You’d be amazed at what you can get for $10K

As an SMB, you thought there are solutions/options completely out of your range – 10 Gigabit, Virtualization, Stacking, 16TB Storage, POE+, Layer 3, etc.

If I told you you can get all of the following (an entire future-proofed feature-rich SMB network with Storage) for under $10K, what would you say?

Network Infrastructure:

• 20x 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch ports (Click here to see the product capabilities)
• 24x 1-Gigabit Ethernet POE switch ports
• High-power POE+ 
• 802.11n WIFI Access Point
• WAN Router with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Cisco peace-of-mind with Cisco quality and advanced Support
• Stackable Switching (To learn about the different types of Switches, click here)
• Layer 3 wirespeed forwarding on Switches
• Infrastructure costs – $6290 (pricing for part numbers below at CDW.com on 3/12/2014)

PLUS:

Storage (NAS):

• Virtualization
• 16 TB Storage
• File Sharing and Backup
• Video Editing
• Storage costs – $3793 (pricing for part numbers below at CDW.com on 3/12/2014)

Amazing, isn’t it? Here’s the list of equipment that will get you there:

1x SG500XG-8F8T – 16p 10-Gigabit Stackable Switch 1x SG500X-24P – 24p Gigabit POE Stackable Switch 2x SFP-H10GB-CU1M – Coax Stack Cable 1x WAP321 – WIFI Access Point 1x RV320 – Router with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports 1x TS-879-PRO-E10G – QNAP NAS with 8x 2TB drives, 10G, and 10GbE cable (combination of TS-879-PRO, LAN-10G2T-D, 8x ST2000DM001) * This NAS is one of many options – specific one used here as an example  

A decade ago, $10K would have gotten you just one 10 Gig port on a Switch and one 10 Gig Server adapter port.

What does this solution enable for your Business?

• Future-proof your network – you are ready for the next generation – 802.11ac WIFI, 10-Gig Ethernet, IPv6, Virtualization, Server Consolidation, POE+, etc
  • You will be ready for whatever might be coming your way in the future
• High performance – a major boost in network speed and application responsiveness
• Easier deployment, troubleshooting and management:
  • Stacking capabilities in the Switches – both Local as well as Horizontal Stacking
  • Multiple options for management such as CLI, Web GUI, SNMP
  • Discovery such as CDP, LLDP, Bonjour
  • Cisco Auto Smartports and Network-wide Auto-Voice (patent-pending) for zero-touch deployment
  • Less complexity – fewer cables, manage as a single switch
•  Cost-effectively add high-speed Servers/Storage/Desktops
  • Support for 10GBase-T interfaces and with this interface being integrated into motherboards (LOM), this provides the most cost-effective way to upgrade your Server/Storage farms or high-performance workstations such as CAD/CAM desktops
  • Can also connect over direct-attach coax (DAC) from switch to endpoints for short distances
  • When longer distances are required, the switches also support Fiber via the SFP+ ports
• Lower your Opex by lower power consumption
  • This infrastructure facilitates Server consolidation with a single high-speed interface as opposed to multiple aggregated 1 Gig interfaces, reducing power consumption
  • 10GBase-T interfaces support EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) which minimizes power consumption on the network

Cisco’s focus – to deliver the right product to the market at the right price point and this is clear evidence.

Now that is value for money, right?