Mellanox Ethernet switches
integrated into security platform
Check Point builds leading data centre
security appliances and has selected
Mellanox Spectrum based Ethernet
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switches for its next generation Maestro
platform – an industry-leading hyperscale
network security solution. to quickly allow Gaia, a next generation
operating system for security applications,
to run on the switch.
This design win continues Mellanox’s
momentum in Ethernet switch platforms
shipped to the world’s leading cloud,
storage and security solutions providers. This flexibility enables Check Point
customers to benefit from quality Ethernet
switch data plane connectivity combined
with secure and easy to use operating
system for security appliances.
The Check Point Maestro security solution
leverages the Mellanox 10, 25 and
100Gbps Spectrum based Ethernet switch
platforms. The Spectrum based open
Ethernet platform enables Check Point
In addition, Check Point’s HyperSync
patented technology allows customers
to enjoy full redundancy within a system
by utilising all hardware resources. Gaia
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ellanox Technologies, a leading
supplier of high-performance,
end-to-end smart interconnect
solutions for data centre servers and
storage systems, has announced the
integration of its Ethernet switches into
security leader Check Point Software’s
‘Maestro’ security platform, which has
propelled Ethernet switch shipments past
the one million port milestone.