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Extreme VDX [EOL] Room for Improvement

Osama Ahmed LUBBAD - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Support Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Software needs to be updated regularly in order to maintain security and performance. However, in some cases, it is necessary to stack switches in order to meet the needs of the network. Although Cisco switches are able to stack, other switches are not as simple to stack. I would like the ability to stack with different switch brands.

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it_user1536048 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jr Support Technician at a government with 51-200 employees

Its scalability can be better. If possible, it can have Hyper POE. I am not sure if there is a fiber version.

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reviewer905016 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a educational organization with 11-50 employees

Brocade sold the VDX product line to Extreme Networks. Extreme have now different fabric tchnologies. L2 Fabrics from Brocade (VDX) and Avaya, L3 Fabrics from Brocade (SLX). So, it is difficult to make a dicision, what will be the next strategic Approach for Extreme. There was not really Firmware Upgrades over the last two years, so it Looks like, the VDX will loose this battle.

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