Become a Member

The compelling performance and economics of 2550100G Ethernet are going to drive a broad refresh of data center networks with new products shipping at the end of 2015. Data center infrastructure providers are coming together with the 2550100 Alliance to help the industry efficiently develop solutions and bring the solutions to market. It’s free and there are no commitments required.

If you are a technology provider (a.k.a., a hardware or software OEM) and want to join us, contact  OR just click on the green Membership Form button to JOIN NOW.

If you are a solutions provider (a.k.a., a channel partner) and want to become a member, contact  OR just click on the red Membership Form button to JOIN NOW.

Here’s what your free membership includes:

Frequently Asked Questions
#1	Question	Why was this alliance formed?
	Answer	Because the basic building blocks of 2550100G networks, switches and adapters, are now available for qualification. It’s time to mobilize the ecosystem to efficiently integrate the products to bring faster and more economical networked solutions to market.
#2	Question	Is the 2550100 Alliance vendor neutral?
	Answer	Yes, the 2550100 alliance is open to any vendor with a legitimate role in the Ethernet ecosystem.
#3	Question	How much does it cost and what is the commitment?
	Answer	Membership is free and there is no commitment for participation. We recommend members at least post company contact and product information on 2550100.com, and subscribe to the newsletter which aggregates information from the membership.
#4	Question	How do we join?
	Answer	Simply click on one of the above Membership buttons (choose “Technology Provider” or “Solution Provider”) and complete the short membership form. We will process your information once we receive it, post your logo and contact details on 2550100.com and email a “Welcome Kit”.
#5	Question	Aren’t the IEEE, Ethernet Alliance and the 25G Consortium doing the same thing?
	Answer	They are focused on promoting the standards and specifications. The 2550100 Alliance picks-up where they leave off. The 2550100 Alliance focus is on bringing interoperable solutions to the channel and to IT organizations.
#6	Question	What if there is overlap with the IEEE, Ethernet Alliance and the 25G Consortium?
	Answer	The goal of the 2550100 Alliance is to make sure there is not overlap. We intend to leverage as much content from them as possible.
#7	Question	Isn’t 2550100G interoperability testing covered by UNH plug fests?
	Answer	The UNH plug fests are intended to verify compliance and  interoperability at the Ethernet protocol level. The 2550100 Alliance will facilitate interoperability and performance testing between products (NICs, switches, arrays, tape libraries) and between hardware + apps ( 25G network + backup, email cluster, Hadoop cluster, software defined storage cluster, etc.)
#8	Question	Who should be an alliance partner?
	Answer	Any server vendor, Ethernet-based storage vendor, switch vendor and software vendor who knows a migration to 25G is about to happen, and needs information, early access to products, and support to integrate 25G into their systems. Joining will make the entire process more efficient.
#9	Question	What about the channel partner community?
	Answer	The alliance portal is designed for members to offer on-line education to Solution Providers and help them get in front of this migration with their customers.
#10	Question	When did the 2550100 Alliance launch?
	Answer	A press release was distributed on April 15, 2015. On that same day a keynote by Ahmet Houssein was webcast from the Ethernet Technology Summit and 2550100.com went live with information about the program and our first wave of alliance partners.