Couldn't have Amazingmail.com simply swapped out the two 6500's with Cisco stackables that have an included warranty with them and saved the same amount of money? Was their problems with the Cisco switches and ASA's (outside the fact they weren't trained on the equipment) causing them to swap out? If they had support from Cisco, and couldn't get a feature to work, did they open a case with Cisco (who's support organization is the best in the industry if you know how to work with them).
The article seems like a shameless plug Network World as been posting for lots of vendors these days (I seem them for Cisco as well on other products). It would be nice to see something with much stronger analysis and understanding that readers can actually get value out of.
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T1's ??? are you kidding me??
There techs must be stupid. 2 T1 environment and they can't get it to work?? Lame.
Premium Support Contract?
I don't understand why you will need a premium support contact just to have 2 T1s to work ??? You can't even do this with basic support...amazing!
Seriously searching for someone to hook here
Simple HSRP, HSRP, OER or other config would have worked here. If the company's staff couldn't have figured this out then maybe you need a premium support contract. Anyone reading this should question the author's motive here. Three sites?
Sounds like a new hire that was pro Juniper got some air time. FOR REAL? Attention Readers: Think about it.
I would agree that the
I would agree that the article is lame, but the EX series switches are cheaper then their Cisco equivalents, and in some cases better (4200s have dual power supplies and they don't have protruding 1250W Power supplies like the Cisco E series). Sounds like they could save even more money with staff augmentation. ;-)
This article is just a regurgiated press release..
It seems like it's almost a cut/paste from a Juniper press release..
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/amazingmailcom-realizes-tenfold-network-performance-improvement-with-juniper-networks-exseries-ethernet-switches-and-secure-services-gateway-59296.php
That is disgusting. Why do I
That is disgusting. Why do I bother coming here?
Because....
That is disgusting. Why do I bother coming here?
Because you're a typical Cisco fan-boy who's hoping to see yet another of Network World's usual Cisco plugs or more marketing stats about how much market share they retain. Fortunately for all of us, NW is beginning to broaden their scope, as can be seen in Jeff Doyle's blog within the site.
I don't mind when
I don't mind when competition is highlighted, but blatantly copying press releases and passing them off as articles doesn't seem very ethical.
I'm relatively new to the site so if NW is doing this with Cisco as well then I'm sorry, I haven't seen it. In fact, I see more Cisco bashing than praise on here.
Seriously?
Several things about this troubled me about this article.
1) Creating a comprehensive network diagram has nothing to do with switching from Cisco to Juniper. This should be a must for any network engineer responsible for anything other then a small network, regardless of the makers of the equipment.
2) Stacking several Cisco switches together would accomplish the same thing that was done with the Juniper.
3) Network outages of 20 minutes should be accomplished by any good network engineer that takes just a little bit of planning, again regardless of the maker of the equipment.
4) I click the link to compare switches and neither Juniper nor Cisco switches are listed.
Ugh... I should have just watched my grass grow, that would have been more productive.....
Reeks of Propoganda
For reasons the above comments point out, this article is more advertising than information.
No doubt there's truth to the costs savings and benefits of certain apples over oranges, but the obvious bias erases NW's credibility as a authoritive resource. Editors? Where are you?
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