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"It has become easier for us to troubleshoot and find issues faster in the management software for the switches. It saves us troubleshooting time because if the network is down it has a big impact on production."
"The solution is highly reliable."
"VLAN gives us segregation."
"The solution is stable."
"When it comes to Cisco Catalyst Switches, one can say that the legacy switches are stable."
"I have found that the protocols that Cisco Catalyst Switches support are beneficial for my customers."
"The installation process is very straightforward."
"The solution offers great scalability."
"The performance is good."
"Enterasys Campus LAN Switches is a trustable and powerful solution. The solution has good web management features. You can do whatever you want, like a CLI. The solution is easy to diagnose and manage. I like the Linux-based operating system. If any service crashes, you need to restart the system."
"Extreme Networks is the only one that has this kind of universal switch. It simplifies things greatly. Customers no longer have to worry about the price differences between traditional and fabric technology switches, which used to have their own pricing. This has made it easier for us as solution providers to tailor options for our customers with fewer but more suitable choices."
"It has a lifetime warranty, that includes lifetime updates."
"HPE ProCurve is used to connect servers and storage in the data center."
"The network management solutions that they have is great."
"The most valuable features of HPE ProCurve are the reports, lifetime warranty, and CLI."
"In my experience, the scalability has been good."
"One of the biggest things in HPE ProCurve that I like, though not necessarily a feature, is the HPE warranty because it's probably better than any of the other vendors that we deal with, as it has a lifetime replacement. Feature-wise, the web interface of HPE ProCurve is typically pretty good and I like that as well."
"HPE ProCurve offers a very good value proposition compared to that of other switches and is very energy-efficient."
"The user interface is simple to use."
"While it is scalable, it could be better."
"We need to rely on other devices to provide management features."
"Cisco switches are expensive."
"These switches should have better compatibility with software-defined technology."
"Cisco has to lower the price of its products to make them more cost-effective."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"The vendor must provide mid-level switches."
"The newer models are not so stable. Other products like 6800, 3750, were stable but starting from 3850 it got worse. We have a lot of issues and a lot of bugs. It's a new product so it's understandable but it should be improved."
"While the support is good, it could be better, and the price could be reduced."
"The tool's price is high. We need a cost-effective service. It also needs to add wireless controller features like Huawei."
"Security features do exist, and they're mostly common with other switches. What makes these switches unique is the ability to see application layers on the switch, but not directly through the switch. There are tools from Extreme Networks that allow visibility of such traffic, which other switches lack. Extreme CloudIQ analytics can analyze all the traffic on Extreme Switches up to layer seven, offering full visibility. However, this tool is necessary for such detailed analytics and might not be compatible with some third-party products."
"We do occasionally have issues with the solution and need to change out the switches sometimes. This can be due to the fan, but, in most cases, it's because the power supply was broken."
"Our customers are focused on features and generally, they would like to have a more feature-rich solution."
"I don't have any recommendations for areas of improvement."
"The only things that might need improvement would be the administrative tools and the graphical interface. The GUI could be improved on the administrative interface, for example."
"The pricing model could be improved in HPE ProCurve."
"HPE ProCurve's web interface is old, and I have to log in on each device separately, making them the product's shortcomings that need improvement."
"I would like to see some kind of packet tracer where people can study how the switch is operating."
"One of the weakest points of this solution is its on-premise. We are not able to do all we need to with the CLI."
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