Ciena Waveserver vs. HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches

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Ciena Waveserver
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Ciena 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
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) offers the FlexFabric and Comware product line of data center networking equipment.N/A
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User Testimonials
Ciena WaveserverHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Likelihood to Recommend
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It is very easy to configure and we never had an issue with the device in the 3 years we had it. I configured it once and just let it do its things. Could not be happier with that.
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Pros
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  • Provides high density, keeping a small footprint
  • Reduces management complexities
  • Deliver business resilience and high availability
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Cons
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  • 3 party Management tools.
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Alternatives Considered
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Aruba line cannot compete with the HPE FlexFabric, we got nowhere close to the performance when using the Aruba and the Aruba had a couple fan failures.
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Return on Investment
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  • It's a robust and rugged eco system so ROI is much higher than any other product.
  • To compete the competition, still much more to do.
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