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Why Vendor Abstraction Is Critical for Enterprises in 2026

As semiconductor prices go stratospheric, being locked into a single vendor is generating very high costs and delays for enterprises running on-prem infrastructure. What exactly is vendor abstraction for data center equipment, and what do clients typically ask for?

Alex Bordei·
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What’s So Unique about AI Networking?

Today, in data centers CLOS networks are universally adopted and deployed. There is sort of industry consensus on leaf-spine architecture as it provides a simple, stable and scalable fabric.

MetalSoft Team·