Wednesday, December 2, 2020

What is the best vendor when looking at price per-port for layer 2 access switches?

We have Cisco catalysts every where. They are solid, and great switches. But every time they add some new cost, or dumb licensing requirement I start looking elsewhere. Right now, if you want to buy a current-gen Catalyst, you are required to purchase a minimum 3-year subscription to DNA, even if you aren't going to use it. Thus I'm looking again.

I'm always told that Cisco is the most expensive enterprise network hardware, but when I reach out to get quotes for Ruckus, Aruba, etc Cisco seems to be pretty much the same price.

What are you guys doing for enterprise switching?



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