2014 GARTNER MAGIC QUADRANT DATA CENTER NETWORKING
HIGHLIGHTS
1) Arista takes the #1 spot in
Visionary quadrant for DC
Switching Companies
2) No vendor in Leader Quadrant
but Arista has the best combo of
Vision and Execution
3) Arista was the only company to
organically move both up and to
the right! (Extreme joined forces
with Enterasys to move up and to
the right)
4) Arista takes the #3 spot in Ability
to Execute HP keeps the #2 spot
in this category likely due to large
1G share and vast global
channel and both HP/Cisco build
servers broader DC portfolio
5) Cisco moved down and to the left
as a “challenger”
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2013 VS 2014 DATA CENTER MAGIC QUADRANT SUPERIMPOSED
HIGHLIGHTS
1) Arista takes the #1 spot as
“Visionary” for DC Switching
Companies
2) No vendor in Leader Quadrant
but Arista has the best combo of
Vision and Execution
3) Arista was the only company to
organically move both up and to
the right! (Extreme joined forces
with Enterasys to move up and to
the right)
4) Arista takes the #3 spot in Ability
to Execute HP keeps the #2 spot
in this category likely due to large
1G share and vast global
channel and both HP/Cisco build
servers broader DC portfolio
5) Cisco moved down and to the left
to “Challenger” Spot
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