Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches

Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches

Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches

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Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	As a supplier of fabric networking, Extreme offers a portfolio of Ethernet and IP fabric solutions. Whether to transform a campus, data center, metro, or WAN, Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches (ExtremeSwitching) fabric technologies aim to ensure a faster, more flexible, and more secure foundation for businesses.	N/A

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Considered Both Products	Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches GJ Geoff Johnson Network System Administrator Chose Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches We upgraded to Extreme Switches from Cisco SG500 and SG250 small business switches. Extreme Switches offer a much easier to use GUI management platform called Extreme CloudIQ, which makes visibility into our network much easier and user friendly. Performance wise these … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches I found Aruba equipment to be more expensive than Extreme [Ethernet Switches] and I just was not sold that they would perform better. In my opinion, you are paying a premium for the HPE Aruba brand. We've been using Extreme back when they were called Enterasys. They were … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches Overall the Extreme's CLI is more intuitive that Cisco's. At a core networking perspective the two are probably equal in terms of performance. When we were last upgrading our infrastructure networking Cisco Sales were not as interested in us since we are (by their definition) … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches Cisco switches and routers are good, but there is the "Cisco Tax" that you have to pay, along with the use of any non-Cisco branded SFPs blocking any tech support options until the non-Cisco device is removed. Extreme does not play that game. The switches also allow for two … Incentivized Helpful? DT Darren Tingey Technology Director Chose Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches Foundry, HP, Cisco, Brocade. Extreme performance is equivalent or better without the price tag added just for their name Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Shutting down Pro Ease of configuration Pro Top notch
Top Cons	Minus Tech support Minus Difficult to navigate Minus Management console

Best Alternatives
	Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
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Medium-sized Companies	Dell PowerConnect Switches Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises	Cisco Ethernet Switches Score 9.1 out of 10
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	Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (5 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Likelihood to Recommend	Extreme Networks If you have a big environment with a lot of edge switch needs and department groups, then Extreme's fabric connect can save a lot of management time. If your environment is small then you may want to stick with the traditional model since fabric connect costs more. Also if you make lots of configuration changes all the time then fabric connect will be helpful. Otherwise, making an occasional change you don't need fabric connect. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Extreme Networks Cloud management SFP+ uplinks Stacking capability Robust CLI Incentivized GJ Geoff Johnson Network System Administrator Read full review
Cons	Extreme Networks Improved Extreme Management Console UI. More robust CLI auditing/logging. Easier log harvesting for adverse events. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Extreme Networks There hasn't been a single problem with the code or hardware that hasn't been resolved in a timely fashion. You get technicians who know the product and who will work with you to get things fixed. That being said, I never ran into a problem with Cisco tech support either. I love that both groups were willing to teach me as they fixed things. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Extreme Networks Foundry, HP, Cisco, Brocade. Extreme performance is equivalent or better without the price tag added just for their name Incentivized DT Darren Tingey Technology Director Read full review
Return on Investment	Extreme Networks Extreme [Ethernet Switches] have a long-life. You can easily get 7 years in main production life depending on when you buy in the product life-cycle. Extreme [Ethernet Switches] are expensive, no doubt, but we also don't have "weird" network problems or other issues with the network randomly going down. If you use fabric connect switches then the ease of managing many switches is of no concern. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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