Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS 5000) vs. Cisco vEdge Routers

It seems to me that it is a piece of equipment totally suitable for virtualization, it works perfectly either as an ISR or as an ASA Firewall. This 5000 series of equipment is a platform that is specifically designed and oriented to run VNF. This saves time and at the same time allows us to simplify operations.

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Cisco vEdge Routers can be useful for customers who have many branches and need more than one WAN link. It is also useful for customers who want to reduce the cost that is associated with MPLS utilization. SDWAN technology is for customers who need it all. Although other vendors have the same product or technology, Cisco is still better because of the support from their expert engineers.

• Smaller footprint
• Less cooling required compared to physical hardware
• Easy to allocate more compute resources to virtual guests if required.
• Less power required compared to physical hardware

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• Nice design to fit in well with your modern network cabinet.
• Plethora of available ports and port types.
• Cutting edge security when paired with Cisco umbrella.

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• Ease of configuration

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• Need to be familiarized with the configuration.
• Need more time to be hands on with the GUI.

It is used due to its great adaptability in large networks since it allows you to use different technologies, which is a very important factor since you save physical space but also allow you to continue enjoying the services.

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• Saving on cabinet space due to smaller footprint
• Easier to ship and handle than physical hardware
• Princing is very similar to the combined price of what it replaces.

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• Keeping hackers and malicious code out of your network is a major positive.
• We've been able to reduce security incidents, thus saving us time.
• ROI is high on this product, as you can reduce the amount of devices at a site.

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