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  The debate over custom and merchant silicon is an old one, but it’s gaining steam driven by developments in software.

• What matters to IT buyers is that the product provides adequate performance, and vendors using custom silicon need to make their case.

There is something of an intellectual debate occurring in networking over the need of custom versus merchant silicon. It’s not a particularly new debate, but the rise of white box switching, an ever increasing number of switching products coming to market using merchant silicon and the increased focus of software for both advanced features as well as tight integration with the rest of the environment is making the debate far more relevant. Continue reading “What Matters Most in Networking with Custom or Merchant Silicon” →