Cisco making SONiC available to all customers – not just hyperscalers
Cisco is set to make the SONiC network operating system available to all customers, expanding its support beyond hyperscalers. This move allows users to run SONiC on the Nexus 9000 series datacenter switches, which are designed for diverse networking needs. The initiative aims to provide flexibility for both AI and non-AI applications while ensuring investment protection for existing infrastructure.
- ▪Cisco will soon allow customers to run the SONiC network operating system on its Nexus 9000 series switches.
- ▪SONiC is an open-source network operating system developed by the Linux Foundation, initially created by Microsoft.
- ▪The support for SONiC will include hardening the stack and backing it with Cisco's Technical Assistance Center.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); Networks Cisco making SONiC available to all customers – not just hyperscalers Hardened version of open-source NOS coming to Nexus 9000s Simon Sharwood Simon Sharwood APAC Editor Published wed 27 May 2026 // 04:41 UTC Cisco is close to allowing customers to run the SONiC network operating system on its flagship Nexus 9000 series datacenter switches.SONiC – aka “Software for Open Networking in the Cloud” – is a Linux Foundation project that develops an open source network operating system…
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