Monitoring and managing any system or application is vital for ensuring its smooth operation. With the increasing popularity of cloud-native environments, having a reliable solution becomes even more crucial. Two common challenges faced by data centers, irrespective of their size, are enabling ops visualization and unified management of servers and switches, and automating device provisioning…
What is SmartNiC?
SmartNIC: Definition and Function A SmartNIC, or smart network interface card, is a programmable accelerator that enhances the efficiency and flexibility of data center networking, security, and storage . It is a type of NIC card that goes beyond simple connectivity and offloads various tasks from server CPUs SmartNICs are designed to handle the management…
What is Software for Open Networking in the Cloud(SONiC)?
SONiC stands for Software for Open Networking in the Cloud. It is an open-source network operating system (NOS) developed by Microsoft and the Open Compute Project (OCP) community. SONiC is designed to run on various network switches from different vendors, providing a flexible and programmable networking solution. Key Points: SONiC is an open-source network operating…