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Ciena Waveserver vs. HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches

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    Ciena Waveserver

    N/AN/ACiena states the Waveserver family of stackable interconnect platforms delivers more capacity and lower power for high-growth, bandwidth-intensive applications. The Waveserver family provides scale to meet surging capacity needs of demanding cloud applications and data services. With a server-like operational model leveraging open API programmability, the Waveserver family is designed to ease platform integration and facilitates volume deployments.N/A

    HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) offers the FlexFabric and Comware product line of data center networking equipment.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Ciena WaveserverHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
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    Ciena WaveserverHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ciena
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    The switch is intuitive and very simple to configure so I would recommend it to anyone for their data center. It allows for someone who might just be a server expert and not a switching expert to have a far simpler time than would normally be expected.
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    Pros
    Ciena
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • SCSI support.
    • No additional license to unlock features.
    • High availability.
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    Cons
    Ciena
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Consistent upgrades and updates considering the breaches spreading in the network.
    • Interoperability with third party software.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Return on Investment
    Ciena
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Performs well under stress, it is the core of our data center for over 3 years without any failures.
    • Simplified our topology in our data center.
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