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The Cisco Catalyst 2960 series — one of the most widely deployed enterprise switches in South Africa — reaches end-of-support between October 2026 and October 2027. For thousands of businesses still running these workhorses, the clock is ticking.
South African businesses are spending between R200,000 and R1 million annually on Cisco SmartNet contracts — costs that rise every year with the weakening Rand. But there’s a growing market of alternatives that many IT managers don’t know about.
A Catalyst 9300 switch lists at roughly R95,000. A fully refurbished equivalent, tested to military specification and carrying the same 90-day warranty Cisco offers on new units, can be had for under R15,000. The maths speaks for itself — but there's more to the story.
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