In reply to Bryan.

Too bad Bryan. Our experience is the exact opposite. A traditional data center from Cisco was nearly twice the TCO. We also looked at HP and Extreme networks and they could only get within $250K above the ACI cost. Usage is so simple from management to upgrades. We currently run nine 6509Es in our core with 7K, 5K, 2K throughout the DC. ACI management compared to those is a snap.