Key Metrics Face-Off: Arista Networks vs. Cisco Systems

The legal tangle over intellectual property between cloud networking upstartArista Networks Inc.and networking giantCisco Systems will run well into next year, with the final effect on Arista's business still uncertain. But how do the two companies fare against each other in a side-to-side comparison of financial metrics? In the following slideshow, we evaluate both companies using a number of different benchmarks.To get a bird's-eye view of their relative performance, simply click through the accompanying presentation below:

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