As per the company, built using the Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI), SONiC has innovated the networking space by breaking monolithic switching software operations into multiple containerized microservices. SONiC is an open sourced network operating system pioneered by Microsoft for their Azure cloud platform. Part of how they are driving this performance is by leveraging AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 Processors.Īs stated above, the new SoftIron HyperSwitch is built around SONiC. SoftIron’s argument here is that customers can build fast, scale-out data centers without the compatibility issues and vendor lock-in of proprietary solutions. For speed, the company is claiming speeds up to 1.8 terabits per second. SoftIron new HyperSwitch is said to deliver simplicity and scalability with a specific leaning towards performance. SoftIron also leverages Ceph, with the claim of simplifying it. Though based in London, the company does all of its design, firmware, and manufacturing is done in-house in Newark, California. Their main focus is creating purpose-built, performance-optimized, storage solutions from the data center to the edge. The HyperSwitch family will have three models all focused on hyperscale data center performance.įounded in 2012, SoftIron is a London-based company. SONiC is the open source network operating system built by Microsoft for scale-out performance networking.
This new series of switches is built around maximizing the performance and flexibility of SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud). announced their next-generation top-of-rack switch, SoftIron HyperSwitch. I very much look forward to suggestions as to what tactile switches/franken combinations I can try next, still searching for something that can beat out holy pandas so I don't have to have such a mainstream taste \s.Today, SoftIron Ltd.
I still don't like the sound and feel of my boba u4t's very much and I will most likely try to lube the stem legs, spring swap them to at least 60g and might even consider putting halo stems in them and make holy bobas.Īs for zykos, I am still obsessed with this soundtest, although the thought of me making a full keyboard build with switches that cost ~1.60€/switch (and that is assuming that cherry tops are basically free) and ending up with a keyboard that I don't like typing on does make me cringe a lot. If you are looking for that clean deep thock, I definitely recommend going for linear switches.Įnding Notes: Having gone through all of these tests I am now still unsure what my next steps are for my keyboard projects. Sound From brightest to deepest sounding: Holy Pandas, Zykos, Holy Bobas, Boba U4T Do note however that all of my tactile switches still had a noticable high pitched sound when passing the tactile bump as I did not lube the stem legs in order to preserve the tactile feeling. I found this to be pretty counterintuitive and I still have a hard time understanding the synergetic effects that springs have on a switch's feeling.ģ. However when testing 60g regular springs against 62g slow springs, the 60g tactile switches consistently actuated first. Slow springs makes linear switches feel heavier and tactile switches lighter Now I do admit that my conclusion that linear switches with slow springs feel heavier is not very scientific and is largely based on feeling. My theory is that part of the reason why holy pandas are still so much more popular than all other switches does have something to do with them striking a good balance between tactility and smoothness that no other switch so far has achieved to my liking.Ģ. I think this is because I do not like sharp tactility (this is also the reason that I disliked topre switches) especially on the upstroke. In reality though I still like the holy pandas the best out of all switch combinations that I have tried. Just like the rest of the community, I had this feeling that "more tactile = better". Having gone from gateron browns to outemu browns (which are actually noticably more tactile) to holy pandas I was hooked on strong tactility. Holy Pandas are way less tactile than I initially thought When pushing holy pandas with 67g springs against boba u4t with stock 62g springs, the holy pandas will always actuate first.
Here are some observations that I made and I hope that they are useful to someone out there:ġ. So recently I have been playing around with holy pandas, zealios v2, boba u4t and the most popular frankenswitch combinations that result from those, mainly holy bobas and zykos.