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Roopa Prabhu and Roopa’s hype man Pete Lumbis join Kernel of Truth host Brian O’Sullivan to discuss why open networking is not just whitebox, it’s so much more. Between the general advantages of this kind of architecture to the benefits of being backed by the Linux kernel and Linux community— open networking is a great option to have not just now but going forward. Learn how this open development community works together to the advantage of everyone, not just networking, and with companies of all sizes, including hyper-scale ones, improving things like the sanitation of code and so much more. As a special bonus you’ll also learn what to eat in the data center. Spoiler: the answer is nothing but Brian might have an opinion otherwise.

Guest Bios

Brian O’Sullivan: Brian currently heads Product Management for Cumulus Linux. For 15 or so years he’s held software Product Management positions at Juniper Networks as well as other smaller companies. Once he saw the change that was happening in the networking space, he decided to join Cumulus Networks to be a part of the open networking innovation. When not working, Brian is a voracious reader and has held a variety of jobs, including bartending in three countries and working as an extra in a German soap opera. You can find him on Twitter at @bosullivan00.

Roopa Prabhu: Roopa Prabhu is Chief Linux Architect at Cumulus Networks. At Cumulus she and her team work on all things kernel networking and Linux system infrastructure areas. She loves working at Cumulus and with the Linux kernel networking and debian communities. Her past experience includes Linux clusters, ethernet drivers and Linux KVM virtualization platforms. She has a BS and MS in Computer Science. You can find her on LinkedIn here.

Pete Lumbis: CCIE R&S #28677 and CCDE 2012::3, Pete is a Technical Marketing Engineer at Cumulus Networks. He helps customers build and design next generation, fully automated data centers. He can be found on Twitter at @PeteCCDE