How Pica8 Brings Remote Provisioning Power to White Box Switches
Summary
Brite box switches eliminate the need to have an internal network software team write an operating system. Pica8’s Nymble is built upon the open-source platform known as Ansible, which provides the foundation for managing PicOS-powered switches, while also allowing for the centralized installation of configuration files and automatic upgrades. Pica8 took an interesting path toward building its automation framework; the company partnered with a Fortune 50 enterprise that was seeking to modernize hundreds of retail locations that were currently using a leading networking vendor’s switching equipment. The framework comprises server-based tools deployed on a virtual machine in either a public or private cloud, and agents that come preinstalled on the switches. The server, which is referred to as an automation server, consists of the following components: With adoption of automation and unified management, Pica8 is in a position to drive the open switch market forward and bring additional options to enterprises looking to modernize branch offices, while also adopting open networking ideologies.
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