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The Network Hardware Resale Intelligence Center
Welcome to NHR's Intelligence Center, where you'll find a growing collection of informative articles from our team of experts. Learn how to cut your maintenance bill, navigate the secondary market, and decide when to upgrade.
We also offer detailed videos about Cisco equipment, as well as comprehensive overviews of specific gear — like 10GbE optics and the Cisco ISR Series.
If there's another topic you'd like us to cover, please let us know.
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Best Practices + Reasons to Buy Pre-Owned Equipment |
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Debunking Myths about the Secondary Market |
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Maintaining Your Network |
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Cut Your Annual Cisco SMARTnet® Bill in Half |
Despite an overwhelming effort by businesses to reduce unnecessary IT costs, many organizations miss out on big IT cost savings each year by prematurely upgrading networking infrastructure and insufficiently scrutinizing ongoing maintenance...
Since Cisco introduced the cutting-edge Nexus 7000 line in 2008, network engineers have constantly debated over the Nexus versus the Catalyst. Those who oversee Catalyst 6500-powered networks are happy with (and accustomed to) the widely used, lower...
Welcome to NHR’s Video Datasheet for the Catalyst 6500-E platform. We designed these videos to provide helpful, visual overviews of some of Cisco’s most common line cards in the 6500 & 7600-series family. Here you will find overviews of...
6509 Support Strategies: You can now extend support and avoid forced upgrades
As of November 2012, support will end on your 6503, 6506 and 6509 chassis. If you are happy with your current 6500 configurations and want to avoid an upgrade, Network...
10GbE Optics modules explained
Over the years of 10 gigabit Ethernet's existence, there have been numerous different form factors and optics types introduced. The oldest, XENPAKs, remain very popular as the install base is large, while the newest...
What's the difference between Cisco optics & NHR optics?Nothing - unless you're talking about the price or the warranty. Did you know that Network Hardware Resale (NHR) labeled optics are identical to the ones you buy from Cisco and we guarantee...
Are you spending too much on network maintenance?We've all heard about the pain of being "upside down" on a mortgage. In the world of Cisco networking, being "upside down" on a maintenance contract can be equally painful. It means you're paying more...
IPv6 has been a hot topic in the networking industry for over a year now and as the changeover progresses, it is still a priority for companies.
Two major concerns are:
Licensing – some devices will need an IOS license upgrade to gain access to...
Reprinted with permission from Processor
magazine.Make The Best Buying Decision For Your Small To Midsized Enterpriseby Dean Takahashi Purchasing used high-tech equipment from the secondary market can be scary. Lots of transactions go off without...
By Chris Crotteau, Cisco-Certified Engineer, Network Hardware Resale
One of the current pressing issues in networking is the upcoming exhaustion of the IPv4 address space. Within a year or two, it will be very likely that all available, valid IPv4...
