Arista Networks, Inc.
name
Arista Networks, Inc.
id
ANET
summary
Arista Networks, Inc. (formerly Arastra) is an American computer networking company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking (SDN) for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance computing, and high-frequency trading environments. These products include 10/25/40/50/100/200/400/800 gigabit low-latency cut-through Ethernet switches. Arista's Linux-based network operating system, Extensible Operating System (EOS), runs on all Arista products. Founded in 2004 by Andy Bechtolsheim, Kenneth Duda, and David Cheriton, Arista Networks had its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ANET in June 2014. The company has faced legal challenges from Cisco alleging intellectual property infringement but has settled these disputes. Arista has also made several acquisitions, including Mojo Networks, Metamako, Big Switch Networks, Awake Security, and Pluribus Networks. CEO Jayshree Ullal has been recognized as one of the world's best CEOs by Barron's in 2018 and 2019.
industry
Networking hardware
founded
October 2004
founders
Andy Bechtolsheim, Kenneth Duda, David Cheriton
headquarters
Santa Clara, California, U.S.
key_people
Jayshree Ullal (CEO and Chairperson), Andy Bechtolsheim (Chief Architect), Kenneth Duda (CTO)
products
Network operating systems, Network switches
revenue
US$5.86 billion (2023)
operating_income
US$2.26 billion (2023)
net_income
US$2.09 billion (2023)
total_assets
US$9.95 billion (2023)
total_equity
US$7.22 billion (2023)
number_of_employees
4,023 (December 2023)
website
arista.com