Wednesday, 02 April,
10:15
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11:15
Theater II
Session Description:
A hallmark of the Ethernet Alliance’s mission, and generally the overall Ethernet ecosystem, is the promise of device and vendor interoperability. Over the 50+ years of Ethernet, the market has evolved away from single-source suppliers in favor of a more competitive yet interoperable solution set. Today’s hyperscale compute environment focuses on optimizing speed, i.e., qualifying preferred or optimized interconnect suppliers at the exclusion of others. Ethernet has come a long way from the days of Novell Networks or Banyan Vines, where all-in-one solutions came ready to run from a single vendor. Specialization in various industry disciplines offered customers better components but also included a “roll your own” integration.
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