Is Andy Bechtolsheim Leaving Sun For Arista Networks

Theregister.co.uk reported today that Andy Bechtolsheim is leaving Sun to become chairman and chief development officer at a startup called Arista Networks.

Here is an excert from that story:

When we woke up this morning, we were confronted with a flurry of stories about Andy Bechtolsheim leaving Sun to become chairman and chief development officer at a startup called Arista Networks. This seemed like bad news for Sun, but the company would like you to know it isn't entirely true.

Andy - and like Elvis, we probably should just call him by his first name - has left the Sun building. But he expects to be back about once a week to help Sun out on a part-time basis.
According to John Fowler, general manager of Sun's Systems Group, and technically
Bechtolsheim's boss, the Sun co-founder's job at Sun as chief architect remains intact, even if it is on a part-time basis. "What Andy wants to do is turn up his time at Arista and turn down his time at Sun," Fowler explained, adding that the second job at Arista/Arastra was part of his original contract when Bechtolsheim came back to Sun in early 2004.

Read the full story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/23/bechtolsheim_still_at_sun/