Arista Networks ANET

Arista Networks, Inc. es un proveedor de soluciones de redes en la nube que utilizan software para satisfacer las necesidades de empresas de Internet, proveedores de servicios en la nube y centros de datos para soporte empresarial. La empresa desarrolla, comercializa y vende soluciones de redes en la nube, que consisten en Extensible Operating System (EOS), un conjunto de aplicaciones de red y sus plataformas de conmutación y enrutamiento Ethernet. El software de la empresa es compatible con VMware NSX, OpenConfig/YANG y Microsoft System Center para orquestación y aprovisionamiento, lo que permite la movilidad de cargas de trabajo y el aprovisionamiento automático de conmutadores físicos. Su software EOS permite a los usuarios, a través de interfaces de programación de aplicaciones (APIs), escribir sus propios scripts para personalizar y optimizar sus redes.

ANET hizo una división de acciones (split) de 4:1 el 4 de diciembre de 2024: cada acción se convirtió en 4. Cambió la cantidad de acciones y su precio, pero no el valor total de la inversión.

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