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Avaya Ethernet Switches [EOL] pros and cons

Vendor: Avaya

4.1 out of 5

5 reviews
100% willing to recommend

Avaya Ethernet Switches [EOL] Pros review quotes

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

Mar 31, 2013

Avaya 4500 series Ethernet Switches provide a large number of features not usually found in other well-known switches.

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Systems Developer at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

Apr 21, 2015

The redundancy gained by utilizing SMLT has proven itself invaluable during a couple of events that could have been devastating to our bottom line.

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JC

Manager and General Attorney with 51-200 employees

Dec 19, 2018

The initial setup was straightforward. I installed it myself.

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IM

Senior Network Administrator at American University in Cairo (AUC)

Oct 22, 2019

This solution is very reliable and works well under harsh environmental circumstances.

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Avaya Ethernet Switches [EOL] Cons review quotes

Network Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

Mar 31, 2013

One of the problems we found while administering the device was the lack of connecting cable compatibility.

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Systems Developer at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

Apr 21, 2015

They could improve in supplying pricing to the VAR in a more timely manner.

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JC

Manager and General Attorney with 51-200 employees

Dec 19, 2018

I think there is a need for more support of new generation technologies.

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IM

Senior Network Administrator at American University in Cairo (AUC)

Oct 22, 2019

The CLI syntax for this solution is different from other switches such as Cisco and Juniper, and it takes us a long time to integrate a new device and get it working properly.

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