The infrastructure powering today's cloud and AI revolution depends on massive networks. For the world's largest cloud operators, the drive for scalability, control, cost, and product velocity has resulted in significant innovations in both hardware and software for data center connectivity. This talk explores the evolution towards network disaggregation - separating hardware and software, akin to the shift from single-vendor smartphones to the open Android ecosystem. We'll examine the limitations of traditional approaches at cloud scale and delve into how open source software on custom-designed hardware is enabling more flexibility, faster iterations, and cost-efficiency, to ultimately build the critical "invisible highways" necessary for the future of cloud and AI.
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