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It’s too bad for them too since eventually someone will build free software too. In many cases, they already are, though it's debatable whether it's ready to c
by Silhouette 7y ago
It’s too bad for them too since eventually someone will build free software too.
In many cases, they already are, though it's debatable whether it's ready to compete head-on with the major commercial offerings. You can buy white box switches and open software platforms to control them for SDN purposes right now, for example. But I'd say so far the main SDN suites haven't built up a great reputation and a lot of IT groups still prefer to source everything from one supplier with an expensive but all-encompassing support contract.
- topranks 7y agoYou can run commodity / white box switches in regular old mode, with routing protocols etc. Just because you have a Broadcom chip doesn’t mean you need to use some new-fangled centralized / crontroller based control plane.
- Silhouette 7y agoSure. My point was just that the more free/open alternatives to newer technologies in the industry aren't necessarily advanced enough yet to displace coughing up whatever it takes to buy big name brands and their big budget support contracts so everything comes from one place.