Cumulus content roundup: May 2020

May means more content! There was a very exciting announcement from us this month, and if you missed it don’t worry, you can read all about it below. In addition, we were keeping very busy with fresh podcast episodes, informative blog posts and much more. Ready to dive into all things open networking? Get comfortable and let’s dive in.

From Cumulus Networks

UCMP: Augmenting L3 only designs: So what makes a purely L3 design so aspirational? Can a UCMP increase efficiency? Read this blog post by Rama Dharba as he addresses these questions and more. He delves into the challenges surrounding this type of design, possible solutions and a recent augmentation in Cumulus Linux 4.1 that increases the design’s ability for flexibility.

Kernel of Truth season 3 episode 6: Building modern campus networks: Let’s talk about all things modern campus networks. In this new Kernel of Truth episode, Brain O’Sullivan, Roopa Prabhu, Eric Pulvino and David Marshall dive into trends, technologies, architecture and much more. Grab your headphones and get ready to hear first-hand experiences from building these networks as well as tips and tricks learned along the way.

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Cumulus content roundup: March 2020

Spring has sprung! With the change of the seasons, we’ve kept busy pumping out new content and useful resources. If you’re looking for a quick mental vacation, get ready to cozy up with this month’s edition of the Cumulus Content Roundup. We’ve got exciting announcements, fresh podcast episodes for your listening enjoyment, as well as blog posts packed with open networking and data center goodness.

From Cumulus Networks
Cumulus Networks launches the industry’s first open source and fully packaged automation solution — making open networking easier to deploy and manage and enabling infrastructure-as-code models: Cumulus Networks announces the release of its production-ready automation solution for organizations moving towards fully automated networks! Read all about how we are taking the next step in network automation in this blog post.

Production-ready automation — the how and why: So we’ve announced the industry’s first open source and fully packaged automation solution– but how exactly did we get there? This blog post dives into the challenges that customers were facing and the reason we wanted to help.

A new era for Cumulus in the Cloud: Can you believe that Cumulus in the Cloud was launched over two years ago? Yeah, we’re also Continue reading

Cumulus content roundup: October 2019

What could be scarier than non-scalable networking systems, outdated solutions and slow deployment time? Nothing. Luckily for you, there’s none of that in this months content roundup.

We kept busy with a very exciting announcement (hint: it has to do with campus networks) and we think you’ll be excited about it too. Read October’s content roundup to catch up with all the latest Cumulus news, releases, and what’s to come. Happy reading!

From Cumulus Networks:

The ease and importance of scaling in the enterprise: Out with the old and in with the new. Check out this blog by Finn Turner to find out how flexible, scalable network technologies are helping organizations smoothly take their network to the next level.

Securing open source: a brief look at dependency management: Ready to dive into dependency management? This post will cover three categories of dependency management, and which one is the right fit for your project.

How inspiration from your data center can modernize your campus network: While we originally designed Cumulus Linux for data center networking, we’ve now entered into the campus network. Not sure what that entails? Read this informative post by Scott Ciccone to find out about all Continue reading

Cumulus content roundup: October

.We’re back with the Cumulus content roundup- October edition. We’ve kept busy this month with a new white boarding video series, podcasts, resources and more. Covering everything from Open Source to digital transformation, we’ve rounded it all up right here, so settle in and stay a while!

From Cumulus Networks:

Preparing your network for digital transformation: Learn about the primary challenges with digital transformation and how web-scale networking principles make digital transformation possible and profitable. Is your network ready for the future?

Web-scale networking for cloud service providers: Find out why cloud service providers need to have agile, highly scalable and cost effective infrastructure in order to stand out to their customers.

Our dedicated approach to open source networking: Read our philosophy and how we’ve contributed to and participated in the open source community.

Web-scale Whiteboarding: Openstack Overview: Watch our brand new series of whiteboarding videos with our very own Pete Lumbis

Kernel of Truth: Episode 9: Tune into this podcast episode as we dive into Layer 3 networking and why we believe it’s the future of network design.

News from the web:

Gartner Peer Insights: See the full list of companies recognized for Best Data Networking of 2018, including Cumulus Networks!

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Kernel of Truth episode 9: Layer 3 Networking

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For this week’s Kernel of Truth podcast we dive into Layer 3 networking and why we believe it’s the future of network design. In this episode we cover everything about why you should transition to Layer 3, how to make that transition, and why L3 is different than Layer 2. We bring in Jason Heller, a Principle Consulting Architect here at Cumulus, as well as Donald Sharp, a Principle Engineer to gain insight into the future of Layer 3 and the possibilities it can hold for you.

Tune in to to hear the pros and cons of L3 and the best way to begin transitioning and the options that come with Layer 3 networking. If you like what you hear on this week’s episode make sure to follow and subscribe!

Guest Bios

Brian O’Sullivan: Brian O’Sullivan is a generalist who happened to end up in a highly specialized field through no fault of his own. For 15 or so years he’s held software Product Management positions at Juniper Networks as well as other smaller companies. Once he Continue reading

Kernel of Truth episode 8: Network agility

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On this week’s Kernel of Truth episode, we’re breaking down network agility and why it’s important to you. The networking world loves a good acronym, but have no fear, this episode will also begin to unscramble the alphabet soup that comes with the technology. For this episode we brought in Attilla de Groot and Scott Edwards to discuss why agile networks are changing the tech world, how we got here, and what’s next.

If you’re interested in learning about the virtualization of IT, new innovations, and how that’s helping computing power become greater and faster than ever, this episode is for you. We discuss how Cumulus is making design methods and network architecture that’s easier for our customers to use and how we’re working to design a simpler, more freeing approach to networking and much more. So grab your headphones and sit back for 25 minutes of networking goodness!

Guest Bios

Attilla de Groot: Cumulus Networks; Attilla has spent the last 15 years at the cutting edge of Continue reading

Cumulus content roundup: September

Who’s ready for another Cumulus content roundup? This month we kept busy with step-by-step guides, tips and tricks, and even kicked off a new series, Tales from the field! Grab a seat and settle in to learn more about everything from EVPN to ZTP, and how they benefit you. Happy reading!

From Cumulus Networks:

We stand with open source: We’ve come a long way from where we began as a company. Find out why we’re passionate about open source networking, what we’ve brought to the table in the last couple of years, and our goals for the future.

5 tips for transitioning to 100G networking: Are you ready to increase your networking speed and pack more computing into the same space? You’re going to want to read these 5 tips on making the transition to 100G networking as smooth as possible.

EVPN behind the curtains: Confused about EVPN? Read this blog post for a step-by-step understanding of EVPN and what it means to you.

Tales from the field: Best practices for initial provisioning (Part 1): Let’s dive into ZTP! Read part one of “Tales from the field,” a series, and find out how to use automation tools to Continue reading