Arista

Organization

Another networking company that succeeded by capturing new architecture market share.


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Summary

Arista Networks, Inc. (formerly Arastra, Inc.) is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking solutions for AI, data centers, campus, and routing environments. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company is widely recognized alongside Cisco and Juniper for transforming the global networking landscape. Arista's core offering is the Extensible Operating System (EOS), a publish-subscribe state-sharing network operating system. Over the years, Arista has expanded its portfolio through strategic acquisitions, including Mojo Networks, Big Switch Networks, and Awake Security, and resolved a major intellectual property dispute with Cisco in 2018.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Founded

    2004

  • Industry

    Computer Hardware & Cloud Networking

  • Former Name

    Arastra, Inc.

  • Core Product

    Extensible Operating System (EOS)

  • Headquarters

    Santa Clara, California, United States

  • Stock Ticker

    NYSE: ANET

  • Official Name

    Arista Networks, Inc.

Timeline
  • Arista Networks was incorporated under its original name, Arastra, Inc. (Source: undefined)

    2004-01-01

  • Arastra, Inc. officially changed its name to Arista Networks, Inc. (Source: undefined)

    2008-10-01

  • Arista Networks went public, listing on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ANET. (Source: undefined)

    2014-06-01

  • Cisco filed two intellectual property infringement lawsuits against Arista. (Source: undefined)

    2014-12-01

  • Arista agreed to pay Cisco $400 million as part of a settlement to resolve all patent and antitrust claims. (Source: undefined)

    2018-08-01

  • Arista acquired Awake Security, combining AI with human expertise for network detection and response. (Source: undefined)

    2020-10-01

  • Arista acquired Pluribus Networks to meet the demands of 4G and 5G networks. (Source: undefined)

    2022-07-01

  • Arista reported its Q1 2026 financial results, showing a 35.1% year-over-year revenue increase. (Source: undefined)

    2026-05-05

Arista Records

Arista Records ( ARR-ist-ə) is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously a division of Columbia Pictures and later Bertelsmann Music Group, the North American division of German conglomerate Bertelsmann. Founded in November 1974 by Clive Davis and deactivated in 2011, Arista was re-established in 2018. Along with RCA Records, Columbia Records, and Epic Records, it is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels.

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  • Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) Stock Price, News, Quote & History

    and upgrade services. The company serves a range of industries comprising internet companies, cloud service providers, financial services organizations, government agencies, media and entertainment, healthcare, oil and gas, education, manufacturing, industrial, and others. It markets and sells its products through distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturer partners, as well as through its direct sales force. Arista Networks, Inc. was formerly known as Arastra, Inc. and changed its name to Arista Networks, Inc. in October 2008. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. [...] Arista Networks, Inc. engages in the development, marketing, and sale of data-driven, client to cloud networking solutions for AI, data center, campus, and routing environments in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. Its cloud networking solutions consist of Extensible Operating System (EOS), a publish-subscribe state-sharing networking operating system offered in combination with a set of network applications. The company offers data center, cloud and AI networking, cognitive adjacencies, and cognitive network software and services. It also provides post contract customer support services, such as technical support, hardware repair and replacement parts beyond standard warranty, bug fixes, patches, and upgrade services. The company serves a range of [...] Arista Networks (ANET) continues to show strong performance with a 35.1% year-over-year revenue increase in Q1 2026, driven by AI and high-speed networking demand. Analysts remain optimistic, raising revenue forecasts and highlighting potential risks amid rising competition. Updated 7m ago · Powered by Yahoo Scout View more Previous Close 166.09 Open 163.08 Bid -- Ask -- Day's Range 158.52 - 161.19 52 Week Range 85.58 - 179.80 Volume 326,181 Avg. Volume 8,985,455 Market Cap (intraday) 201.606B Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.61 PE Ratio (TTM) 55.02 EPS (TTM) 2.91 Earnings Date (est.) Aug 4, 2026 Forward Dividend & Yield -- Ex-Dividend Date -- 1y Target Est 188.20 ## Arista Networks, Inc. Overview Computer Hardware / Technology

