Dell expands open networking with Midokura

BANGALORE, INDIA: Dell today announced an expansion of its Open Networking initiative to include Midokura, a global company focused on network virtualization, to complement Dell’s networking and server infrastructure. This agreement includes a joint go-to-market program, validated reference architecture and global reseller agreement.

Today’s announcement offers Midokura’s Enterprise MidoNet software on Dell infrastructure, delivering a network virtualization overlay for OpenStack that helps enterprise customers and service providers create an agile cloud networking infrastructure based on open technologies.

MidoNet is a software-based, highly-distributed network virtualization system that allows service providers and enterprises to build, run and manage virtual networks with increased control and flexibility. Leveraging industry standards and existing infrastructure, MidoNet provides network agility and scalability while helping reduce costs.

Dell and Cumulus Networks announced a partnership in January 2014. Together, they provide customers data center networking solutions that enable affordable capacity and operational efficiency. Now, with Dell Open Networking switches, the Cumulus Linux operating system and MidoNet, Dell offers comprehensive network virtualization solutions for the software-defined data center.

“What this shows is that we’re actively connecting the dots with like-minded companies to upend the traditional, black-box model of networking,” said Tom Burns, vice president and general manager, Dell Networking. “That old model is too rigid, too locked and too slow to innovate. Dell’s Open Networking initiative is about being open, flexible and software-defined to help maximize our customers’ application environments.”