1、Arista Networks,Inc.2016 Annual ReportDear Arista Networks Stockholders:I am pleased to report that 2016 represented another highly successful year for Arista Networks.We are extremelyproud of the companys financial performance,technological innovations and operational excellence that we have achiev
2、ed over the last year as we continue to extend our technological leadership in high speed data center and cloud networking.For 2016,our revenue grew to$1.1 billion,a 34.8%increase from the prior year.This represents an historic milestone for us as we exceeded one billion dollars in annual sales with
3、in two years of becoming a public company.Revenue growth wasdriven by strong adoption of our innovative cloud-class,cloud-scale and cloud-converged offerings,differentiated by Arista EOS state-based orchestration with CloudVision.With now over 4,200 customers and cumulative of ten million ports,we h
4、ave expanded our market footprint.We continue to grow our employee strength to over 1,500 with worldwide investmentsacross 80 countries.We were recognized for the second consecutive year as a leader in Gartners 2016 Magic Quadrant for Data Center Networking and ranked as Number Two on the Forbes Fas
5、t Tech 25,a list of the 25 fastest growing Public Tech companies,based on three-year average sales growth of 63%.As we look ahead in 2017,we are committed to invest in modern CIOs who are looking beyond the traditionalapplication lens to the overall future of cloud networking.I see tremendous opport
6、unities to expand our strategy and executionfuture of cloud networking.with Aristas five initiatives:?Available Architecture:Delivering a self-healing architecture of quality and aperture across a highly available leaf-spine network with redundancy.f-spine network with redundancy.?A Agile Work-X:Wit