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+1 Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 1, 2018, at 19:45, Jeremy Lumby <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I think it is worth getting the discount even though it draws the account down quite a bit. Thanks Arista for allowing the split. It is also a nice time to call for any donations. If anyone has been thinking about donating, but was on the fence about when, now would be a great time! > > -----Original Message----- > From: MICE Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Laager > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 6:52 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MICE-DISCUSS] Arista Support Contract > > MICE is responsible for the on-going support contract costs for the main > Arista switch. This was factored into the design of the port fees. > > We have received quotes from Arista. As is customary, the three-year > price is cheaper per year than the one-year price. The savings is > non-trivial, especially relative to our annual revenue, so I think it > would be wise to purchase the three-year contract. > > The three-year contract cost is more than our current cash balance. > After we collect this year's port fees, we will be able to cover it > while keeping a reasonable reserve. However, we need to do something > sooner, as it needs to be renewed this month. Fortunately, Arista has > offered to let us split the order in two halves to avoid us drawing the > bank balance too close to zero. > > Does the membership have any input they'd like to provide the board in > this matter? > > -- > Richard