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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ChromeOS

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AChromeOS (or formerly Chrome OS) is presented a sa cloud-first operating system for enterprises. According to Google, ChromeOS provides employees with a modern experience and devices that stay fast, have built-in security and deploy quickly. It is augmented with the Chrome Enterprise Connectors Framework, a collection of plug-and-play integrations.N/A

    Cisco NX-OS

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACisco NX-OS is a network operating system presented as a solution to help network operations move at the speed of business, with comprehensive automation, extensive visibility, and flexible open architectures for data center networks. NX-OS is the network operating system for all fabric architectures, from traditional L2/L3 to overlay-based fabrics.Cisco NX-OS powers the modern data center.N/A

    iOS

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AApple's iOS is the company's mobile operating system.N/A
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    ChromeOSCisco NX-OSiOS
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    ChromeOSCisco NX-OSiOS
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    Google
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    Cisco
    Chose Cisco NX-OS
    I am much more familiar with the commands in Cisco IOS as it has been around for many more years. I know why NX-OS is a different system and can see the benefits of the fibre channel integration, but I do not understand why the commands had to use a different syntax. With the …
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    Chose Cisco NX-OS
    Cisco NX-OS has had the best TAC support in comparison to the other products I've used. They've also had the best performance and reliability.
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    Chose Cisco NX-OS
    When compared to these data center switches, I think Cisco Nx-OS based data center switches fare very well in terms of performance and reliability. When looking and talking about security, Cisco and Juniper Junos are comparable but Huawei switches lag in terms of security due …
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    Chose Cisco NX-OS
    Although our company always recommends Cisco products, Cisco NX-OS always stacks up with other competitors because of its amazing technical customer service.
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    Apple
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    ChromeOSCisco NX-OSiOS
    Operating System
    Comparison of Operating System features of ChromeOS and Cisco NX-OS and iOS
    Feature
    ChromeOS
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Cisco NX-OS
    -
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    iOS
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    File Management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Software Application Management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    System Update Frequency9.52 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating System Security8.73 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    CentOS Linux
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    CentOS Linux
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM AIX
    Score9.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    IBM AIX
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ChromeOSCisco NX-OSiOS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    7.6
    (17 ratings)
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.1
    (14 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    -
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    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    7.6
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    User Testimonials
    ChromeOSCisco NX-OSiOS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    I use ChromeOS for all of my web browsing needs. From Zoom calls to YouTube channel management; from social media posting to content creation, ChromeOS is my browser of choice. The only time I don't use ChromeOS is if I need to keep a personal login separate from a professional account (for example, Canva). I use ChromeOS for my professional Canva account and a different browser for my personal account.
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    Cisco
    It's definitely very well suited for data center environments and the scale that is sometimes required. We also manage many enterprise environments, and we almost never see Cisco NX-OS or Nexus in an enterprise environment, only specifically on the data center side. Mainly because of the lower bandwidth requirements and so on. But it depends on the hardware, since it's a software product.
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    Apple
    iOS works well when you want solid control over institutionally-owned devices. This generally works best when you play by Apple's rules and buy through them and use Apple School/Business Manager - so if you're going for a BYOD model, this probably isn't the way to do [it]. There is a wide variety of management tools, but bear the costs of each in mind.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Great security
    • real time updates
    • trackable production
    • automatic updates
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    Cisco
    • Cisco NX-OS does a great job of supporting high dense environments due to Cisco NX-OS based devices having some of the fastest packet switching performance
    • Cisco NX-OS supports high bandwidth environments really well due to the high throughput links that are typically found in Cisco NX-OS network appliances
    • Cisco NX-OS provides some of the best redundancy in the way of "Active-Active redundancy" via it's VPC technology. This is especially desirable in data center environments.
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    Apple
    • Extraordinary compared to other OS on the lookout for the mobile devices. In the event that somebody needs an ad free and secure insight.
