768K Day – Internet Doomsday? Is it real?

There is an ominous rumbling in the internet about 768K day, some even termed it internet doomsday others called it “Y2K” of internet. The fear is justified given the experience of wide spread internet outage during 512K day when internet… Continue Reading

Facts behind the Myth of Whitebox Open Networking: A Reality Check

I begin with an assumption that you are somewhat familiar with “whitebox” term as it relates to networking gears and cognizant of its trend. For those needing a brush up, please read my earlier article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bare-metalwhite-box-solutions-open-hyperscale-data-center-chowdhury/ . The term “whitebox” and “open… Continue Reading

Network Transformation is in the offing: Does disaggregation model help?

One of the fascinating aspects in my job is understanding how some of world’s largest networks will deploy Open networking platforms. It is this continuous learning that keeps me passionate about what I do.  When I first use “open networking”… Continue Reading