Arista Networks, established in 2004 and launched in 2008, is led by Jayshree Ullal. The company was founded by key players in the IT world including Andy Bechtolsheim, David Cheriton and Kenneth Dud, who have decades of experience in innovation and are universally recognised as leaders and visionaries of the networking world. Founded with the aim of providing Software Defined Networking solutions for data centres and high computing systems, Arista Networks provides a system that redefines scalability, robustness and price-performance. Arista’s products are used by leading global IT, Financial, Web 2.0 and Cloud Service Providers, and are available worldwide through its distribution network, integrators and specialist resellers.