ExtremeSwitching Reviews

Our primary use case for ExtremeSwitching is for costing, access networking, routing, and meeting network requirements. We have sold it in defense, government, and IT industries.

ExtremeSwitching significantly adds value to customers because maintenance is minimal. Once the network is set up, there's hardly any need for intervention, which implies zero maintenance on our part. Support tickets have been drastically reduced, highlighting the solution's effectiveness.

It’s for switches. One of the reasons that the customers get ExtremeSwitching is that the technology is good. The product has relatively advanced technology. 

Also, the price is affordable.

We have different industries. We have a telco. We have utilities, particularly water supply. And then we also have manufacturing, which covers one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines, which also owns San Miguel Brewery, known for San Miguel beer.  And we also have a university as a customer in the education industry.

One of the features of using AI for analytics is part of the Pilot IQ. There are different IQs. That’s Pilot and Copilot, and more. But essentially, this is the cloud management platform of Extreme Networks. What it does is, if you get that portion through subscription, the highest model allows you to predict when a switch should be replaced before it breaks down. They call it eleven nines [11 9s], which is 99.999999% reliability. The old standard was five nines [5 9s], meaning 99.999% reliability. In this case, it’s eleven nines.

That’s how it works. Based on their worldwide database, they monitor your switch and provide information similar to other switches in other locations. They can predict when it will break down and give you an alarm, so you can replace the switch before it breaks down. This way, you have the possibility of not having any breakdown on your switch because you replace it before it breaks down.

You replace it before it breaks down. Such a feature saves business costs. In this case, you avoid downtime, which is actually a business cost. So, if you do not have any downtime, then you potentially save a lot for your business.

Our primary use case for ExtremeSwitching is for business customers in sectors such as hospitality, business transfers, IPTV solutions, Wi-Fi solutions, IP telephone solutions, and manufacturing. It is used for multiple business applications.

The most valuable feature of ExtremeSwitching is the Extreme Fabric, specifically the switching fabric. This feature is crucial for the deployment and installation of switches, making administration less problematic. Both we and the architects we work with appreciate this aspect.

The use case for ExtremeSwitching is enterprise core and Wi-Fi coverage.

Difficult to say because, basically, we just support the devices. I wasn't part of the turnover process when we switched, so that's not something I can comment on.

We use the solution for Compass projects with fabric and Wi-Fi.

ExtremeSwitching fabric technology is a unique technology used to protect against viruses. ExtremeCloud IQ is a very good and feature-rich solution compared to Cisco, Ruxi Networks, or Huawei.

We deploy the switches in a spine and leaf model, which is the current requirement. Earlier, we used to have a tier three model, like core distribution and access tier. Now, in the database center, we don't do this. 

We connected all our servers to the leaf and read out to the traffic via the spine. And we enable EMVPN and LT routing on that switches. All meshed networks we configure with seamless connectivity to ISO. 

We have a target market or small and medium-sized businesses. ExtremeSwitches is the perfect match for them. I will go and recommend ExtremeSwitches due to its cost-effectiveness. A small or medium business probably doesn't have the capital of a large-scale industry. Their net worth or turn turnover would be less than high capital gain companies like Apple or Google. ExtremeSwitches is the best solution for small or medium businesses in terms of cost-effectiveness and scalability. 

That said, if a company doesn't want to compromise security features and performance, then Cisco is better.

We have over 50+ Extreme Routers in our enterprise. Our L3 switches also handle routing. We have over 50 L2 switches to handle the endpoints. When connecting directly to the endpoints, we use Extreme L2 switches. They are primarily in computer labs, IP environments, and research labs.

The solution has a switching-level security feature. We can easily implement ExtremeSwitching for each port server. This way we can ensure more security to the endpoints. It is easy to configure, even on the command line.

ExtremeSwitching is a good, stable platform. There is no comparison between Cisco Nexus Flex and ExtremeSwitching. Cisco Access uses a standard model of the Flex content, which comes with the Cisco model for 96 ports and Fortinet support. We compared Cisco Nexus with Flex connectivity to extend the server connectivity with the 96 and FortiG uplink ports. The cost for Cisco was too high, so we were trying to go with some other models. First, the configuration part and all other content are readily available online. Second, there is no issue with the hardware and performance because many Flex switches, including older models, are still working. Specifically, Flex switches with serial numbers 5548 and 5596 are outdated but still working. We must replace these switches with 9000 or 9300 series switches of the same capacity.

Experiences with ExtremeSwitching depend on the customer. It keeps changing, but it has a high capacity, with more throughput and more ports for data centers. For regular customers, it is extremely good. We must go with increased capabilities and throughput for SMEs and data centers.