Love the Idea of Multi-Vendor, But Don't Want the Risk? Start with Network Observability

 

Let’s be honest — every network leader today has asked the question:

“Can I go multi-vendor?”

And just as quickly, the doubts follow:

• What if support becomes a nightmare?
• What if performance drops?
• What if my team can’t manage the complexity?
• What if something breaks?

Fair concerns. After all, the network is mission-critical.

But here’s the answer:

Start where the risk is low, impact is high, and the insights are immediate. Start with your network observability stack.

Why Visibility Is the Ideal Place to Start Your Multi-Vendor Journey

1. It’s Passive by Nature.

You’re not routing packets. You’re observing them. That means no disruption to traffic, no downtime risk, and no changes to your core infrastructure.

You get full visibility into what’s happening across your network — without putting it in harm’s way.

This is what we call a calculated risk. The kind smart network leaders take.

2. You Get to See Multi-Vendor in Action — Before Going All-In

Standardize your packet broker and service nodes at the visibility layer. Use software-first, vendor-neutral platforms like Aviz that can plug into any environment — Cisco, Arista, NVIDIA, Broadcom, and more.

This gives you a real-world look at:

• How multivendor really behaves
• How support flows across vendors
• How your ops team handles integration
• How much you actually save

Spoiler: it’s often 50%+ in direct costs and 70%+ ROI over the lifecycle of the solution.

3. Your Data Center Footprint Shrinks

When you replace FPGA-based appliances with software-powered visibility nodes, running on commodity hardware or CPUs (and accelerating only when needed using DPUs like NVIDIA BlueField), the results speak for themselves:

• Less space
• Less power
• Less cooling
• Fewer boxes

One of our large telco deployments — in the capital region of one of the world’s biggest economies — saw an 80% reduction in hardware footprint, while supporting 30M+ subscribers with data granularity every 5 seconds.

That’s not an upgrade. That’s a transformation.

And Even If It Doesn’t Work — Your Core Network Is Still Untouched

That’s the beauty of starting with visibility.

Worst case? You gain insight, experience, and metrics — and you go back to your old model. Your core routing, switching, and orchestration aren’t affected. Your customers never notice. Your ops team just got smarter.

Best case?

• You prove out the multi-vendor model in a real-world setting.
• You gain flexibility.
• You break vendor lock-in.
• You become future-ready.

This Is How Every Disruption Begins

Most OEMs didn’t enter the network through the front door. They started where the stakes were lower — passive networks, test environments, monitoring layers.

Visibility was the Trojan Horse.

Now it can be your bridge to innovation.

If You’ve Ever Thought About Going Multi-Vendor — This Is Your Moment

Try it. Measure it. Stress-test it.

And then decide from a position of data, not fear.

Start with visibility. Make it software-first. Standardize the layers that matter.

Let Aviz show you what’s possible — safely, intelligently, and cost-effectively.

And Here’s How We’re Already Doing It

A leading telco, serving over 30 million subscribers in the capital region of one of the world’s largest economies, partnered with Aviz to modernize their network observability stack.

They took the calculated risk.

They replaced expensive, proprietary hardware with a multi-vendor, software-defined visibility platform — powered by Aviz.

The result?

• 80% reduction in hardware footprint — saving on capex, power, and data center space
• 50% savings in operational expense — driven by standardization and automation
• 5-second telemetry granularity — at scale, across vendors
• Zero disruption to their core network

They now have the proof — multi-vendor visibility works. It’s efficient. It’s scalable. And it opens the door to future innovation across the entire network.

This is how you start.

Low risk. High reward.

The first step to breaking free from vendor lock-in and building an intelligent, open, AI-connected network.

Let’s talk. Let’s try. Let’s build the future — one layer at a time.

FAQ’s

1. What is the safest way to begin a multi-vendor network deployment?

A. The safest place to start is at the network observability layer. It’s passive by design — it doesn’t alter traffic flow or core infrastructure — allowing teams to evaluate multi-vendor environments without risking downtime or service disruption.

2. How can network observability help evaluate multi-vendor support and performance?

A. By integrating a vendor-neutral observability platform like Aviz at the visibility layer, organizations can assess:

• Cross-vendor integration behavior
• Support dynamics
• Operational workflows
• ROI and cost savings in real time

This gives a risk-free preview of multi-vendor capabilities before making a full switch.

3. What are the benefits of replacing traditional FPGA-based appliances with software-defined observability nodes?

A. Replacing legacy appliances with software-powered visibility nodes (running on commodity hardware or DPUs like NVIDIA BlueField) offers:

• Up to 80% reduction in hardware footprint
• Lower power and cooling requirements
• Improved scalability and flexibility
• Substantial capex and opex savings

4. Will starting with multi-vendor visibility impact my existing core network?

A. No. The observability layer operates independently from routing and switching infrastructure, ensuring that even in a worst-case scenario, the core network remains untouched and fully operational.

5. How has Aviz helped real-world customers adopt multi-vendor observability?

A. A major telco with 30M+ subscribers replaced proprietary appliances with Aviz’s multi-vendor visibility stack and achieved:

• 80% less hardware usage
• 50% reduction in operational costs
• 5-second telemetry across vendors
• Zero impact on their production network

They now have live proof that multi-vendor observability works — efficiently and at scale.