[f-nsp] Extreme Networks bought MLX/VDX/SLX - what about future ?

Mon Apr 10 15:04:09 EDT 2017

Yeah, but all your closet switches are going to be Arris.

On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Wilbur Smith <wsmith at brocade.com> wrote:

> Wanted to send a quick update. Please regard my info as “unofficial”
> because Brocade hasn’t made any formal announcements, but the entire PM &
> Engineering teams for MLX, VDX, SLX, & StackStorm are slated to move over
> to Extreme. This is good news because it means Extreme will keep investing
> in these products and their roadmaps; there wouldn’t be a reason to bring
> all of the teams over (and pay their salaries) if Extreme was planning on
> sun setting these products early. Hopefully your account teams will have
> some additional details on what the transition plan is over the next few
> weeks. One challenge on sharing information is FTC rules about sharing
> information before the actual sale goes through, but as we get closer to
> the close date more info should be coming.
>
> On a side note, the Virtual SLX-OS code should be posted to MyBrocade
> soon; this is a modified version of SLX-OS we’ll be distributing for free
> to help prototype & test network design with the SLX. The code can be
> launched from any Linux KVM hypervisor, with on VM acting as the management
> module and additional VMs acting as the line cards. Version 1.0 will be
> control-plane only, so you can use it to get a feel for the CLI or test
> scripting against the supported APIs. Version 2 should launch later this
> year and will also include data-plane, so can prototype actual routing &
> switching scenarios virtually.
>
> Wilbur
>
> On 3/31/17, 9:49 AM, "foundry-nsp on behalf of Wilbur Smith" <
> foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net on behalf of wsmith at brocade.com>
> wrote:
>
>     Hay Guys,
>
>     More info should be coming out on how this will all work, but the MLX,
> VDX, & SLX will be continued to be developed by Extreme because
> frankly…it’s better that what they currently have. The SLX is basically the
> replacement for the MLX (based on MLX & VDX code) and Extreme needs that
> box. Both VDX & MLX have large install bases that generate revenue. Anyone
> acquiring those product lies wouldn’t kill them off because they need that
> revenue to pay down any debt used to finance the purchase; it doesn’t make
> financial sense.  All those products are also part of multi-year support
> contracts with the US Government (our largest customer), so Extreme or
> Arris couldn’t walk away from the products even if they wanted to.
>
>
>
>     I know…not the answer you wanted to hear (no one in Brocade wanted to
> be purchased either), but your account teams should have more info over the
> next few weeks.
>
>
>
>     Wilbur
>
>
>
>
>
>     On 3/31/17, 3:51 AM, "foundry-nsp on behalf of Jethro R Binks" <
> foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net on behalf of jethro.binks at strath.ac.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>         It is concerning that the edge has gone one way to Arris and the
> data
>
>         centre part to Extreme.  What's going to happen to the code which
> they
>
>         have been gradually unifiying over all these years?  Is it going to
>
>         fracture again?  Or, probably unlikely, is that spun off
> separately and
>
>         will sell to both units?  Or is there an agreement for one to
> maintain it
>
>         and the other to buy it in?  Can't see how that could work.  What
> branding
>
>         will be kept?  What will happen to those relationships you've
> built up
>
>         with account managers and technical support?
>
>
>
>         Uncertain times, and I can't see a happy outcome with long-standing
>
>         Brocade/Foundry corporate customers who want both edge and
> core/dist/dc
>
>         equipment.
>
>
>
>         Jethro.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>         On Fri, 31 Mar 2017, Robert Hass wrote:
>
>
>
>         > Hi
>
>         > Just readed that Extreme Network bought MLX/VDX and SLX products
> from
>
>         > Brocade/Broadcom:
>
>         >
>
>         > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.
> theregister.co.uk_2017_03_30_extreme-5Fnetworks-5Fto-5Fsplash-5F55m-5Fon-
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>         >
>
>         > I'm wondering what will be future for these products -
> especially as we
>
>         > invested a lot of time and money to deploy them in our network.
>
>         >
>
>         > I don't have any experiences with Extreme. Any thoughts ?
>
>         >
>
>         > Rob
>
>         >
>
>
>
>         .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
> .  .  .
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>         Jethro R Binks, Network Manager,
>
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