Re: [f-nsp] Extreme Networks bought MLX/VDX/SLX - what about future ?
Jethro R Binks <[email protected]>
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It is concerning that the edge has gone one way to Arris and the data centre part to Extreme. What's going to happen to the code which they have been gradually unifiying over all these years? Is it going to fracture again? Or, probably unlikely, is that spun off separately and will sell to both units? Or is there an agreement for one to maintain it and the other to buy it in? Can't see how that could work. What branding will be kept? What will happen to those relationships you've built up with account managers and technical support? Uncertain times, and I can't see a happy outcome with long-standing Brocade/Foundry corporate customers who want both edge and core/dist/dc equipment. Jethro. On Fri, 31 Mar 2017, Robert Hass wrote: > Hi > Just readed that Extreme Network bought MLX/VDX and SLX products from > Brocade/Broadcom: > > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/30/extreme_networks_to_splash_55m_on_brocades_data_centre_biz/ > > I'm wondering what will be future for these products - especially as we > invested a lot of time and money to deploy them in our network. > > I don't have any experiences with Extreme. Any thoughts ? > > Rob > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jethro R Binks, Network Manager, Information Services Directorate, University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC015263. *** Please note I will be uncontactable 31st Mar to 18th Apr 2017 *** _______________________________________________ foundry-nsp mailing list [email protected] http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp