Over the recent years, networks have grown in ways that were previously unimaginable. The proliferation of hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud networks, the increased sophistication of networks due to the proliferation of artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads, and the widespread adoption of distributed applications have combined to make networks more agile and responsive to their users. With this evolution has come the unprecedented adoption of virtual machines, containers, bare-metal, serverless and real-time applications. However, this increasing sophistication has created new demands on network architects to create networks that not only support ever-increasing data throughput but also deliver full visibility and accelerate application workloads.

Introducing Barefoot TofinoTM 2, the next-generation of world’s first end-user programmable Ethernet switch. It is built using the same Protocol Independent Switch Architecture (PISA) as its predecessor the Barefoot TofinoTM and maintains full P4-programmability.