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Beyond Fibre Channel: The Future of Storage Networking is Ethernet. Are You Ready?

Leave behind the complexity and high costs of legacy Fibre Channel. Explore how next-gen Ethernet delivers superior performance, scalability, and lower TCO for demanding storage workloads.

Ethernet for Storage Networking

Legacy Fibre Channel Holding You Back?

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High Capex and Opex

Expensive proprietary hardware and ongoing maintenance costs weigh down budgets.

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Growing Complexity

Requires specialized skills and siloed management tools, making operations harder to scale.

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Limited Scalability

Legacy architectures struggle to keep up with evolving workloads and cloud integration.

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Performance Bottlenecks

Fibre Channel can’t fully harness the speed and agility of modern storage technologies like NVMe-oF.

The Ethernet Advantage: Modernize with Confidence

Unlock the full potential of your cloud investment by solving these common roadblocks:

Dramatic TCO Reduction

Slash capital and operational expenses through cost-effective, high-density hardware and the inherent simplicity of a converged Ethernet network for both storage and data traffic.

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Seamless & Agile Scalability

Effortlessly expand your storage network capacity and performance in line with evolving business needs, utilizing flexible, non-disruptive, and proven leaf-spine architectures designed for agile growth.

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Future-Proof & Open

Build a resilient and lasting storage infrastructure prepared for next-generation demands, with native support for evolving high-speeds (25/100/400G and beyond), modern storage protocols (including NVMe-oF: RoCEv2 and TCP), and a firm commitment to open standards, preventing vendor lock-in and ensuring long-term flexibility.

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Performance & Low Latency

Achieve exceptional throughput and minimal delay, critical for demanding storage workloads like NVMe-oF and modern iSCSI, powered by Arista's innovative R-series deep buffering capabilities and advanced Data Center Bridging (DCB).

 

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Simplified Network Operations

Streamline day-to-day management and significantly reduce operational burden by leveraging your team's existing Ethernet expertise alongside the powerful, programmable Arista EOS® (Extensible Operating System).

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Proactive Observability & Control

Gain deep, real-time visibility and granular analytics into your storage network's performance, traffic patterns, and overall health with Arista CloudVision®, enabling proactive issue resolution, optimized resource utilization, and simplified troubleshooting.

 

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Key Advantages of Migrating to Arista Ethernet for Storage

Move beyond the complexities of the cloud with solutions designed for your specific business reality. From enhancing customer engagement platforms to ensuring robust security and agile infrastructure, we craft strategies that align with your unique workloads and growth trajectory. Explore our core solution areas to see how we bring clarity and control to your cloud.

Deep Packet Buffers

Handle Bursts | Ensure Lossless Performance
 

 

The Arista R3 Series switches are built with ultra-deep buffers that absorb traffic bursts and prevent packet loss, crucial for maintaining smooth storage traffic flows, especially with NVMe-oF and high-throughput environments.

 

High Density 25/100/400G

Scale Bandwidth Seamlessly
 

 

Whether you’re building today’s 25/100G fabrics or planning for 400G upgrades, the R3 Series offers unmatched port density and flexible configurations, ensuring you meet current needs and stay ready for the future.

 

Low Latency Design

Accelerate Critical Storage Workloads
 

 

Engineered for speed, Arista Ethernet minimizes latency across your SAN, delivering fast response times for demanding apps. Ideal for real-time data access, transactional workloads, and next-gen storage technologies.

 

Arista Networks

Proven Quality | Scale | Performance
 
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Arista is trusted by global leaders to deliver mission-critical networking at massive scale. With a reputation for reliability, open standards, and relentless innovation, Arista provides the solid foundation you need to modernize your storage network with confidence.

 

Data Center Bridging (DCB)

Guaranteed Lossless Ethernet
 

 

With full DCB support (PFC, ETS, etc.), Arista ensures lossless transport for storage protocols like NVMe over Fabrics. This guarantees reliable, in-order data delivery across your Ethernet-based storage network.

 

EOS® & CloudVision®

Automation & Deep Visibility Built-In
 

 

Simplify operations with Arista’s EOS and CloudVision: automate provisioning and management, gain deep observability into storage traffic, and maintain consistent, policy-driven control across your entire environment.

 

The Hyperscaler Playbook: Ethernet for Cloud-Scale Storage

The world's largest cloud providers (like AWS, Azure, Google, and Meta) overwhelmingly choose Ethernet—not Fibre Channel—for their massive storage infrastructure, proving its strategic value at the most demanding scale. They rely on Ethernet because it delivers:

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Unmatched Scalability for Global Reach

Hyperscalers prove Ethernet delivers planetary-scale storage growth and global data access.

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Radical Cost Efficiency at Extreme Volumes

At hyperscale, Ethernet is the clear financial winner for high-performance storage, slashing TCO.

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Programmable Agility for Rapid Innovation

Cloud leaders use Ethernet's open, programmable nature to fuel continuous storage innovation.

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Peak Performance for Demanding Workloads

For extreme AI and real-time analytics, hyperscalers trust Ethernet's speed and low latency.

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Unified Operations for Efficiency

Hyperscalers simplify data centers and boost efficiency with a unified Ethernet fabric for all traffic.

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Future-Ready Architecture Chosen for Openness

To innovate freely and avoid lock-in, hyperscalers build on open Ethernet standards.

Why Intelligent Visibility for Your Storage Network Transformation?

Migrating your mission-critical storage infrastructure from Fibre Channel to Ethernet is a significant undertaking, demanding more than just technical know-how—it requires specialized expertise in navigating intricate dependencies and ensuring business continuity. At Intelligent Visibility, mastering this specific complexity is our core strength.

We don't just modernize networks; we deliver seamless, future-ready storage fabric transitions with tangible, outcome-focused results.

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