Reliable cloud networking

Modern organizations count on reliable data center switching to maintain the highest levels of business continuity. To meet their requirements, data center operators need data center switching fabrics that just work.

We’re addressing this need with a new mission for data center networks: Human Error Zero. The mission’s key enabler is a solution that reduces eliminates mistakes made by vendors and users—from software bugs and hardware issues to provisioning errors and operational miscues. 

Imagine a world where your IT operations teams have more time and freedom to innovate, create and help drive your business. With our reliable cloud networking solution, you can meet the demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and other data-intensive applications by eliminating human errors and delivering dependable data center network architectures, quality and operations. 

How to drive errors out with a reliable data center network architecture?

Most data centers use non-blocking Clos switching fabrics implemented in leaf–spine layouts with hardware based on Broadcom merchant silicon. Running IP or Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) technology, this data center network architecture offers super-reliable packet switching across the fabric and between data centers.

But not every implementation is the same. That’s why we built a family of data center platforms that are right-sized for any data center size, segment and application. These platforms use carrier-grade hardware based primarily on Broadcom merchant silicon and run on our modern SR Linux network operating system (NOS).

SR Linux builds on our proven Service Router Operating System (SR OS), the industry’s leading routing stack for IP switching fabrics and the trusted choice of more than 3,900 communication service providers, cloud providers and enterprises worldwide. We complement SR Linux by building quality and reliability into every part of the data center network.

Why a culture of quality is needed to drive business continuity?

A data center network architecture’s success in supporting demanding applications depends on the quality of its underlying components. And quality is a function of three things: culture, innovation and perseverance.

We foster a culture of quality that emphasizes shared accountability. That’s why every Nokia test engineer is also an automation engineer. We test automations every time because it leaves no room for human errors.

In creating SR Linux, we brought decades of routing experience and innovation together with the most modern software tools and techniques to deliver reliability. This reliability is at the core of our quality-first approach to data center switching.

When a hot new technology comes along, we stay focused on quality instead of rushing it to market. This perseverance ensures that you can safely deploy our solutions and get the most from every innovation.

Can IT network operations automation reduce human error?

Every organization needs network automation to function with precision, reliability and predictability. However, operators do not have full visibility of possible inherent issues within their network. They fear that network automation would only make these problems worse in their complex and fragile networks.

Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA) takes this fear away with reliable, simple and adaptable automation. Offering comprehensive instrumentation and automated network checks, this modern platform makes data center network automation faster, safer and more trustable from small edge clouds to the largest AI fabrics.