Dell PowerSwitch N-Series vs IBM BNT comparison

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  • "You are selling it to larger customers and in larger environments, where it's a less expensive model than Cisco, which is attempting to use the same approach Arista did, but with a completely different programming language."
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    Top Answer:Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles.
    Top Answer:There is a lack of support because there is a lack of adoption. Because Cisco switches are so widely used, anyone in the world can support them. It was two Cisco engineers who released Arista's code… more »
    Top Answer:I would not recommend it to smaller businesses because they could not afford it. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they come up with a small business model for it, which would be interesting to… more »
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    12th
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    BNT
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    Overview

    Dell PowerSwitch N-Series bring users efficient connections to the network with highly functional access and aggregation switching. Products consist of: Dell EMC Networking N1100 Series, Dell Networking N1500 Switches, Dell Networking N2000 Series, Dell Networking N3000 Series and Dell Networking N4000 Series.

    IBM BNT RackSwitch G8264R Model 64C Browser-Based Interface, has forty-eight 10 Gb SFP+ ports and four 40 Gb QSFP+ ports, four 40 Gb QSFP+ ports that can each be converted to four 10 Gb SFP+ ports with optional breakout cable. redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans. rack front-to-rear airflow, and latency of less than 850 nanoseconds. The BLADEOS Browser-Based Interface (BBI) software is included with the RackSwitch G8264 (G8264). The BBI software lets you use your Web browser to access switch information and statistics, and to perform switch configuration via the Internet.
    Sample Customers
    Norwich University of the Arts, Shelby American, City and Islington College
    King's College London
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Construction Company11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Consumer Goods Company6%
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    March 2024
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    Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is ranked 12th in LAN Switching with 1 review while IBM BNT is ranked 15th in LAN Switching. Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is rated 6.6, while IBM BNT is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". On the other hand, Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst Switches, whereas IBM BNT is most compared with .

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