, fueled by the remarkable progress in multi-core CPU’s and storage technologies. Data center networking is hardly immune to any of this and must evolve in performance, cost performance and even architecture in order not to be the Achilles Heel of all of this. This is a perfect time for a well-funded team of experienced networking leaders to disrupt this market with innovation."

“This is the largest and most significant project we have undertaken within Virgin Media O2 that will radically impact how we manage the network over the next decade, Our selection of Arista as the core network technology has been carefully considered and extensively tested. To date, the results have either met or surpassed our expectations. For us, the relationship with Arista is a strategic partnership and our vision around areas such as open standards and the future technology roadmap are aligned which gives us confidence in the long-term success of this transformative project."

"The Arista solution completely changed our WiFi experience. Our customers anticipate a great experience when they visit us. Arista exceeds their WiFi expectations, delivering fast, reliable, and consistent WiFi.”

"Delivering high profile events such as the 2010 Winter Olympics requires maximum uptime, immaculate QoS, and automated provisioning. Having the latest generation 10Gb Ethernet switching from Arista in our Las Vegas and London Broadcast Operations Centers is absolutely critical to our success."

“We call it the next evolution of networking and we believe that one day all operators will be like this, A future where each customer has the freedom to adapt the service provider network to their individual business requirements without sacrificing quality, performance or reliability is now a reality.”

“In order to have the maximum scalability we selected to use a L3 mesh backbone between switch and transport traffic using VXLAN encapsulation, This particular configuration offers the required flexibility and simple provisioning operation in order to provide effective network transport, for Fixed Mobile itself and our wholesale customers.”

"StumbleUpon has been experiencing sustained traffic growth typical of large social networks and Arista was able to provide the most efficient and scalable datacenter networking platform. The low power consumption and high density of Arista's switches is unmatched by the competition."

“Our needs have changed as ITN has grown and today it is critical for us to be able to adapt to new demands and workflows with flexibility at scale. The move to an IP network is a significant change for us – and it will be with us for a long time – so our scoping project was extremely thorough.”

“During this project, we have developed a good relationship with the Arista team, The technical support has been fantastic and when we have wanted to do things in a slightly unconventional way, they have always found a way to help us. For us, Arista is a strategic partner for our future expansion,”

“We are continually evaluating new technologies and potential vendors and we had read good reports about Arista in this space, We also spoke to contacts within the Italian and international community that had successfully deployed Arista. Following these discussions we decided to include Arista in a PoC as Arista’s technology seemed like a perfect fit for our requirement.”