We have a medium-sized network of around 200 nodes and are currently in the process of replacing old daisy-chained switches with stack-able or chassis style switches.
Right now, our network is broken up via subnets: production, management, intellectual property (IP), etc., each on a separate subnet. Would creating VLANs instead of subnets be more beneficial?
Our general goal is to prevent bottlenecks, separate traffic for security, and to manage traffic with more ease.