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Eric Sommers: 04.18.2023
Cisco has managed to blow our minds with switch options so I am going to try and simplify what the 9300 options are and how they compare. There are 84 different models… 84!?!? 84 includes both -E and -A software options (-E stands for Network...
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Eric Sommers: 03.07.2023
Is the new mGig feature more of a “meh” gig?
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Eric Sommers: 01.25.2022
Or, Can you afford to be? It may sound like an exaggeration, but Cisco 9200Ls were quoted to a client at 434 days lead time this week. That’s Easter...
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Eric Sommers: 10.20.2021
Unfortunately, high hopes won’t get you very far if you’re trying to purchase and install new Cisco before year end. Lead times continue to grow and...
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Eric Sommers: 06.09.2021
Let's recap. Why buy used? Cost savings, fast delivery, reliable hardware along with a better warranty and less expensive support. The newest...
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Eric Sommers: 10.12.2020
Operating in the landscape of more efficiency without investing more money must imply optimization at all levels, be it software, hardware, or...
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Eric Sommers: 08.05.2020
Designed to leverage assurance, security, and automation capabilities for the Cisco SD access and DNA center, the Catalyst 9300 Switches set the...
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Eric Sommers: 12.19.2019
Each year, editors of Britain’s Collins Dictionary select a word of the year; the one word that they believe best epitomizes the global trends and...
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Eric Sommers: 09.18.2019
Whether it’s network equipment, pickup trucks or toothpaste, the new product adoption curve remains nearly unchanged. Statistically speaking, about...
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Eric Sommers: 06.20.2019
A new security vulnerability pushed Cisco to urge enterprise administrators to install critical security updates. As always, a SMARTnet contract is...
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Eric Sommers: 05.21.2019
May 10, 2019 Tariff increase to 25% scheduled to impact switching and routing hardware, as well as phones. Costs to end-users on products...
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Eric Sommers: 05.14.2019
Thomas Edison put it this way, “Waste is worse than loss …. Every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him...
