On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Drew Weaver <drew.weaver@thenap.com> wrote:
Howdy for reasons it might be inappropriate to discuss on this list we've decided that we're going to replace our Avaya/RouteScience box and we're looking for recommendations on different solutions for 'BGP management appliances'.
We're aware of the Internap FCP product, but is there anything else out there besides 'oy, hire a BGP admin ya tool!' that anyone can offer?
Going off this and previous posts, you'd well-served to follow the advice you sarcastically dispense, and hire an engineer. Opex and capex (spread over a ~2 year product lifetime) costs for the above solutions in a small (several gigabits, several transit providers) environment are right up there with the salary of a junior to mid-level networking professional in most markets. By hiring a live human, you get not only somebody who can tweak localpref, but also a critical thinker who can aid in troubleshooting outages and help you plan for growth. Paul