Case Study
CFMS Adopts Mellanox Spectrum Open Ethernet and Cumulus Networks to Drive Agility & Automation
CASE STUDY HIGHLIGHTS CFMS BACKGROUND The Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS) is a not-for-profit specialist in high-value design based out of Bristol in the U.K. As a trusted and neutral provider, CFMS’s vision is to be the recognised, independent, digital test bed for the design of high value engineering products and processes. THE CHALLENGE As with many companies, CFMS infrastructure team was challenged to update its high performance and agile data center network used by customers and members. They faced several issues with the solutions offered by legacy vendors. Traditional network vendors lead with vertically integrated product offerings in order to reap higher profits and to maintain customer account control. As a side effect, it is difficult to automate and integrat