Planet Labs Deploys VyOS for Hybrid Networking Resilience
Event summary
- VyOS Networks announced a customer success story with Planet Labs, detailing a six-year deployment of its hybrid networking solution.
- Planet Labs required high-availability networking across office, data center, and cloud environments without hardware dependency.
- VyOS provided enterprise-grade routing, firewalling, and VPN capabilities running on Planet Labs’ own hardware.
- The architecture included two-node firewall configurations, site-to-site IPsec VPNs, BGP for cloud integration, OSPF between VLANs, and WAN load balancing.
The big picture
This deployment highlights the growing demand for flexible, high-availability networking solutions in distributed environments. As companies like Planet Labs expand their data center and cloud operations, the need for resilient, vendor-neutral platforms is becoming critical. VyOS’s success with Planet Labs underscores a broader industry shift towards open-source networking solutions that offer control and scalability without proprietary constraints.
What we're watching
- Scalability Dynamics
- How VyOS’s adaptable foundation will support Planet Labs’ future expansion and scaling needs.
- Vendor Lock-In
- Whether Planet Labs can sustain its in-house control over networking infrastructure without vendor dependency.
- Operational Efficiency
- The pace at which VyOS can reduce operational rigidity and costs for similar hybrid networking deployments.
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