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November 22, 2019
A while back we did a rundown on entry-level Ruckus ICX switches, the little engines that did move from Brocade to a new home. Those are great starters for your network, and the ICX series was sort of a last hurrah for the Brocade brand, which means they’ve got the features and quality you...
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November 12, 2019
Once known primarily as a data center and network switch vendor, Arista is now making considerable headway into the router market. Armed with its cloud-streamlined EOS platform and headed by a company CEO that was just crowned the best in the business, there’s a lot to like in...
October 09, 2019
Juniper’s MX240: Choosing an MX Starter Home We’ve been talking up Juniper’s QFX series lately, because it’s a great fixed switch with some useful options in a 1RU platform. With the right licenses you can turn a QFX into a pretty good entry-level router, but those licenses...
September 23, 2019
Using Breakout Cables You’ve been building out your network for years, brick by rack unit brick, cold aisle hot aisle, 1G, 10G, 40G, 100G. Sometimes you can plan and budget, get it right from the start, and sometimes you’re putting it together the best you can. You’ve got trunks...
September 12, 2019
Selecting the Right Juniper MX Routing Engine (RE) Doesn't Have to Be a Complex Decision With so many Juniper routing engine (RE) choices available today, finding the right fit for your MX Series router might seem difficult. Actually, it’s pretty simple. Within reason, buy the most...
September 09, 2019
Never Underestimate the Importance of a Cold Spare…or Two We’ve all been there — screaming at a lifeless network part while continually restarting it in hopes of a miraculous technological resurrection. And while it’s one thing to have a component fail on a desktop or...