Company:Pica8

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Pica8
TypePrivate
IndustryCloud Networking
Founded2009
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
,
USA
Key people
Brad Bullington (CEO)
James Liao (CTO & co-founder)
Lin Du (VP of Engineering & co-founder)
Niraj Jain (Head of International Business Operations)
ProductsSoftware -- Linux-based NOS, automated switch configuration
Websitepica8.com

Pica8 Software Inc. is a computer networking company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. Pica8 is a provider of SDN software solutions, delivering advanced software-defined networking (SDN) solutions[buzzword] for datacenter, cloud computing environments and [buzzword] large enterprise customers. The company's products include a Linux-based L2/L3 and OpenFlow-supporting network operating system, PicOS, which is shipped as standalone software that can be loaded onto a range of 1/10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet switches based on commoditized switches purchased from original design manufacturers (ODMs).[1]

The company's approach is to combine commodity network hardware (from manufacturers like Accton, Foxconn, Quanta[1]) with Debian Linux, L2/L3 protocol stacks, a full enterprise feature set, OpenFlow controller and Open vSwitch (OVS) to create both a more "democratic" SDN solutions[buzzword] with competitive price compared to conventional embedded switches[2][3][4][5][6] as well as more flexible and scalable disaggregated enterprise networking solutions.[buzzword]

History

The company was founded in 2009.[4][7] It launched a family of OpenFlow-enabled Ethernet switches in August 2009 and has been selling products ever since.[8]

In October 2012 Pica8 raised $6.6m in Series A funding from VantagePoint Capital Partners to support its sales and product development.[8][9] On 10 December 2012 the company exited stealth mode with the introduction of SDN reference architecture aimed at cloud providers.[5][10]

By 2013, among about 100 Pica8's customers, including large service providers and hosting companies, were such companies as Baidu, Yahoo! Japan[6][8][11] and NTT Communications.[6]

In December 2013, the company launched the Pica8 SDN Starter Kit, an "out-of-the-box" kit that includes an open-source network controller, a programmable network tap, an open-source network intrusion detection system, and other components meant to give customers a complete SDN solution[buzzword], which would be quick to implement.[3]

In April 2014 Pica8 claimed to be the first vendor to support the latest version 1.4 of OpenFlow[12][13] and to have over 300 customers globally.[4]

In October 2023, Pica8 officially authorized FS to sell its full product range, including but not limited to PicOS®, PicOS-V, and the AmpCon™ Network Controller, covering a wide spectrum of applications ranging from 1G to 400G speeds. Meanwhile, customers will benefit from ongoing services to meet their network customization and future[14]

Products

PicOS

PicOS (formerly known as XorPlus[9][15]) is a network operating system (NOS) that Pica8 has developed based on XORP, an eXtensible Open Router Platform.[15] The operating system works on an unmodified Linux kernel and is extended with a range of network and switching services.[8]

PicOS includes a traditional Layer-2 / Layer-3 switching mode (L2/L3 Mode) and has support for OpenFlow protocol, standardized by the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), through Open vSwitch (OVS). OVS runs as a process on the Debian Linux distribution.[15]

PicaPilot

In addition to PicOS, Pica8 offers a second core technology solution[buzzword] called PicaPilot, which was announced in May 2018. PicaPilot is an automated switch configuration and management application that runs on Pica8-enabled switches alongside PicOS. Designed as a replacement for legacy Ethernet switch stacks and chassis switches, PicaPilot compresses dozens of access- and aggregation-layer leaf-spine topology switches into a single layer and allows them to be managed as a single logical switch with a single consolidated IP address.

CrossFlow

On 10 November 2014 Pica8 announced CrossFlow, a new feature in the PicOS NOS that enables network managers to integrate OpenFlow applications and business policies with existing layer 2/layer 3 networks. Users can run layer 2/layer 3 protocols and OpenFlow protocols on all the switch ports in a network at the same time. OpenFlow can be used for policy-driven applications to bring business logic to the network. The traditional network can optimize packet transport and performance with protocols, such as OSPF, Spanning Tree, and BGP.[16][17]

