[137428] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: SmartNet Alternatives
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brandon Kim)
Sat Feb 12 18:42:25 2011
From: Brandon Kim <brandon.kim@brandontek.com>
To: <ryan.finnesey@harrierinvestments.com>, nanog group <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:42:20 -0500
In-Reply-To: <6EFFEFBAC68377459A2E972105C759EC036456FC@EXVBE005-2.exch005intermedia.net>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Sometimes you have to pick your battles.=20
I'm sure there's a number cruncher somewhere telling Cisco this is a good i=
dea.
Let's see how the real world reacts though....
> Subject: RE: SmartNet Alternatives
> Date: Sat=2C 12 Feb 2011 13:33:32 -0800
> From: ryan.finnesey@HarrierInvestments.com
> To: nanog@nanog.org
> CC: JMacleod@alentus.com
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> This is one of the reasons we are starting to look at Juniper for a new n=
etwork build. It is my understanding we set software updates for life for =
free.
> Cheers
> Ryan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Loftis [mailto:mloftis@wgops.com]=20
> Sent: Friday=2C February 11=2C 2011 4:27 PM
> To: John Macleod
> Cc: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Re: SmartNet Alternatives
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> Cisco is making noises that they'll eventually be restricting software ac=
cess to ONLY those devices which have an active SmartNet contract associate=
d to your CCO account. I don't know where this currently stands=2C and it =
sure will be a huge pain in my rear if/when it happens.
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> On Fri=2C Feb 11=2C 2011 at 1:41 PM=2C John Macleod <JMacleod@alentus.com=
> wrote:
> > Just interested in other peoples experience to companies offering alter=
natives to SmartNet?
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> > Pros/Cons/Tradeoffs?
> >
> > We currently have a mix of SmartNet and internal parts supply.
> >
> > John
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