Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch vs. Cisco Nexus Dashboard

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch
Score 4.4 out of 10
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Alcatel-Lucent provides the OmniSwitch family of switches, providing data center switching, Ethernet & LAN switches, support for IoT and edge solutions, SDN, ruggedization and industrial-grade solutions, and WebSmart switches.N/A
Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Cisco Nexus Dashboard unifies data center management by integrating network monitoring, troubleshooting, orchestration, management and automation into a single platform. It allows businesses to configure, operate, and analyze network infrastructures through a simplified interface. Cisco Nexus Dashboard leverages automation, predictive analytics, and security features to enhance operational efficiency, improve scalability, and reduce time to resolution for critical networking tasks.N/A
Pricing
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco Nexus Dashboard
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco Nexus Dashboard
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco Nexus Dashboard
Top Pros
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Best Alternatives
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco Nexus Dashboard
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Score 9.2 out of 10
Dell PowerConnect Switches
Dell PowerConnect Switches
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Catalyst Switches
Cisco Catalyst Switches
Score 9.2 out of 10
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco Nexus Dashboard
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(3 ratings)
8.2
(42 ratings)
Usability
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco Nexus Dashboard
Likelihood to Recommend
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Our data management depends on the networking infrastructure and this product has provided all tools that are required. Our IT operations have been stable due to reliable security and networking services enhanced by this product. It easily identifies critical missions that may affect our operations and notify the service team for immediate action. My marketing department has discovered the most effective marketing channels that can attract more customers through a reliable internet connection.
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Cisco
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights is a powerful network monitoring software. It may assist you in more effectively monitoring your network. With the program's assistance, we can detect a wide range of network flaws and irregularities. Furthermore, it eliminates an interruption in the services we offer our consumers while also allowing us to reduce our high rates. Technicians no longer need to utilize CLI to copy and paste hundreds of coding lines. If you want a powerful programmable management program for your next-generation data centre, this is the program for you.
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Pros
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • Many 10GbE SFP+ fiber port options.
  • Can be used in Distribution and Core topologies.
  • Options with 20, 32 and 48 10GbE SFP+ ports.
  • Redundant fans, fonts, and CPU.
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Cisco
  • It is a flexible tool that helps streamline and facilitate the development of new services.
  • Ideal for automating tasks such as network modification, configuration, and removal, which provides great time savings.
  • Ensures services without interruption and without difficult scheduling.
  • It has a simple user interface and excellent support, made up of several providers.
  • It facilitates the administration of managed services.
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Cons
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • Being provided in Cloud environments
  • Out of the VPN connection and service usage
  • limited reach when using DECT antennas.
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Cisco
  • With the latest version release of Cisco Nexus Dashboard to version 3.0.1 I can say that most of the features have already improved but one of the wishlists that I want for ND is the possibility of extracting lists of Anomaly.
  • Include older versions of Firmware in the list of choices when doing the firmware upgrade analysis, currently only the recommended is in the list of choices.
  • If possible, include all the prechecks in the Firmware pre-upgrade analysis same in the script provided by Cisco.
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Usability
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Like said before - I think there are better solutions in the market to solve the challenge rather than a physical appliance. Functionalities are there and capabilities are available, but, in my experience, they lack the inherent capacity a cloud solutions provides. Lacking on the capacity to have the flexibility and dynamic growth Cloud platforms enable.
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Cisco
For the end user, it is relatively easy to use. However, some training and practice is a must because the NSO is not as straightforward as the traditional router CLI. For the administrator, Cisco Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) is just like another program running on the Linux system--there is no big difference.
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Performance
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
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Cisco
Great and effective automation functionalities and the tools on network security management are the best and easy data reports building. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller feature for the network monitoring and easy management of various services and even offers the best analytics and also powerful integration tools for easy data migration.
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Alternatives Considered
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Most problems that face our company has been solved by an effective performance of this product. The operation and continuity of our business programs are boosted by great network connections. Alcatel company has been helpful in providing training and development guidelines where possible. The system performance has built a powerful operation base that can identify and provide solutions to business challenges. The digital working base for all our plans has been implemented.
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Cisco
It's an upgrade from DCNM and worth looking into. We're trying to solve the issue of Creating and maintaining VLAN fabrics. Speed and ease of use are much better than other options. The app is great; the functionality is solid. Though It can have an improved UI, and user navigation could be simpler. It helps track your data and pipelines; you can set it up in different ways to monitor different flows about where its data is. It has in-built integration with Splunk, which is what was helpful.
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Scalability
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
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Cisco
The platform is very well done, and to date, I have had no complaints about the implementation of the platform and no security issues or vulnerabilities. Cisco in all its product releases new versions to resolve security issues or bugs that appear on the platform, this is a big plus.
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Return on Investment
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • More stability, management, and performance of LAN network.
  • 10 SFP+ ports connectivity from edge switches.
  • Reduced price and faster return on investment.
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Cisco
  • From the experience of use, I can affirm that the tool improves the user experience since it reduced the time in the administration of the infrastructure, the prediction of events, as well as the suggestions for solving the problems.
  • all the aforementioned has been simplified thanks to the tool, in turn, it helps us to maintain the network in high availability.
  • The impact has been very positive due to the simplification of the administration, which in turn reduces the detection times, leading to a reduction in costs.
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