Awards and recognitions

  • The 10 Coolest Networking Startups Of 2013 according to CRN (2013).[3]
  • AlwaysOn OnDemand Companies to Watch (2013).[18]
  • AlwaysOn OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies (2014).[19]
  • AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies (2014, along with companies like Acquia, Couchbase, Dropbox, MongoDB).[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumoto, Craig (17 February 2014). "Pica8 ODM Still Worries About That 'White Box' Stigma". SDNCentral. http://www.sdncentral.com/news/pica8-odm-worries-about-white-box-stigma/2014/02/. 
  2. ↑ Berndtson, Chad (3 January 2013). "13 SDN Startups To Keep An Eye On In 2013". CRN. http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/networking/240145409/13-sdn-startups-to-keep-an-eye-on-in-2013.htm/pgno/0/12?pgno=1. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bent, Kristin (13 December 2013). "The 10 Coolest Networking Startups Of 2013". CRN. http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/networking/240164696/the-10-coolest-networking-startups-of-2013.htm/pgno/0/8. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Pica8 Named One of 10 Coolest Networking Startups of 2013 by Computer Reseller News". Reuters. 8 January 2014. https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/08/ca-pica-idUSnBw086162a+100+BSW20140108. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Deutscher, Maria (11 December 2012). "Pica8 Debuts Industry First OpenFlow Architecture". SiliconANGLE. https://siliconangle.com/blog/2012/12/11/pica8-debuts-industry-first-openflow-architecture/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Higginbotham, Stacey (17 February 2012). "Pica8: A startup taking advantage of network commoditization". GigaOM. http://gigaom.com/2012/02/17/pica8-a-startup-taking-advantage-of-network-commoditization/. 
  7. ↑ Duffy, Jim (10 December 2012). "SDN switch company takes aim at the cloud". NetworkWorld. http://www.networkworld.com/article/2161990/lan-wan/sdn-switch-company-takes-aim-at-the-cloud.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Morgan, Timothy Prickett (11 December 2012). "Pica8 bundles up OpenFlow controller, switches for SDN newbies". The Register. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/11/pica8_sdn_bundles/. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chua, Roy (12 December 2012). "Flush with Cash, Pica8 Makes Move into Cloud Environments". SDNCentral. http://www.sdncentral.com/companies/pica8-cloud-reference-architecture/2012/12/. 
  10. ↑ Burt, Jeffrey (11 December 2012). "Pica8 Rolls Out SDN Reference Architecture for Cloud Providers". eWEEK. http://www.eweek.com/networking/pica8-rolls-out-sdn-reference-architecture-for-cloud-providers/. 
  11. ↑ Bort, Julie (19 January 2013). "8 Enterprise Startups Creating A Brand-New, $4 Billion Market". Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/software-defined-networking-startups-2013-1. 
  12. ↑ McGillicuddy, Shamus (1 May 2014). "Pica8 claims to be first vendor to support OpenFlow 1.4". SearchSDN (TechTarget). http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/news/2240219935/Pica8-claims-to-be-first-vendor-to-support-OpenFlow-14. 
  13. ↑ Kerravala, Zeus (1 May 2014). "Are these the first OpenFlow 1.4 switches ready for prime time?". NetworkWorld. http://www.networkworld.com/article/2226832/cisco-subnet/are-these-the-first-openflow-1-4-switches-ready-for-prime-time-.html. 
  14. ↑ "Pica8 and FS Announced a Strategic Partnership to Jointly Promote the Development of Open Networks" (in en-US). 2023-10-16. https://www.pica8.com/news/press-releases/pica8-and-fs-announced-a-strategic-partnership-to-jointly-promote-the-development-of-open-networks/. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "FAQ". Pica8. http://www.pica8.org/support/faq.php. 
  16. ↑ Chirgwin, Richard (10 November 2014). "Pica8 adds 'transitional' SDN capabilities". The Register. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/10/pica8_adds_transitional_sdn_capabilities/. 
  17. ↑ Weissberger, Alan (1 December 2014). "Highlights of Open Server Summit: Nov 11-13, 2014 in Santa Clara, CA". viodi.com. http://viodi.com/2014/12/01/highlights-of-open-server-summit-nov-11-13-2014-in-santa-clara-ca/. 
  18. ↑ "The 2013 OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies". AlwaysOn. 11 March 2014. http://aonetwork.com/blogs/The-2013-OnDemand-100-Top-Private-Companies. 
  19. ↑ "The 2014 OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies". AlwaysOn. 4 June 2014. http://aonetwork.com/blogs/The-2014-OnDemand-100-Top-Private-Companies-1. 
  20. ↑ "Announcing the 2014 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies". AlwaysOn. 19 July 2014. http://aonetwork.com/blogs/Announcing-the-2014-AlwaysOn-Global-250-Top-Private-Companies. 



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