    • Apple iOS give you heaps of inbuilt elements by which there is no need of any outsider applications.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Toggling between ChromeOS users in iOS could be easier
    • Using and updating bookmarks could be streamlined
    • Updating preferences could be easier
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    Cisco
    • I think one thing we'd like to see a bit more in the Nexus space is probably the troubleshooting features. So one would be the I perf feature and being able to test network traffic across links. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of really good features in terms of troubleshooting, but one particular one that we like to see is where we can test network traffic. We can make sure that we have good latency, we got good bandwidth utilization as well. For us that's a big one. We've got to use third party tools to do that. So if the NXOS platform can do it, that's one of the thing we've got to do.
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    Apple
    • Replacing the battery is hard and shouldn't be.
    • I know it is for security, but the ability to remote control iOS and help users would be great.
    • Security can be tight with the iCloud and passcodes and you can brick a phone if you are not careful.
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    Usability
    Google
    For everyday surfing the web and checking emails, ChromeOS excels. You won't start seeing ChromeOS slowing down until you start using tools that require more GPU (coding, rendering videos, AI, etc.).
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    Cisco
    NX-OS has many similarities with the traditional IOS which is quite beneficial when it comes to configuration and learning. As a native Linux system, there are a lot of tools and features that can be enabled for any use case.
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    Apple
    In all likelihood, common users will either already have experience with iOS on their iPhones, or will pick it up quickly. The UI is generally simple and mostly visual. Power users, on the other hand, may feel constrained by the inherent limitations built-in. Root access, terminal commands, and deep customization are not really to be found here.
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    Performance
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Excellent and the best Automation capabilities with Cisco NX-OS which effectively allows easy management of different networks across the whole organization keeping all the business data secure and well managed. With its ability to detect any data threat and effectively fix the issue, Cisco NX-OS has extremely powerful options and its process monitoring capabilities are the best.
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    Apple
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    Support Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Cisco support never fails me. In terms of timely response, no one is on par with them. They really value the impact of having technical issues and potential business stoppage. Also, their support staff are well equipped with knowledge and skills and easily resolve the most common incidents. Most of the time, we can resolve an issue by just calling them once.
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    Apple
    Lots of help articles online for just about everything under the sun. I have never personally had to engage Apple's support team to comment on their helpfulness.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    ChromeOS is just as good as Windows. I feel it can be better sometimes because it starts up faster and more efficiently. I like how all the programs have similar interfaces and are easy to learn. There are less issues with ChromeOS than there are with Windows. And security is much tighter.
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    Cisco
    I am much more familiar with the commands in Cisco IOS as it has been around for many more years. I know why NX-OS is a different system and can see the benefits of the fibre channel integration, but I do not understand why the commands had to use a different syntax. With the Nexus switches you don't get a choice of operating system unfortunately.
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    Apple
    The software updates have a wide coverage for iPhone models and I love updating software for additional features and/or improved software stability. It has also genuine feel of the phones they offer. Easier to set up and use. It helps me do more productive tasks. If I have the latest phone model, I would have additional software advantages that are already included in my OS.
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    Scalability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Up to now, we haven't had a major ground-shaking attack on our networks but we take no chances by using NX-OS alongside a SIEM. All endpoints and workloads are secure so I would say we have plenty of trust in their security model.
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    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Positive: Very cost effective solution to get laptops out to everyone on the team
    • Positive: Easy to manage UI/OS
    • Negative: Can be sluggish once you get into apps that require more GPU
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    Cisco
    • We do have some implementations on Cisco NX-OS and Nexus hardware, and some of these are already quite old, but they are still running pretty smoothly. So they are super reliable, in my opinion. So that's one of the very positive ways it impacts companies.
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    Apple
    • Positive as far as cellular usage, phone tracking, and security for our users.
    • Negative as far as battery replacement on older phones.
    • Costs would be similar to android phones so security/simplicity is our main point here.
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