Likelihood to Recommend The Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are a good fit for access layer needs. Put them on the edge of your network and you will have what you need to connect a physical device to your network. I would not deploy them in places at the core of a network. They can be used in data centers as an edge connection device.
Read full review Even with the higher price point compared to other vendors, we highly recommend [Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches] to all of our clients. These switches are built to last. [They] make network management very easy and will benefit any business in the long run. Cisco stands behind its product. It is very easy to add additional switches as a network grows.
Read full review Pros high forwarding // high forwarding posee la capacidad de convertirse tambien en un WLC // Has the ability to become a WLC as well posee puertos UPOE que pueden ser usados para varios dispositivos finales. // It has UPOE ports that can be used for multiple end user devices capacidad de expansion con modulos adicionales // The ability to scale up/expand using additional modules Read full review Cisco Catalyst Switches are very easy to use and manage. Cisco support it top notch. Very easy to scale up as [the] network infrastructure grows. Read full review Cons Que los precios sean mejorados para ser mas competitivos // More competitive prices/cost Generar mas marketing y promocion de los nuevos equipos // Create more marketing and promotional features about new equipment Liberar de licencias obligatorias en los equipos // Release obligatory licenses for businesses Read full review Programming is different from other providers; this has caused some issues with staffing The training opportunities do not provide the basics of programming or migration from other vendors' products. Unless you are willing to purchase renewed switches, cost can be out of line with other vendors Read full review Likelihood to Renew We have now bought 468 switches, and we will most likely continue using this series, because it is the switch that is the cheapest for our needs. Maybe for some specific use cases, we will use the Catalyst 9300 series. Because we are more pressed on manpower, that money, we stick with what works.
Read full review Usability These are very handy switches as they are easy to deploy / use and fulfill all needs related to access layer switches.
Read full review Reliability and Availability Haven't had an issue with these switches yet.
Read full review Performance Accessing resources is very fast. We were able to deploy computer images in half the time it would take with our old hardware.
Read full review Support Rating Not Applicable
Read full review Implementation Rating Very easy to port configurations and deploy.
Read full review Alternatives Considered The functions on Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are very responsive and its notification functions are very active and reliable in producing effective new updates on any detected data threats across the entire network flow even the network speed reports are easily presented by its alert functionalities and data analytics are impressive.
Read full review Cisco is top of the class when it comes to comparing them to other vendors in the network hardware environment. They may have a higher price-point, but they justify it with great support and a very long lifecycle.
Read full review Scalability I was able to deploy the switches to 10 Labs in less than a week by myself.
Read full review Return on Investment The positive thing is that because it has a redundant power supply, you can have users staying on for all the time. If you have a power interruption or something and you have both power supply A and B, then you're option to, you don't need users to log off or they're being cut off because you have to replace something or do something. Read full review [There is a] high price point, but [Cisco Catalyst Series Switches] will save [you] in the long run because these switches are reliable and last a very long time. Cisco offers very good support so you can depend on them to keep everything running smoothly. Once techs are trained on Cisco devices, they will be able to save time making changes to networks. Read full review ScreenShots