Aviz Networks outlines EDUCAUSE 2026 campus networking plans

Aviz Networks says it will attend EDUCAUSE 2026 and promote open campus networking built on SONiC, with east-west fabric support for AI and HPC traffic, network observability for security teams, and a lower total cost of ownership compared with proprietary systems.

Event plans

Aviz Networks plans to bring its networking offerings to the higher education floor for the first time at EDUCAUSE 2026, according to the post. The company invites attendees to stop by Booth #1861 or reserve meeting time in advance for campus discussions.

The post frames the event conversations around campus priorities including GPU cluster networking, campus security, and managing infrastructure budgets. It positions its team to discuss how its network approach supports those use cases.

Product and capability focus

The post describes an approach for supporting GPU clusters and AI and HPC workloads using east-west fabric performance and full visibility into the network. It also references observability as part of the network view behind those workloads.

For security and operations, the post says its observability supports packet-level visibility that helps teams detect, verify, and respond. It also states that the observability maps to campus CISO mandates the post says the teams are accountable for.

Cost and deployment claims

Aviz Networks says campus networks have been locked to closed, proprietary systems and that renewal bills keep rising, according to the post. It states its networking runs on open, SONiC-based networking and that this approach returns total cost of ownership advantages to customers.

The post also says the approach provides freedom to choose hardware and that it will walk campuses through cost comparisons if they bring their renewal timelines to a meeting.

Aviz Networks’ EDUCAUSE 2026 announcement centers on open SONiC-based campus networking, east-west fabric performance for AI and HPC traffic, and network observability for security teams, paired with total cost of ownership comparisons to proprietary alternatives. This “Blog Signals brief” is a fact-based summary of the vendor blog.