[130900] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Pica8 - Open Source Cloud Switch
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matlock, Kenneth L)
Mon Oct 18 10:27:03 2010
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:26:29 -0600
In-Reply-To: <4CBC560F.70708@foobar.org>
From: "Matlock, Kenneth L" <MatlockK@exempla.org>
To: "Nick Hilliard" <nick@foobar.org>,
"Brandon Kim" <brandon.kim@brandontek.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Because 'cloud computing' is the latest buzzword, and their marketing
department thought that by attaching that buzzword to it, that would
increase sales? :)
Nevermind that clouds contain nothing but vapor.....
Ken Matlock
Network Analyst
Exempla Healthcare
(303) 467-4671
matlockk@exempla.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Hilliard [mailto:nick@foobar.org]=20
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 8:14 AM
To: Brandon Kim
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Subject: Re: Pica8 - Open Source Cloud Switch
On 18/10/2010 14:27, Brandon Kim wrote:
> Good question Nick, what is a cloud switch? Is this like VSS in cisco
> where you have a virtual chassis?
The vss is virtual management software for a virtual switch. This box=20
looks like a piece of hardware that you can plug things into, so I'm
just=20
wondering what makes this a cloud switch and some other piece of kit not
a=20
cloud switch.
Nick