  • About Arista Networks - Arista

    Arista Networks was founded and incorporated in 2008, evolving from its roots in Arastra, established in 2004. Arista went public as ANET in 2014 and entered the S&P 500 in 2018. It has emerged as a worldwide leader in cloud and AI high performance networking. Members of Arista’s seasoned leadership team are globally recognized as respected leaders and visionaries with an extensive history in networking and innovation. . CUE enables commercial customers to accelerate new services and technology innovations by consolidating multiple security and networking functions into an “edge as a service” cloud-managed solution. [...] To bolster its deep and real-time monitoring and visibility capabilities, Arista acquired Big Switch Networks earlier in 2020. This, along with the company's existing DANZ (Data ANalyZer) capabilities, led to the introduction of DMF (DANZ Monitoring Fabric), a network observability software across Arista switching platforms that gives customers enterprise-wide traffic visibility and contextual insights. The acquisition of Mojo Networks in 2018 provides the company with Wi-Fi solutions for campus and enterprise networks, while Metamako (also in 2018) augments Arista's low-latency platforms. Arista's core technology and these acquisitions have transformed Arista into a data-driven cognitive cloud networking company that delivers its AI value through the network. ## Company Accolades [...] In the second half of 2022, Pluribus Networks was acquired to meet the demands of 4/5G networks and accelerate the delivery of Cloud Unified fabrics with joint partners such as Ericsson. Arista's acquisition of Awake Security (October 2020), a network detection and response (NDR) platform, combines AI with human expertise to autonomously hunt and respond to insider and external threats while providing triage digital forensics and incident responses across campus, data center and IoT.

  • Arista: Data-Driven Cloud Networking

    # Arista Networks is named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Read ReportSee Release Image 52 # Redefining Excellence With World-Class Support ## Arista ranks among the top 1% of companies globally for customer loyalty and satisfaction Learn More Image 53 # Announcing XPO High Density Liquid Cooled Pluggable Optics View ReleaseWebinar # Introducing Massive Scale Campus Mobility ## Powered by Arista VESPA and expanded AVA driven AI Automation View ReleaseRead Blog Image 54 # Arista CUE for Distributed Enterprises ## Connect and secure branch offices Learn More 1;) 2;) 3;) 4;) 5;) 6;) ### Spotlight #### Introducing XPO: Pluggable Optics for AI Networking [...] # Data-Driven Cloud Networking - Arista English 日本語 中文 한국어 Image 1: Arista Toggle Navigation Solutions;) AI Networking Center Cloud Networking Cloud-Grade Routing Cognitive Campus Workspaces Electronic Trading SD-WAN & Edge Routing Federal Government Hybrid Cloud IP Storage and Big Data Media & Entertainment Network Observability Security Telemetry and Analytics Products;) Product Overview EOS CloudVision Featured Products Featured Platforms Security DANZ Monitoring Fabric Cognitive Wi-Fi Transceivers/Cables Back;) [...] 7280R SeriesThe Arista 7280R3 Series of fixed and modular switches are designed for next generation Cloud, Content Delivery, Service Provider, IP storage, leaf and spine networks and Data Center Interconnect 7280R4 Series 7280R3 Series 7280R3 Modular Series 7020R4 Series OverviewDynamic Deep Buffer 1/10/25/100G Switches with Encryption Image 51 7020R4 Data Sheet 7300X Series SpineDesigned for large scale leaf and spine networks the 7300X Series provide industry leading performance and density with a broad choice of interface types from 10G to 400G 7388X5 Series 7368X4 Series 7358X4 Series 7300X Series

  • Arista Networks - Wikipedia

    In December 2014, Cisco filed two lawsuits against Arista alleging intellectual property infringement., and the United States International Trade Commission issued limited exclusion and cease-and-desist orders concerning two of the features patented by Cisco and upheld an import ban on infringing products. In 2016, on appeal, the ban was reversed following product changes and two overturned Cisco patents, and Cisco's claim was dismissed. In August 2018, Arista agreed to pay Cisco US$400 million as part of a settlement that included a release for all claims of infringement by Cisco, dismissal of Arista's antitrust claims against Cisco, and a 5-year stand-down between the companies. [...] EOS is Arista's network operating system, and comes as one image that runs across all Arista devices or in a virtual machine (VM). EOS runs on an unmodified Linux kernel with a userland "Userland (computing)") that is initially Fedora "Fedora (operating system)")-based. The userland has since been rebased on CentOS and later, AlmaLinux. There are more than 100 independent regular processes "Process (computing)"), called agents, responsible for different aspects and features of the switch, including drivers that manage the switching application-specific integrated circuit (ASICs), the command-line interface (CLI), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Spanning Tree Protocol, and various routing protocols. All the state of the switch and its various protocols is centralized in another

  • Arista Networks - Home

    Arista Networks, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Arista Announces XPO High Density Liquid Cooled Pluggable Optics Arista Networks Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Bank of America Global Technology Conference 2026 Wednesday, June 3, 2026 William Blair 46th Annual Growth Stock Conference Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Next Slide ## About Arista Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client to cloud networking for large data center/AI, campus and routing environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms deliver availability, agility, automation, analytics and security through an advanced network operating stack.

Location Data

Arista, Mercer County, West Virginia, 24729, United States

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Coordinates: 37.4726158, -81.2606557

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