[176188] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: A case against vendor-locking optical modules
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ryan Pugatch)
Tue Nov 18 16:19:51 2014
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Ryan Pugatch <rpug@lp0.org>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <546A8CA2.2090006@ceriz.fr>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:18:01 -0500
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On Mon, Nov 17, 2014, at 07:02 PM, J=E9r=F4me Nicolle wrote:
>=20
> It's probably fine in a pure DC environment with few locations and only
> one SFP+ type, but it's rapidly a total mess when you have to manage 40
> channels for 3 module types over dozens of locations AND the added
> manufacturer specific pain-in-the-ass.
>=20
> --=20
> J=E9r=F4me Nicolle
> +33 6 19 31 27 14
So my question is, to Patrick's point, if you factor in the costs of
managing this versus the costs of going with someone else who does not
lock you in, is it worth it? Insert comment about TCO and ROI here,
etc.
--=20
Ryan Pugatch
rpug@lp0.org
Boston, MA
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