I keep hearing that there have been bugs cropping up in Cisco Systems Inc.'s (Nasdaq: CSCO) MDS 9000 switches. What's going on?
Andy Ammo
Dear Andy,
Sounds basically like competitive FUD. Look, there are always going to be some issues with a beta product, especially a first-generation one. This is precisely why they put 'em through the beta cycle in the first place. The real question is how serious the bugs are. As far as I know, there have not been any yank-it-out-it's-killing-me problems with the Cisco gear. That doesn't mean a showstopper doesn't exist, but I'd be pretty surprised if there were any serious glitches at this point (see IBM Tells Cisco: 'Let's Go!' and Cisco Beta Site: 'We Love It!').
Check this out, though: I hear that Cisco's IT people have been testing the Andiamo switch internally (yeah, as they often do with their own products). Now that the MDS 9000 code is "final," Cisco apparently is moving a small part of its Andiamo SAN into production. Hmmmmmm. Why not the whole thing? Guess you gotta eat your own dog chow in small bites.
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