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    • coliverC
      coliver
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      http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cisco-systems-layoffs-idUSKCN10S05D

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
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        That's a massive cut, but who honestly didn't expect it to happen? As manufacturing processes become even more streamlined, you only need so many people to build the part.

        You need more people to work to code the part, which is what they are refocusing on. The software underlying the hardware they already have / want to produce.

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        • travisdh1T
          travisdh1 @DustinB3403
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          @DustinB3403 Don't forget charging 3-4 times as much as the competition for the same functionality. Has to rear it's ugly head at some point, no matter what the execs claim.

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          • DustinB3403D
            DustinB3403 @travisdh1
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            @travisdh1 good point.

            I didn't think about it at the time, but that is very true.

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            • coliverC
              coliver @travisdh1
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              @travisdh1 said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

              @DustinB3403 Don't forget charging 3-4 times as much as the competition for the same functionality. Has to rear it's ugly head at some point, no matter what the execs claim.

              But... but... no one got fired for buying Cisco...

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              • travisdh1T
                travisdh1 @coliver
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                @coliver said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                @travisdh1 said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                @DustinB3403 Don't forget charging 3-4 times as much as the competition for the same functionality. Has to rear it's ugly head at some point, no matter what the execs claim.

                But... but... no one got fired for buying Cisco...

                Just like no one got fired for buying IBM, but somehow nobody was buying IBM desktops?

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                • coliverC
                  coliver @travisdh1
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                  @travisdh1 said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                  @coliver said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                  @travisdh1 said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                  @DustinB3403 Don't forget charging 3-4 times as much as the competition for the same functionality. Has to rear it's ugly head at some point, no matter what the execs claim.

                  But... but... no one got fired for buying Cisco...

                  Just like no one got fired for buying IBM, but somehow nobody was buying IBM desktops?

                  It's a frustrating mentality for sure.

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                  • stacksofplatesS
                    stacksofplates
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                    Cisco has been investing in new products such as data analytics software and cloud-based tools for data centers, to offset the impact of sluggish spending by telecom carriers and enterprises on its main business of making network switches and routers.

                    Here's an idea. Don't make junk that's super expensive and people won't be sluggish to buy it.

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                    • travisdh1T
                      travisdh1 @stacksofplates
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                      @stacksofplates said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                      Cisco has been investing in new products such as data analytics software and cloud-based tools for data centers, to offset the impact of sluggish spending by telecom carriers and enterprises on its main business of making network switches and routers.

                      Here's an idea. Don't make junk that's super expensive and people won't be sluggish to buy it.

                      Ubiquiti Mic dropped.

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                      • dafyreD
                        dafyre
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                        As good of reports as I've heard from folks here and around about Ubiquiti gear, I'm looking forward to getting my hands on more of it.

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                        • wirestyle22W
                          wirestyle22 @dafyre
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                          @dafyre I have a switch, ERX, and a UAP lite. They are all fantastic.

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                          • travisdh1T
                            travisdh1 @dafyre
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                            @dafyre said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                            As good of reports as I've heard from folks here and around about Ubiquiti gear, I'm looking forward to getting my hands on more of it.

                            I was neck deep in the command line configuration on the ER-X we got recently. The QoS settings in the gui just didn't cut it, so I had to go all BASH and configuration on it. Got the minimum rules added to QoS that we need, and I love the little thing even more.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                              @travisdh1 said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                              @coliver said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                              @travisdh1 said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                              @DustinB3403 Don't forget charging 3-4 times as much as the competition for the same functionality. Has to rear it's ugly head at some point, no matter what the execs claim.

                              But... but... no one got fired for buying Cisco...

                              Just like no one got fired for buying IBM, but somehow nobody was buying IBM desktops?

                              Once people know that people say that, then they have to heavily question anyone buying the thing that people say that about.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                20% is a HUGE cut. Is that the highest number that they can do without triggering something?

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                                • coliverC
                                  coliver @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                                  20% is a HUGE cut. Is that the highest number that they can do without triggering something?

                                  It is huge. That's a massive number of people. Cisco is putting on a good amount of spin by calling it a move toward SDN.

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                                    kennym Vendor @coliver
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                                    wow that is a lot of folks

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @coliver
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                                      @coliver said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                                      20% is a HUGE cut. Is that the highest number that they can do without triggering something?

                                      It is huge. That's a massive number of people. Cisco is putting on a good amount of spin by calling it a move toward SDN.

                                      Everyone puts as much spin on downsizing as possible, that's their job. But downsizing means that they didn't have any strategic initiative in which they could use those people. There is just "less going on."

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @kennym
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                                        @kennym said in Cisco lays off nearly 20% of its work force:

                                        wow that is a lot of folks

                                        That is not at all a small company.

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                                          Jstear
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                                          I haven't read anything that confirms the layoffs. The articles I've seen are all rumors.

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                                          • Deleted74295D
                                            Deleted74295 Banned
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                                            Disgusting waste of money:
                                            https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1774851-is-this-setup-overkill-for-a-second-office?page=1

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