[f-nsp] Extreme Networks bought MLX/VDX/SLX - what about future ?
i3D.net - Martijn Schmidt
martijnschmidt at i3d.net
Wed Apr 12 16:05:48 EDT 2017
Hi,
That being said, I believe the CER/CES are end of sales in Europe due to RoHS regulations: customs will not allow them to be imported. If I recall correctly they are still being sold in the rest of the world though.
Best regards,
Martijn
On 12 April 2017 21:58:16 CEST, Stanley Vignier via foundry-nsp <foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net> wrote:
>Robert,
>
>CER/CES is part of the Engineering team that is going to go to Extreme.
>The CER/CER is part of the NetIron team as the MLXe as well.
>
>
>V/R
>Stan
>
>On Wednesday, April 12, 2017 3:48 PM, Robert Hass <robhass at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>
> Hi
>Thanks for update.
>
>Anyway what will happen to CER/CES products ? BNA ? As Extreme didn't
>bought CER/CES and as you wrote PM & Eng team will go to Extreme there
>will be no any development for CER/CES routers ?
>
>Rob
>
>On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 6:18 AM, 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
>
>
>
>
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> 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.
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> On Fri, 31 Mar 2017, Robert Hass wrote:
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>
>
> > 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-
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> >
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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.
>
> >
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> > I don't have any experiences with Extreme. Any thoughts ?
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> >
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> > Rob
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> >
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