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Juniper QFX Series Switches vs TeraScale [EOL] comparison

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Juniper QFX Series Switches
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    Categories and Ranking

    Juniper QFX Series Switches
    Average Rating
    8.6
    Reviews Sentiment
    6.6
    Number of Reviews
    7
    Ranking in other categories
    Ethernet Switches (19th), Data Center Networking (5th)
    TeraScale [EOL]
    Average Rating
    0.0
    Number of Reviews
    1
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Featured Reviews

    RafaelTorres - PeerSpot reviewer
    Offers automation capabilities and good customer support
    Juniper QFX Series Switches offer several features that contribute to improved efficiency. One key advantage is the automation capabilities. This allows us to automate network configuration and management tasks using scripting languages. In our case, at the bank, we use a script for automation to confirm the switch's scalability in the local data center. We expanded the environment to utilize the environment feature with AWS, creating connections between both data centers. This setup allowed us to extend our operations to another data center in Latin America, using AWS and Juniper together.
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    AK
    Technology is good but the price is the only factor
    If you are considering TerraScale you should compare with the competition and determine which product will give them the best efficiency versus price. Efficiency in terms of capacity, or cost per terabyte. That is the only factor. I would rate this solution an 8 out of 10 because of the cost per terabyte.
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    Quotes from Members

    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "The most valuable features are the VxLAN and the EVPN."
    "Support is good and customer-friendly"
    "Juniper QFX Series Switches provide a good platform for all of our hardware and are easy to use."
    "The QFX series is a good choice for large data centers, particularly for Spine-Leaf architectures."
    "It's really easy to replicate rules. It's the one that I've used; it was CLI-based. You can implement a large set of rules with CLI. You can just copy a script and add additional changes to the source and destination on the part. And so it's easy to do large zone-based rules."
    "EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits."
    "It's a stable solution."
    "Our customers find the efficiency of TerraScale valuable."
     

    Cons

    "There have been some issues sometimes. When you upgrade the device, it doesn't come up. It gets stuck."
    "It is very costly."
    "Integrating QFX switches was the first point of challenge."
    "The price could be cheaper."
    "There is room for improvement in the pricing model. It is too high."
    "I faced issues with the deployment and upgrade. In the QFX5110 series, features like ISSU and DSSQ should be improved. Upgrades should be smoother."
    "Cost is a primary factor of TerraScale."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "The cost is expensive."
    "The price of Juniper QFX Series Switches is expensive because we are running some enterprise hardware. However, they are less expensive than Cisco or HPE hardware."
    "The solution is cheap, especially compared to competitors like Cisco."
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    Top Industries

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    Computer Software Company
    22%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
    Financial Services Firm
    7%
    Government
    7%
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    Questions from the Community

    What do you like most about Juniper QFX Series Switches?
    EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper QFX Series Switches?
    It is very costly. It has a three-year license.
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    What needs improvement with Juniper QFX Series Switches?
    The price could be cheaper.
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    Overview

    QFX Series Switches deliver industry-leading throughput and scalability, an extensive routing stack, the open programmability of the Junos OS, and a broad set of EVPN-VXLAN and IP fabric capabilities. With QFX, you’ll find premier solutions for data center spine-and-leaf, campus distribution, core, and data center gateway and interconnect switching.

    Rethink data center operations and fabric management with turnkey Juniper Apstra software in your QFX Series environment. You can automate the entire network lifecycle to simplify design and deployment and provide closed-loop assurance. With Apstra, customers have achieved 90% faster time to deployment, 70% faster time to resolution, and 83% OpEx reduction.


    Juniper
    Force10 TeraScale E-Series leverages a unique three CPU architecture that distributes switching, routing and management functionalities between three distinct processors, ensuring that an attack on one function does not impact the rest of the system. Additionally, by providing separate data and control planes, the TeraScale E-Series also allows network managers to always access the system, even under attack. And with advanced rate limiting algorithms, the TeraScale E-Series is able to prevent traffic floods that could cripple the system.
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    Sample Customers

    Linode, VPRO, West Chester University
    DavCo Restaurants Inc., Massage Envy, MakeMyTrip.com
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