On Tuesday, #Facebook made an announcement that should set #Cisco 's teeth on edge. Its second-generation computer network switch, called the Wedge 100, is now available for purchase though Chinese contract manufacturer #Edgecore (owned by Accton Technology). That's the same company that manufacturers the Facebook-designed switch for Facebook's own internal use. This is a superfast 100G switch, and could be something that many other big companies - and certainly other internet companies - will want to buy. While Facebook isn't a direct competitor to Cisco - it's giving away the switch design for free, not making money on it - it is doing something perhaps even more astounding: It has created an entire ecosystem of companies that are, collectively, taking on Cisco, which owns 59% of the market, according to IDC. This is all part of Facebook's Open Compute Project, or #OCP - arguably one of Facebook's most important technology projects.
http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-ocp-project-caused-apple-networking-team-to-quit-2016-10
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