Overcome SONiC Adoption Challenges
Aviz Networks
Scale like the hyperscalers. Get the tools and support needed to confidently adopt and manage SONiC.
Overcome SONiC Adoption Challenges
Aviz Networks
Scale like the hyperscalers. Get the tools and support needed to confidently adopt and manage SONiC.
Hardware Nation and Aviz Networks
Get the tools and support needed to confidently adopt, deploy, and manage SONiC.
One platform for SONiC multi-vendor support and management.
Aviz Networks’ suite of cloud-native tools helps accelerate SONiC deployments across leading ecosystem vendors including Broadcom, Celestica, Cisco, Edge-Core, Juniper, Keysight, Marvell, Micas Networks, NVIDIA, Supermicro, and Wistron.
Reduce TCO by ~60%
Reduce CapEx with free open-source SONiC and white box platforms, and lower OpEx with enterprise tools and automation.
Diverse Use Cases
Aviz's suite of tools supports a wide range of use cases, including data center, retail/campus, and 5G/telco deployments.
24x7 World-Class Support
Get the same world-class support you are used to getting from traditional vendors, with SLAs backed by the leading switch and ASIC vendors.
Free and Open Source
SONiC is not only free of cost but also open source, offering you all the advantages over a closed proprietary solution.
Thriving Community
With a thriving community of over 4K contributors, SONiC boasts the fastest feature velocity of any NOS to date.
Future-Proof Investment
As an open-source NOS, SONiC isn't owned by any one entity and cannot be sold, ensuring unparalleled stability and a future-proof investment.
Aviz ONES
ONES is a modular network management and support solution built for a seamless transition to SONiC and other NOSes. Providing end-to-end visibility and unparalleled NetOps capabilities, it is a comprehensive solution for multi-vendor, multi-NOS fabric orchestration, visibility, and support.
- Seamlessly orchestrate and configure your SONiC fabric
- Monitor your multi-NOS fabric
- Ensure smooth NetOps by proactively identifying and resolving network issues in real-time
- Access SONiC expertise whenever needed
Aviz Open Packet Broker (OPB)
Leveraging modern programmable ASICs, Aviz’s SONiC-based Packet Broker offers a scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solution for traffic capture, aggregation, and analysis, mitigating reliance on costly, complex proprietary appliances. Aviz’s Open Packet Broker (OPB) facilitates optimal efficiency by allowing easy scalability to meet fluctuating network visibility and security requirements.
- Get CapEx reduction of 50%+ and minimize OpEx via remote maintenance
- Ensure hardware versatility by operating on either commodity ASIC or existing hardware
- Mitigate reinvestment during refresh cycles
- Gain precise control with GUI-based demand management and source-level packet filtering
Why Hardware Nation for SONiC?
SONiC NOS can be a game changer for your organization, but realizing its full value requires a trusted partner. Our team of vendor-neutral experts can offer guidance and assess whether SONiC is appropriate for your organization’s unique needs. Our prior real-world experience implementing open networking solutions enables us to quickly identify the best solutions based on prior use cases. We guide customers through every stage of the process, from discovery to consultation, roadmap creation, deployment, and management.
- We deliver a turnkey SONiC solution interoperable with your tech stack
- Benefit from our team’s years of open networking experience
- Leverage our deep relationships with top industry vendors
- We offer end-to-end services, from discovery to deployment and management.
Strategic Partners
The many benefits of SONiC, once exclusive to hyperscalers, are now within reach for enterprise clients. Contact our team of seasoned networking experts to learn why right now is a transformative time in the industry as we move closer to wider SONiC adoption.
Frequently Asked Questions
SONiC is a Debian Linux-based, open-source network operating system developed by Microsoft in 2016 and was designed for its rapidly growing Azure cloud infrastructure. Utilizing a containerized microservice architecture, it hosts applications within independent Docker containers and uses the Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) for hardware abstraction.
SONiC boasts the fastest feature development velocity of any previous NOS with its community of over 4,000+ contributors. It is gaining industry traction, being adopted by major players in hyperscale data center, enterprise, and service provider market segments. With vendor independence, customizability, strong community support, and cost-saving benefits, SONiC offers an attractive choice for organizations seeking enriched features while reducing total cost of ownership (TCO). Additionally, SONiC is interoperable with top industry hardware platforms and chipsets.
SONiC’s recent deployments encompass diverse use cases and industries, including data center fabric, data center interconnect, enterprise, and telco deployments.
Yes, SONiC is an open-source NOS and is available for free. However, you might consider purchasing support for uplift services, network management, and other general needs.
Yes, you will receive a plug-and-play platform with SONiC pre-installed as part of the Aviz ONES platform. Aviz ONES represents an integrated approach, seamlessly combining multiple vendors’ offerings into a cohesive, single pane of glass solution for the customer. With this solution, you will also get 24/7/365 support for both hardware and software, as well as uplift services, management, and orchestration, all from a single vendor, just as you would with a traditional vendor.