[AusNOG] 10GbE Switching Options

[Skeeve Stevens]

THey don't want to.. but will they have much choice.


...Skeeve

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On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 3:41 PM, David Hughes <david at hughes.com.au> wrote:

>
> Arista is making waves in the industry for all the right reason.  I don’t
> use their kit but it’s great to see anyone making quality products. Nothing
> wrong with a little disruption, particularly if it helps the other quality
> vendors reassess their pricing :)
>
> As for selling out to Cisco, couldn’t see that one happening.  Andy
> Bechtolsheim’s done that one before and I can’t imagine him doing it again.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> David
> …
>
>
> On 1 Jul 2016, at 3:01 PM, Skeeve Stevens <
> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>
> Look backwards... they've been saying things for how long now?
>
> They can say all they like, but in the end, there is a risk - maybe not a
> big one, because equipment will happily work as it does now.
>
> But that doesn't mean future releases of EOS might lose some features.  If
> they have infringed (and I could care less if they have), then they won't
> be able to just do the same thing in another way... that what IP protects.
> So likely it will be a different feature people will have to move to -
> which will mean changes.
>
> Personally I think in the end Arista will disappear, be bought by someone
> - maybe Cisco, gutted, etc... that is the best play for them.
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
> *Skeeve Stevens - Founder & The Architect* - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
> Email: skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com ; Web: eintellegonetworks.com
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>
>
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