Brocade BigIron [EOL] vs Dell PowerConnect Switches [EOL] comparison

"BigIron allows for improved reliability, Quality of Service, Total Cost of Ownership, security and scalability that enables future growth and expansion of the network for many years to come."

"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is a stable and reliable product covered with good warranties and prices that ensure deep discounts for partners."

"We evaluated numerous options before choosing Dell including Fortinet, HP and Cisco, but really it was this solution that worked given our budget and for installation, it was a good solution in terms of technical support, scalability, availability and a lot of things, and it satisfied our requirements."

"Dell PowerConnect Switches have a VTL feature similar to Cisco's VSS. With VTL, using this technology, you can cluster two switches together to increase redundancy in the environment."

"The most valuable feature of this product is its reliability."

"This is a very reliable solution."

"The product is reliable."

"The setup is straightforward. It takes minimum time for deployment."

"The product is cheap."

"BigIron switches are expensive, take time to configure and maintain, but have capabilities not found in most switches and thus are an excellent networking investment."

"The configuration should be improved."

"The one issue you face in the industry there is always some planned obsolescence in these switches."

"Their hardware is not reliable, it's faulty."

"The product needs to improve in terms of reports and backups."

"The product price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"If I were to rate the support for Dell PowerConnect Switches, I'd give a rating of two out of five."

"I think accessibility and management could be improved."

"Dell is sometimes slow to provide updates to firmware."

"On a scale of one to ten, if one means it is a cheap solution, and ten means it is a very expensive tool, I rate the product's price as seven. The tool is a bit pricey."

"This solution is much cheaper than comparable products by Cisco."

"The price of these switches is okay."

"Dell PowerConnect switches are cheaper than Cisco switches. Cisco's higher capacity switches (100 or 200 gigs) are super-expensive. With the higher capacity, the price of the switches and the price of the architecture go high. Dell is cheaper and modular. So, I don't need to invest 100% upfront. I can invest as I progress. That is an option because the chassis will not be populated with all the pluggables. I have a choice because it is modular. I can go for 25 gigs today, and after four months, I can go for 100 gigs, and after that, I can go for 200 gigs. I have a choice when it is not a fixed switch."

"In my opinion, it is a product that is priced somewhere in the middle, making it a well-priced solution in the middle. It is not a very cheap product."

"The solution is less expensive and more cost-efficient."

"The product has a low price for the features it provides."

"If one is the cheapest price and ten is the most expensive, I rate the product price as an eight or nine. The tool is not cheap."