Cumulus Insights

What is Cumulus?

Cumulus Linux is a Linux distribution designed to run on bare-metal network switches. It enables users to treat their network like a server, using common Linux tools and automation frameworks to manage and operate their network infrastructure. It's commonly used in data centers to build scalable and agile networks.

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What other technologies are related to Cumulus?

Cumulus Competitor Technologies

OpenSwitch

OpenSwitch is an open-source network operating system, positioning it as a competitor to Cumulus Linux.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 72% (65) of relevant job posts

SONiC

SONiC is another open-source network operating system that directly competes with Cumulus Linux.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 9% (148) of relevant job posts

Cisco NXOS

Cisco NX-OS is a network operating system that competes with Cumulus Linux in the data center networking space.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 20% (62) of relevant job posts

Arista EOS

Arista EOS is a network operating system that competes with Cumulus Linux in data center networking.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 11% (78) of relevant job posts

Arista

Arista Networks, as a whole, competes with Cumulus in providing networking solutions.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 2% (171) of relevant job posts

Juniper

Juniper Networks provides networking solutions that compete with Cumulus Linux-based deployments.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 0% (194) of relevant job posts

Cisco

Cisco provides networking hardware and software that competes directly with Cumulus.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 0% (282) of relevant job posts

Cumulus Complementary Technologies

Ixia

Ixia (now Keysight) provides testing and visibility solutions that are complementary to Cumulus Linux deployments for validating network performance.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 3% (108) of relevant job posts

Mellanox

Mellanox (now NVIDIA Networking) provides network hardware (NICs, switches) that can be used with Cumulus Linux. Cumulus can run on Mellanox hardware.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 5% (51) of relevant job posts

EVPN

EVPN (Ethernet VPN) is a technology often used with Cumulus Linux for building scalable layer 2 networks.

mentioned alongside Cumulus in 2% (105) of relevant job posts