Intelligent Data Centres Issue 16 | Page 19

xtends commitment centre networks ntributions to SONiC tem led by Microsoft announced its ation with Microsoft f the SONiC source network based on Linux duction-hardened s of some of the ice providers. 20 years of ing some of the networks, Nokia robust chassislementation quirements of high ntres. committed to st robust network ossible with a silient and efficient le. Sri Reddy, President of IP and Optical Networks at Nokia, said: “The SONiC initiative represents yet another dimension of our collaboration with Microsoft and is consistent with our commitment to customers building the biggest and most advanced data centre infrastructures. We are happy to bring our experience to bear in delivering the most robust and capable chassis-based SONiC implementation possible.” Yousef Khalidi, CVP Azure Networking at Microsoft Corp, said: “We are pleased to be working with Nokia as part of the SONiC initiative. Its contributions to the community on chassis-based SONiC are raising the bar on what is possible and what is needed. We are happy to see networking suppliers like Nokia, with over a million routers deployed, contributing to our community.” www.intelligentdatacentres.com