Introducing NetQ — a fabric validation system providing unparalleled visibility
Today is a big day for us over here at Cumulus Networks! We are pleased to announce the launch of a brand new product designed to bring you unparalleled network visibility & remediation. The newest addition to the Cumulus Networks portfolio, NetQ, is a telemetry-based fabric validation system that ensures the network is behaving as it was intended to. It allows you to test, validate and troubleshoot using advanced fabric-wide telemetry and Cumulus Linux.
Why NetQ?
To respond to the evolving industry, increasing business demands and growth, many companies have started the web-scale journey by deploying a fully programmable fabric with fully automated configurations across an open network infrastructure. Companies that have implemented some of these best practices are quickly seeing the benefits of agility, efficiency and lowered costs.
However, these organizations are also facing some unknowns: They are worried about making ad-hoc changes that disrupt the network and they can’t easily demonstrate “network correctness.” They’re interested in moving towards intent-based networking methods, but don’t have the right technology in place to do so.
Traditional operations tools and workflows weren’t built for the speed and scale that a modern cloud data center needs as they are manual, reactive and Continue reading