[j-nsp] Dell - Juniper

[Brent Jones]

On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Ryan Finnesey
<ryan.finnesey at harrierinvestments.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any comments on the switches Dell OEMs from Juniper?
> Are they truly the same?  We meet with them last week regarding server
> and storage for a new DaaS build out.  They told us they can offer us
> Dell networking hardware that they OEM from Juniper at a much lower cost
> than Juniper direct.
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> Cheers
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> Ryan
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The hardware is truly the same, minus a Dell logo, and "Powered by
JunOS" sticker. Support wise, you are supposed to call Dell first for
tier1/2 issues, and Dell can escalate to JTAC when necessary.
We actually got better pricing when we worked with a Juniper direct
account manager, funneling the purchasing through Dell. Juniper was
able to approve larger discounts on Juniper branded equipment, than
Dell could do on the Dell re-brand stuff. YMMV.
Either way, you're getting real Juniper equipment, so you can't really lose.

-- 
Brent Jones
brent at servuhome.net