Hello, TheWorldMainBusinessRule says: "Don't work with morons!!!" Never. In any way. Even if it seems for the first look they give you prices and offers times better than normal people. Just don't even think.
:) On 17.11.14 20:11, Jérôme Nicolle wrote: > Hello, > > I'm having a discussion with Arista, trying to explain to them why I > _can't_ buy any hardware unable to run with compatible optical modules. > > My points are : > > - I need specific modules, mostly *WDM and BiDi, some still unavailable > in their product line > > - I run at least two other vendors on every locations and can't stack up > every spare optics for each of them, neither could remote-hands safely > re-program optics to match a specific vendor when needed. > > - I have an established relationship with a trusted optics supplier, > providing support, warranty and re-coding hardware for their entire > (impressive) lineup. And this supplier is still 2-5x times cheaper than > any vendor-labeled optics even with NFR-like discounts. > > Based on these points, I discourage every customers of ever using > locked-in equipments, and forbid them on my own network. Of course, > Arista can't be pleased because their hardware never stepped chord in my > customer's networks. But they seem to deliberatly miss my points every > time the subject comes up. > > What are other arguments against vendor lock-in ? Is there any argument > FOR such locks (please spare me the support issues, if you can't read > specs and SNMP, you shouldn't even try networking) ? > > Did you ever experience a shift in a vendor's position regarding the use > of compatible modules ? > > Thanks ! >
