CenturyLink Enterprise Voice SIP Services vs HP StoreFabric CNAs

Likelihood to Recommend

CenturyLink SIP is an acceptable solution if you have an on-prem PBX (ShoreTel, Mitel, etc) that accepts SIP. I have found a better solution is to run two different carriers through SD-WAN (such as Bigleaf or Velocloud MSR) and use a provider like BCMOne (formerly NexVortex) to manage the SIP.

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Scott Sundby

CTO (Chief Technical Officer)

Digital323Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Do you need to combine the functionality of a NIC (Ethernet/iSCSI) and Fibre Channel HBA onto a single adapter and reducing the number of adapters and cables and space used as well as a [reduction] in operational, power and cooling costs while preserving your existing Ethernet and Fibre Channel infrastructure? Then look into HP SF CNA's, they are a great fit in most data centers. HP StoreFabric CNA's have undergone HPE interoperability testing for connecting HPE ProLiant servers into storage and networking environments.

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Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Pros

Reliable
Low maintenance

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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By using the HP SF CNA's we the Ethernet, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel connections are consolidated onto a single converged network adapter
HP SF CNA's offer a wide range of connectivity on a single dependable interface adapter
As with most HPE products, dependability, performance and utility are the docus

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Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Compared to their competition, their portal is impossible to use
Any needed changes feel like moving a mountain
Although they do have qualified support people, getting in touch with them or getting anything done is very difficult

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Craig Nichols

Devops Engineer

Jive Communications, IncComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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The price is pretty high when compared to other CNA's, but we choose dependability and performance over cost

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Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Support Rating

CenturyLink Enterprise Voice SIP Services 7.0

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SIP service support is definitely improving. A few years ago I would have rated them a 2. Now a 7. But, Lumen still needs a better portal experience to report and see a real-time status. Also to manage SIP failover functions in a WYSIWIG/GUI interface. When Lumen's network breaks in a larger outage, there are long hold times and support is not good.

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Scott Sundby

CTO (Chief Technical Officer)

Digital323Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Compared to ATT and Verizon, we have gotten much better uptime and pricing is better as well. There is much less red tape when placing orders or getting quotes. Real, actual support is also much closer to the customer, rather than being full of AI assistants and off-shore tier-1 call center agents.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Online Media Company, 1001-5000 employees

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When optimizing ethernet and fiber topos, performance is always key. HP SF CNA's outperform every other hardware platform we tested. Add in the dependability of the HP SF CNA's specifically and HPE generally then you can see why we chose HP StoreFabric CNA's.

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Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Neutral ROI, service is stable but cost is high
Neutral ROI also, given implementation was long, but maintenance is easy

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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With the reduction of the number of adapters and cables and maintaining the existing Fibre and Ethernet topology thus reducing acquisition, installation and operational costs
Performance is high, Dependability is high = ROI is high

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Mike Maner

Network Systems Engineer

Whitesell GroupMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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CenturyLink Enterprise Voice SIP Services vs HP StoreFabric CNAs