Network Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Mar 11, 2020
The cost to buy it initially was a single purchase price. This was a cost for the hardware and software, but we got a year of service with it. Annually, we pay them a service fee, but it's not much money. We do not use the FlexPool consumption-based licensing model. I just learned of it. While we're interested in it, we're not doing it currently. They had called me a week to two ago about their licensing model. It has the ability to spin up VMs as needed for NAT, as well as their ADC, which is their load balancing stuff. We are considering that, as that is a pretty attractive feature.
Juniper MX Series Routers and A10 Networks Thunder CGN are competing in network solutions. Juniper MX Series holds an advantage with its comprehensive feature set and high data throughput, while A10 Networks Thunder CGN is stronger in carrier-grade NAT functionality.Features: Juniper MX Series offers robust scalability, high-performance forwarding, and advanced MPLS capabilities. A10 Networks Thunder CGN provides efficient IPv4 to IPv6 transition, high availability, and DDoS protection.Ease...
Costs in addition to the standard fees are the maintenance and support, yearly which is not atypical.
The cost to buy it initially was a single purchase price. This was a cost for the hardware and software, but we got a year of service with it. Annually, we pay them a service fee, but it's not much money. We do not use the FlexPool consumption-based licensing model. I just learned of it. While we're interested in it, we're not doing it currently. They had called me a week to two ago about their licensing model. It has the ability to spin up VMs as needed for NAT, as well as their ADC, which is their load balancing stuff. We are considering that, as that is a pretty attractive feature.