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Thoughts on Network Standards

Thoughts on Network Standards. Perry Brunelli November 4 th , 2008. Network Reliability Improved. Code upgrades no longer #1 cause of outages Lab to test new IOS releases Synchronization of IOS upgrades Expertise in hardware / IOS One throat to choke . Best of Breed Only a Point in Time.

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Thoughts on Network Standards

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  1. Thoughts on Network Standards Perry Brunelli November 4th, 2008

  2. Network Reliability Improved • Code upgrades no longer #1 cause of outages • Lab to test new IOS releases • Synchronization of IOS upgrades • Expertise in hardware / IOS • One throat to choke

  3. Best of Breed Only a Point in Time • Notion that technologies eventually converge • Cost associated with evaluation • Cookie cutter approach scales • Shift operating expenses to capital • AANTS one example

  4. Benefits of Vendor Relationship • More likely to listen to our concerns • Annual briefing at Cisco offices • Direct access to engineers and product managers • Discounts negotiated on bulk orders • Technical support on-site • Reality is that we aren’t single vendor and in many cases are best of breed: • 3750 switches, Juniper border router

  5. Established Companies Not Nimble • Market leader less inclined to take risks • Less likely to embrace widely accepted standards • Small companies better suited to fill niche requirements • Need to innovate not as great

  6. Standardization Not Real • Cisco model is to acquire companies • New routers have four different OS’s • SAN solution runs a different OS • Reluctance to adopt new industry open standards

  7. Additional Comments • Cisco price point not always competitive • Is there value instandardizing on commodity equipment? • Example: wireless AP’s • How long do we wait for features and how much more are we willing to pay? • Example: iSCSI, Clusters • Does Arista have a more compelling price point than Cisco on 10G Ethernet gear?

  8. Discussion Items • How are platform decisions made? Does this work? Should we change it? • Does the current model work? If not, how should we change it?

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