Arista Introduces CloudVision: Network-Wide Cloud Automation
June 2015 by Marc Jacob
Arista Networks, Inc. announced CloudVision® a network-wide approach for workload orchestration and workflow automation delivering a turnkey solution for cloud networking.
Arista has pioneered the SDN approach in the networking industry with its software defined cloud networking, built on top of Arista EOS with programmable interfaces, publish-subscribe state separation, resilient fault containment and self-healing attributes. CloudVision extends the same architectural approach across the network for state, topology, monitoring and visibility. This enables enterprises to move to cloud-class automation without needing any significant internal development.
Controller Integration with Key Partners
A fundamental piece of cloud automation is the customers’ ability to orchestrate workloads across their physical and virtual infrastructure. CloudVision is the platform for deeper integration with SDN controllers from Arista’s ecosystem partner community.
CloudVision’s abstraction of the physical network to this broader, network-wide perspective allows for a more efficient approach for several operational use-cases, including the following highlights:
? Centralized representation of distributed network state, allowing for a single point of integration and network-wide visibility and analytics
? Controller agnostic support for physical and virtual workload orchestration through open APIs such as OVSDB, JSON and OpenStack plugins.
? Turn-key workflow automation for zero touch provisioning, configuration management and network-wide upgrades and rollback.
? Compliance dashboard for security, audit and patch management
? Real-time Streaming for telemetry and network analytics, a modern approach to replace legacy polling per device.
? Provides visibility and troubleshooting for underlay and overlay networks
– Availability
Arista CloudVision is available now as a software subscription, expanding Arista’s existing software subscription offerings. Pricing starts at € 205/device per month.