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Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Jan 12, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Alibaba's Self‑Developed White‑Box Switches: Scaling, Automation, and Ecosystem Evolution

Alibaba's self‑developed white‑box switches, built since 2018, enable hyperscale data‑center access, operation, and evolution through scale‑out CLOS architecture, SDN openness, SONiC OS, full‑link automation, BMC management, and ecosystem standards like S³IP and QSFP112, driving cost‑effective, automated cloud networking.

Alibaba CloudScale-out Architecturenetwork automation
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Alibaba's Self‑Developed White‑Box Switches: Scaling, Automation, and Ecosystem Evolution
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Feb 10, 2017 · Industry Insights

Inside Scality Ring: How Its Scale‑Out Architecture Powers Object, File, and Block Storage

The article provides a detailed technical overview of Scality Ring 6.0, explaining its three‑layer software stack, X86‑based scale‑out hardware, diverse connectors, storage node design, management tools, routing protocol, data durability, multi‑site deployment models, and consistency guarantees.

Data DurabilityDistributed SystemsMulti-site Deployment
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Inside Scality Ring: How Its Scale‑Out Architecture Powers Object, File, and Block Storage