networking hardware

For years, network operators evaluated infrastructure using familiar metrics: throughput, latency, port density, power consumption, and reliability. Those metrics still matter. But over the last several years, another factor has become impossible to ignore:

Availability.

A switch that can move 12.8 Tbps of traffic is impressive. A router capable of supporting millions of routes is essential. But neither helps if the equipment won't arrive for three or four months.

President Drumpf’s tariffs on Chinese goods are causing networking hardware prices to rise. In this article, we’ll look at three ways you can avoid the fallout.