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Core and data center applications are the strengths of Arista products. The distribution layer is also a good fit. For the access layer, it would be more of a niche product.Incentivized
Great for entry-level networking, and the cost-to-quality ratio is great for the average consumer. I've used them in a crawl space that is not climate controlled, and it just works and provides the switching capabilities I need. These are great for users that don't have a ton of experience and can simply try to troubleshoot with a simple power cycle.Incentivized
The 7304's along side our core network design has provided 100% uptime during the 5 years of deployment.The multi-chassis LAG has provided near 100% connectivity to the distribution and access switches.Very low maintenance attention is needed.Incentivized
Manage extra connections in a switched network.Provide good throughput for those extra connections.Easy to add into an existing network environment.
The 7304's lack a graceful non-intrusive upgrade method even though they are dual supervisor.I would like to see more integration with Aruba's ClearPass and Airwave products.Incentivized
Better advertisement about advanced enterprise features. My experience is with smaller switches and not with the fully managed switches.Additional management tools to monitor multiple switches in the environment. Similar to Cisco Network Assistant.Incentivized
I have used the Catalyst 6500 series in the past. From my point of view, the Arista surpasses the Catalyst on just about every front. Originally we were planning on implementing the Nexus 7000/7700 series switches for our core. Though a little more feature rich, it did not provide features we needed that the Arista did. The Nexus also was a confusing and complex platform to work with. Also, the Nexus was a significantly more expensive solution. Although very happy with the Arista switches we may evaluate the Aruba HPE 8400 chassis-based switches along with Arista switches in the future.Incentivized
While the Ubiquiti are much easier to manage remotely through their cloud controllers, the Netgear is much more reliable in harsh environments than the other simple switches we use, as they seem less susceptive to high temperatures and humidity. (TP-Link and Zycel are the other major brands we use for simple switches.)Incentivized
The Arista 7000 series met or exceed our data center switching and routing needs.It provided a more cost effective alternative to other products we were considering.Implementation was quick and easy due to the simple standards-based configuration.Incentivized
Keeps our investment in infrastructure connections low because they can provide those connections.A lower cost alternative to adding in wall connections.Sometimes they can cause collision issues due to traffic across them.