A Day in the Office – We are Hiring!
Volta is turning around the networking industry, and this is a TEAM job. Our Barcelona office is the main engineering headquarters of Volta. We are a group of pals working in the areas of data-plane, control-plane and cloud. The BCN office is all about working hard and having fun. The ultimate goal is to enjoy
Free Range Routing
Readers of this blog already know, at Volta, we are disrupting networking industry. Innovation is in our DNA, but we also stand on the shoulders of giants. For example we use FRR as our IP routing protocol suite. FRR is a relatively new project which recently joined the Linux Foundation. But FRR is no spring
Networking: The Lego Approach
Playing Lego has become an almost daily ritual to my 5-year-old son and I love playing with him. He always starts by emptying all the pieces from the storage box onto the playmat. I would plunge right in and start the familiar house or the roofless rectangular box. My son is the complete opposite, he
$57,000,000,000
I was a bit surprised when heard this number and had to make sure I got it correct. That’s 57 billion with a big B. What costs $57 billion? The cost of operating networks running Cisco network equipment annually[1] It’s not surprise that Cisco sells a lot of networking hardware every year. In fact, they
The Volta Distributed Control Plane Foundations
“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.” – J. Gall Nature has been a font of inspiration for
Voltanétio: God of Modern Networking
Voltanétio \ˈvōl-tə-nā-sē-ə\ : God of Modern Networking Very recently, I invited a contemporary goddess into my home. She unreservedly granted me more than 3 wishes. I could say “Goddess, let there be light”, and there would be light; I could ask her to “play my favorite music playlist” and my home would be filled with
The Nature of Networks
Information is one of the basic elements of nature. Exchange and access to information is liberating. Being able to access and exchange more information easier and faster, has enabled our civilization to progress. In the dictionary, networking is defined as: The exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions. I always love examples