Cumulus Networks and Metsi Technologies partner

‘The partnership will leverage the collective strength of both Cumulus and Metsi to deliver digital transformation at scale. We are delighted to welcome the Metsi team, their significant technological talent and deep understanding of how and why the market is embracing open networking into our partner community.’ Lara O’Brien, Senior Director, Worldwide Partnerships, Cumulus.

Mik Hillewaert, Global CEO, Metsi Technologies, said: “With no vendor lock in, access to the full operating system, and a continuous drive towards automation, partnering with Cumulus was the obvious choice. It is important to us that our partners are as flexible as we are, to ensure working together will bring our customers best-in-class services. Working with Cumulus is easy - they not only share the same vision as us; but they are also leaders in Linux network products which means our customers will be able to affordably build and efficiently operate their networks.”

Stefaan Eens, Sales Director EMEA, Cumulus Networks, said: “This partnership leans on each of our strengths to bring the collective knowledge and solutions to our customers. The link between compute, storage and networking is very important in this digital age. Making sure you work with the right knowledgeable partners understanding the full-stack is paramount to success. Finding complementary attitudes is fundamental to how Cumulus operates.”

Metsi develops and implements data centre and digital transformation solutions that enable its customers to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and improve security. Cumulus is leading the transition of the data centre market from a closed and proprietary environment to one that embraces open, standards-based systems.