Data centers come in many different shapes and sizes, yet one truth prevails – connectivity is required for workloads and workflows. The core of the network - the routers, switches, wireless and WAN hardware are essential to maintaining solid data center operation. In many engineers’ minds, network requirements are of equal if not greater importance due to the network’s risk profile when compared to the traditional stubs of compute and storage. Bandwidth, scalability, reliability and security are critical criteria for choosing network infrastructure devices.