Hi everyone.
I'm in the middle of creating a roadmap and got stuck, need some input.
We are a cisco shop like many others and most of our sites (30+) needs a refresh of the L2 Switch segment today or "soon".
The new Cisco 9X00 models are the "future" but I'm getting tired of how hard they are pushing their DNA solutions down our throats... We dont have ISE and we probably never will (no need/roadmap).. Implementing Cisco DNA / ISE for our sites/factories will cost way more then just the pricetag of the Switch + License..
The whole DNS "solution" looks good, but we really don't need it.. Whats the options? We have mixed Wireless at each site (Aruba, Huawei,Cisco, Ruckus) and Cisco ASA / Fortigates / Palo alto's (We buy companies to it's a large network legacy..)
Cisco REP is really really trying to get in DNA advantage license and just giving the switches away.. But next time we refresh the licenses we are going to have a very expensive bill to pay.. for something we really don't need.
Replacing Cisco for another brand will be very very hard due to the ease of getting external help (cisco TAC, consultants etc)
I just need a stable L2 switch with PoE/PoE+ and good QoS support with 4P Uplinks (1G/10Gb) for the next 5++ years to come..
HP -> NO
Juniper?
Arista?
Whitebox and do our own orchestration?
Thanks
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