Does Arista's Macro-Segmentation Service (MSS) incorporate a Cisco bombshell?

Arista's new MSS appears to "nuke" Cisco's highly touted security architecture.

Tallahassee, Florida:   Wed, 10/21/15 - 4:44pm    View comments
 

Arista CEO Jayshree Ullal recently wrote an interesting blog story:

Security in cloud networking

In the 3rd "bullet point," Jayshree appears to incorporate a Cisco bombshell:
 

"Open: To emphasize just how non-proprietary the approach is, Macro-Segmentation can fully function if the network is multi-vendor without lock-in or proprietary protocols."
 

Arista Macro-Segmentation with Palo Alto Networks and VMware
 

Arista's new MSS appears to "nuke" Cisco's highly touted security architecture.

Related story:

Security in cloud networking
 

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