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Joe Benítez
Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing
Line rate is very important for us. The resilience is improved as we have redundant supervisors on both chassis, and the benefit of connecting... Read more →
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  • "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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    Ranking
    Unranked
    In Data Center Networking
    3rd
    out of 12 in Data Center Networking
    Views
    4,453
    Comparisons
    3,380
    Reviews
    7
    Average Words per Review
    349
    Rating
    8.7
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    Also Known As
    Nortel Ethernet Switches
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    Avaya
    Cisco
    Overview
    Ethernet Switch portfolio provides complete coverage, from basic branch office deployments to high-performance wiring closet, data center aggregation, and network core applications. Switches can be deployed individually or in combinations for highly reliable solutions that simplify service delivery and maximize application availability. Ethernet Switch products include: Ethernet Routing Switch 3000 Series, Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series, Virtual Services Platform 4000 Series, Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series, Virtual Services Platform 8000 Series, Virtual Services Platform 8600 Series and Virtual Services Platform 9000 Series.
    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.
    Sample Customers
    Woodfield Academy, Ashton Sixth Form College, Manning Stainton Estate Agents, Breakthrough Urban Ministries, Black Oak Casino, Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Blue Springs School District, East Brunswick Public Schools, University of San Carlos, Holland Hall School, Prairie Street Brewhouse, San Jose Earthquakes
    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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    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government14%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Avaya Nortel Ethernet Switches [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Data Center Networking while Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews. Avaya Nortel Ethernet Switches [EOL] is rated 0.0, while Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". Avaya Nortel Ethernet Switches [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and VMware NSX.

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