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We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"We got increased bandwidth, faster performance, and newer software which has improved our organization.""The interface is as user-friendly as you can make it.""It's easy to use.""This product has improved the way our organization functions in the way that the rack-based design allowed us to eliminate chassis-based designs. The chassis design is more complicated to manage and maintain in field operations.""Cisco Nexus has good overall reliability and configuration options. It is fairly straightforward to access the switching platforms.""The solution is very expensive. Currently, we pay an yearly licensing cost. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten.""Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst have processing power and offer good utilization of Cisco devices.""The product has a stable and strong server panel switch."

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"Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment's most valuable feature is that the data is easy to set up and control. We can manage everything from the cloud and it has been good for our clients."

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"Technical support could be better.""The licensing is the area that we are working that's a challenge.""If we could get some more automation integrated into it, it would make it easier.""We have encountered some software bugs.""We lag on the configuration. The changes make a difference in troubleshooting.""The solution is more expensive than other options on the market.""One of our switches died last week and we were able to RMA it. Within four hours it arrived on time and worked.""There may be many bugs which remain unresolved."

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"The security in Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment could improve in the future."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Costs more than most, but the reliability pays for the difference."
  • "The price of this solution is good when compared to others in the market."
  • "Our licensing fees are approximately $2,000 USD per year."
  • "Every Cisco product is more expensive than competitors on the market, which is just a fact, but from my perspective, it is worth it."
  • "All of our costs including subscription, licensing, and support services are bundled together, and the cost is approximately $100,000 USD per year."
  • "This is a very expensive product."
  • "The license for Cisco Nexus is one year to three years, in this case for the SMARTnet. It is a price per unit, in terms of this specific appliance."
  • "Our licensing costs for this solution are approximately $200 USD per month."
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    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase is very easy.
    Top Answer:Cisco Nexus is not a cheaply priced product. The tool offers a perpetual-based licensing model and subscription-based licensing model. For Cisco's hardware and RMA process, you need to opt for a… more »
    Top Answer:The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required. Cisco Nexus should lower its current prices.
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    Overview
    The Cisco Nexus family of switches is designed to meet the stringent requirements of the next-generation data center. Not simply bigger or faster, these switches offer the following characteristics: infrastructure that can be scaled cost-effectively and that helps you increase energy, budget, and resource efficiency, transport that can navigate the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric and can also handle architectural changes such as virtualization, Web 2.0 applications, and cloud computing and operational continuity to meet your need for an environment where system availability is assumed and maintenance windows are rare if not totally extinct.
    Extreme Networks delivers open and standards-based, high-performance, software-defined network architecture and analytics for enterprise, cloud and big data/HPC data centers. With an established open technology partner ecosystem, we solve today's data center challenges with out-of-the-box, proven and integrated solutions that are simple, fast and smart. Its solution is comprised of innovative hardware, software and software-defined network architectures that interoperate seamlessly with each other and existing data center implementations in order to solve key data center challenges faced by our customers. The Extreme Data Center Solution directly addresses a number of key data center challenges with specific features outlined on the following page. However, the solution itself is comprised of three integrated components that make this possible.
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    Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins
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    Government14%
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    Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews while Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Data Center Networking. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment [EOL] is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment [EOL] writes "Simple data manipulation, straightforward initial setup, and low maintenance". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and VMware NSX, whereas Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment [EOL] is most compared with .

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