Case Study: Info Edge achieves a 200% network performance boost and zero downtime with Dell Technologies' software-defined networking solution

Info Edge (India) builds a network to drive innovation with Dell EMC software-defined networking solution

Info Edge, an Indian online‑classifieds company with about 4,500 employees and 80 offices, needed to scale its network to support an IT transformation that includes machine‑learning and AI workloads. To move from managing individual switches to zero‑touch, server‑based control, Info Edge engaged Dell Technologies to deploy Dell EMC Networking and Open Networking with Big Switch software‑defined networking.

Dell Technologies implemented a software‑defined networking solution—Dell EMC Open Networking running Big Switch—upgraded the infrastructure to a 100‑Gb backbone with 25‑Gb edge links and centralized switch management via a Switch Light OS console. The deployment delivered about a 200% increase in back‑end network performance, removed data bottlenecks for ML/AI workloads, reduced per‑switch OS upgrade time to nearly zero, and maintained zero downtime across the network.

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Jai Prakash Sharma

Executive Vice President, Technology Operations