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    Brocade VDX (discontinued)

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Extreme VDX series of switches (formerly Brocade VDX) was acquired by Extreme Networks in 2017 during the Broadcom acquisition of Brocade and the selling off of some of the company's assets. The products, including the latest ExtremeSwitching VDX 6740, are now discontinued.N/A

    Dell PowerSwitch S/Z Series

    Score5 out of 10
    N/ABased on the former Force10 switches, the Dell PowerSwitch S and Z Series Ethernet switches are a varied series of data center switches.

    $3,002

    one-time fee (approx)

    Pricing
    Brocade VDX (discontinued)Dell PowerSwitch S/Z Series
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    S3124
    $3,002.00
    one-time fee (approx)
    S3124F
    $3,354.00
    one-time fee (approx)
    S4128F-ON
    $6,582.00
    one-time fee (approx)
    S5248F-ON
    $8,918.00
    one-time fee (approx)
    S4148F-ON
    $9,340.00
    one-time fee (approx)
    S4148U-ON
    $11,516.00
    one-time fee (approx)
    S6010-ON
    $11,532.00
    one-time fee (approx)
    S5296F-ON
    $17,689.00
    one-time fee (approx)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Brocade VDX (discontinued)Dell PowerSwitch S/Z Series
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Brocade VDX (discontinued)Dell PowerSwitch S/Z Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Brocade VDX (discontinued)Dell PowerSwitch S/Z Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    My experience since I started working with Extreme VDX has been great and everything has been working effectively. I give it 10/10 in performance since it has never failed us during our normal operations. Networking across our company and WAN has been covered by powerful fabric technologies that enhance secure and transparent business operations. It supports both wired and wireless connections with switches that network them through our applications.
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    Dell Technologies
    Quick system and flexible features allow easy networking within the entire company and the network distribution is excellent and easy via this Dell platform. The easy issues reporting using the production capability is good and also securing the entire organization network from various cyber threats and securing all the business information within the system and even the server performance management capability with the product is excellent.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • The VDX is very simple to configure.
    • Documentation on the product is amazing.
    • The VDX will interface with any data center hardware; there is interoperability with all the BIG vendors: Dell, EMC, NetApp.
    • I have a pair of VDXs running at my DR site that has been up for over 8 years without any issues!
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    Dell Technologies
    • Improve connectivity
    • Control network coverage
    • Monitor flow of data
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • I once had a problem with a USB drive and had a lot of trouble fixing it. We can use more documents and a better way to recover the drive. I understand the problems that every vendor faces with proprietary software. If you are a customer, this should not be a problem.
    • It has limited commands.
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    Dell Technologies
    • To non technical users, training is a must.
    • Managing various created networks for some users.
    • Detecting some network performance issues is also not easy to the beginners.
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    Discontinued Products
    I have not had an opportunity to use a similar featured platform in my networking journey. All I have learned is that Extreme VDX has great potential for controlling and managing networking operations in our company. The data analytics insights that we receive from data analysis have developed great planning and decision-making infrastructure. The speed of operation is always stable with high data transfer rate.
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    Dell Technologies
    Due to Dell EMC powerswitch s series have reliable and flexible connevtivity and easily integrated with current system of organization and provided solution we are looking for within friendly budget. Data flow managing help us to customize data within time enable to get report timely and increased overall performance and production of the organization
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • We definitely have a great ROI on the VDX cluster at my DR site; 8 years without issue!
    • It takes so very little of my time because it has been so reliable, which allows me to be productive in other areas of the network.
    • After the transition from Brocade to Extreme VDX, it was a little rocky with the code at first but things have improved with R & D.
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    Dell Technologies
    • Great tool to secure the entire business network.
    • Effective issues management within the company networking systems.
    • Data easy management and transportation through the secure environment.
    • Reporting is good and easy.
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