Comments on: Trust, Relationships and Reputation: How Cisco Differs from the Competition

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:01:32 +0000

Cius?

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By: Clickworks Hosting

Clickworks Hosting — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:05:16 +0000

Cisco leads while other vendors follow.

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By: Chris Jones CCIE# 25655

Chris Jones CCIE# 25655 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:16:08 +0000

That’s a joke right? I’m a CCIE, so I should kiss Cisco’s cheek? Sorry, no. Best tool for the job, and Cisco just isn’t it right now.

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By: karan

karan — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:15:53 +0000

Chris,
Are you hurt..? hope are you not..
your “Ouch” makes me say that…

As a CCIE you are.. shouldn’t think in that way..and you may or should know that there are 1000 plus unique features Cisco that no other vendor supports till this day.!

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By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:55:36 +0000

I’d like to have been a fly on the wall at the strategists offices in Cisco prior to this being released as they tried to figure out what reaction this would provoke from Juniper.

Being a Cisco Employee, I have mixed feeling about this campaign i think it’s right but also reflects the “New” Cisco …

To me Cisco is an amazing company, sure we have missed some execution points recently, but we DO deliver when promised…. It’s a good thing we are educating our customers on others failures to execute… I’ve sat by and watch every Juniper announcement create a media frenzy; while we innovate and no see reaction from the market…

Go Cisco.. The only way is up from now on !

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By: Bob James

Bob James — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:08:15 +0000

I have been working with Cisco products for over 20 years, and I have seen the downgrade; not in technology but in the delivery of the products. This is really what’s hurting Cisco; above talks about the 6500 shipping in 48 hours, being able to order the same day, that’s great why can’t you do this for all your products. I have seen almost all of the new products annouced, we get our customers exicited about them, then try to order them to find out thay are 6 months away; what’s the point?!
Customers want what they want when they want it. Don’t annouce product until it’s ready to ship! Works for Apple. 3-6 months in technology is too long to wait for a product, that is why (and price) Cisco is loosing market share. Too much focus on Stadium, Social Media, blah, blah, when your bread and butter is routing and switching (in general), then it’s still a hard sell at that to explain to the customer why they should spend double for the equivalent type product from Cisco versus the competition.
As a shareholder as well I am dissappointed at the direction Cisco is going, how can such a big Company with so much capital be doing so poorly in the market place. It’s time to do more with less Cisco, less products, more focus and innovation, and lower costs. IMHO

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By: Anuradha Udunuwara

Anuradha Udunuwara — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:52:54 +0000

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”- Mahatma Gandhi

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By: Sean Wilson

Sean Wilson — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:39:42 +0000

Cisco has set the bar for innovation and product performance over the last 2 decades. I think Cisco has however wavered in their focus of innovation in a few products lines. An example product line is wireless. Customers like myself, are looking for innovations in WiFi client device management and improvements in IP Services over WiFi (video conferencing& voice) while roaming.

This is the kind of innovation that I don’t see and would like to see more of.

I will continue to use other vendors for tactical deployments of network products in areas where Cisco is lacking. But I continue to look to Cisco as a key partner in deployments where it counts. I just hope that they are as invested in those products as we are.

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By: David McCulloch

David McCulloch — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:14:19 +0000

Chris. Come on! “On schedule, as promised!” Really?

As Yankee analyst Zeus Kerravala pointed out in Computerworld yesterday, “Cisco is correct when it says that Juniper’s QFabric/Stratus data center technology is late to market”
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219961/Cisco_goes_on_video_attack_against_rival_Juniper_?taxonomyId=16

Beyond late, the QFabric that Juniper said is available now has fewer capabilities than promised and is built with off-the-shelf chip technology. Though Juniper has touted interoperability, QF/Interconnect and QF/Director will not interoperate with other vendors’ technology and are proprietary down to the packet format on the wire.

In the meantime, Cisco has continued to deliver network innovation while protecting our customer’s investments with a standards-based approach. IT organizations recognize the value this delivers: Cisco has amassed over 15,000 NX-OS customers. That’s the difference between making promises and executing as promised.

David McCulloch
Director, Corporate Communications
Cisco

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By: Chris Jones CCIE# 25655

Chris Jones CCIE# 25655 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:45:17 +0000

The Juniper cartoons ended years ago, when the company matured into a real player, and rebranded. (Amusingly, they’re still accurate, though.)

The simple point is that Cisco looks very desperate with this new marketing.

“The rule of thumb is never compare down because it degrades your position.”

You’re talking about gaining market share via acquisition. Hmm. Airespace, Catalyst, PIX.. I’m not sure you want to go down THAT path.

The funny part is that there has been no empty promises. Juniper responded the best way they possibly could – by shipping QFabric right on schedule, as promised. Promised and delivered. Ouch.

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