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If anything this shift to software based networking is a reflection the Intel's CPUs have reached the 'fast enough' mark. Here are some of the relevant article

by sengork 10y ago

If anything this shift to software based networking is a reflection the Intel's CPUs have reached the 'fast enough' mark. Here are some of the relevant articles for those who may not be in the datacentre loop: NFV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualizatio... SDN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking Regardless there is still place for time-critical network segments where you'll find the likes of QNX.

fastball 10y ago
Yup. For most use cases, SDN is now good enough that you don't need premium/bespoke hardware solutions, commodity hardware works just as well. And for the segment of the market where SDN isn't yet good enough (HFT, for instance), there are a lot of players in the field. See this article that was on HN recently about one of Cisco's competitors, that seems to be making more performant switches than Cisco. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602135/high-frequency-trading-is-nearing-the-ultimate-speed-limit/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602135/high-frequency-tra...