Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch vs. Brocade VDX (discontinued)

Our data management depends on the networking infrastructure and this product has provided all tools that are required. Our IT operations have been stable due to reliable security and networking services enhanced by this product. It easily identifies critical missions that may affect our operations and notify the service team for immediate action. My marketing department has discovered the most effective marketing channels that can attract more customers through a reliable internet connection.

Incentivized

My experience since I started working with Extreme VDX has been great and everything has been working effectively. I give it 10/10 in performance since it has never failed us during our normal operations. Networking across our company and WAN has been covered by powerful fabric technologies that enhance secure and transparent business operations. It supports both wired and wireless connections with switches that network them through our applications.

Incentivized

• Many 10GbE SFP+ fiber port options.
• Can be used in Distribution and Core topologies.
• Options with 20, 32 and 48 10GbE SFP+ ports.
• Redundant fans, fonts, and CPU.

Incentivized

• The VDX is very simple to configure.
• Documentation on the product is amazing.
• The VDX will interface with any data center hardware; there is interoperability with all the BIG vendors: Dell, EMC, NetApp.
• I have a pair of VDXs running at my DR site that has been up for over 8 years without any issues!

Incentivized

• Being provided in Cloud environments
• Out of the VPN connection and service usage
• limited reach when using DECT antennas.

Incentivized

• I once had a problem with a USB drive and had a lot of trouble fixing it. We can use more documents and a better way to recover the drive. I understand the problems that every vendor faces with proprietary software. If you are a customer, this should not be a problem.
• It has limited commands.

Like said before - I think there are better solutions in the market to solve the challenge rather than a physical appliance. Functionalities are there and capabilities are available, but, in my experience, they lack the inherent capacity a cloud solutions provides. Lacking on the capacity to have the flexibility and dynamic growth Cloud platforms enable.

Incentivized

Most problems that face our company has been solved by an effective performance of this product. The operation and continuity of our business programs are boosted by great network connections. Alcatel company has been helpful in providing training and development guidelines where possible. The system performance has built a powerful operation base that can identify and provide solutions to business challenges. The digital working base for all our plans has been implemented.

Incentivized

I have not had an opportunity to use a similar featured platform in my networking journey. All I have learned is that Extreme VDX has great potential for controlling and managing networking operations in our company. The data analytics insights that we receive from data analysis have developed great planning and decision-making infrastructure. The speed of operation is always stable with high data transfer rate.

Incentivized

• More stability, management, and performance of LAN network.
• 10 SFP+ ports connectivity from edge switches.
• Reduced price and faster return on investment.

Incentivized

• We definitely have a great ROI on the VDX cluster at my DR site; 8 years without issue!
• It takes so very little of my time because it has been so reliable, which allows me to be productive in other areas of the network.
• After the transition from Brocade to Extreme VDX, it was a little rocky with the code at first but things have improved with R & D.

Incentivized