February 17, 2023
How Buying Used Network Hardware Can Save Costs for Rural Broadband Expansions: ISPs In America’s Breadbasket Should Get Their Bread!
Many governments and private organizations have undertaken initiatives to expand rural broadband. Buying used network hardware can be an effective way to...
January 28, 2023
The Juniper Networks QFX5210-64C-AFO Switch is a high-performance, fixed-configuration 2U switch designed for use in next-generation IP fabric networks. With its line-rate, high-density QSFP+/QSFP28 ports, the QFX5210 supports 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE connections, making it a versatile...
December 23, 2022
The Arista DCS-7050SX and DCS-7050QX series are both high-performance, low-latency networking switches designed for use in data centers. While both series offer similar features and capabilities, there are some key differences that make one better suited for certain applications and environments....
December 08, 2022
The Arista 7200 series switches are a top-of-the-line offering from the networking equipment manufacturer. These switches are designed for use in high-performance, mission-critical environments, such as data centers and large enterprise networks.
One of the standout features of the 7200 series is...
May 12, 2022
Water in a Drought: Ongoing Supply Chain Issues and the Need to Adapt
More than 2-years into a world-wide pandemic, ongoing supply chain issues continue to pose a challenge for the service provider industry and other bandwidth intensive networks looking to scale to meet customer demands. Chip...
November 17, 2021
As 2020 saw slowly growing demand for 100G switching in the secondary market, 2021 has seen Arista price jumps at 2x to 3x in comparison to the year before. Dense, smaller 1RU 100G switches from Juniper, like the Juniper QFX5200-32C, remain more expensive than the similarly spec’d Arista DCS-...