Anyone with even a passing interest in Nicira will have noticed that our approach to network virtualization depends heavily on open standards and open interfaces. In fact you'd struggle to find a company that is more associated with systems and protocols that use the word "Open". OpenFlow, Open vSwitch, OpenStack (where we contribute to the Quantum switch project) are three of the most visible "open" efforts that we have led or been heavily involved in, and we're founding members of the Open Networking Foundation as well.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
- Mending Wall, Robert Frost
Throughout history, there have been many famous walls and armed fortifications. Walls represent a form of structure that provide security and demarcate national or local boundaries.
