One of the interesting things about working with Cisco’s high-end data center switches is seeing how well they adapt to new challenges. We put a lot of engineering and R&D into products like the Nexus 9000, and for us it’s not just “faster and denser and more reliable.” We like the challenges that network managers throw at us, and we like to help solve their problems.
Recently, a new type of storage transport “NVMe-over-fabric (NVMe-oF)” has been evolving, and we’re excited to see it shake up the world of storage area networking.