I'm curious for those that have opted to deploy wireless solutions from vendors other than Cisco, how much of your decision was based on business case vs the technical aspects of the vendor's product?
My difficulty so far with most of the non-Cisco vendors is with predicting their long-term viability within the WLAN space. Even Aruba, at #2, with only a 10% market share, doesn't seem to be gaining on Cisco, but rather, is fighting it out with the others in the space. Aruba and others are still losing money, I heard Meru may be looking for a buyer, etc. Thus, it seems difficult to predict where Aruba, or others for that matter, will be in 3-5 years, making it a tough business case to invest in these vendors. Who knows, Aruba may not be there, or could be purchased if there is another round of industry consolidation. After all, who would have predicted Cisco's purchase of Airespace in 2005. Has anyone else wrestled with this? Thanks Jeff Jeffrey D Sessler Assistant Director of Technical Services Scripps College ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
