Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches vs Dell PowerConnect Switches

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco [Catalyst 9200 Series] Switches work great. Most enterprises use cisco office equipment (Phones, Cameras etc. ), and switches work seamlessly with these products. Always full throughput on all ports, rarely any STP issues. Not well suited for small businesses (Costly) or in scenarios where network devices are not uniform/ multi vendor

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Verified User

Contributor in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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I believe the PowerConnect Switch is recommended and fits best in access and distribution for its capacity and performance. For Core, I would recommend the Dell Force 10 line. The switches have power over ethernet and can power IP phones and access points at Vivo branches. The support on the Portuguese line and face-to-face service are some differentials that I found.

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Carol Moreira

Especialista em TI

Vivo (Telefônica Brasil)Telecommunications, 5001-10,000 employees

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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

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Miguel Maldonado

Presales

CiberCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Easy to configure
Rock solid. Have only had 1 fail out of dozens in over 6 years.
Great features and interface.

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Troy Smith

Vice President of Information Technology/Network Administrator

VFCUFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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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

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Mercedes Albuja

ventas

segurosLogistics and Supply Chain, 51-200 employees

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I've had fans burn out after the warranty period. In a way that is a positive and tells you just how long the fans last. However, it would be nice if the fans lasted a bit longer.
In a perfect world, it would be nice if the switches were not so loud.

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Steve P

Information Technology Manager

Human Resources FirmHuman Resources, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches 4.5

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I don't think very soon we'll renew our use of Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches because most of them are now used for access switch purposes for end-users.Even if we have a stack with a distribution switch (to use Uplink and to connect access points), the global LAN design can't be changed for now.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches 7.3

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As usual, the Cisco documentation can be exhaustive, and it's not so easy to find the appropriate information on the website. However, when you are a bit used to it, the search can be possible and not so difficult.The first white paper that was comparing the 2960X with the 9200 equivalent was nice and saved us a lot of time and energy.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Dell PowerConnect Switches 10.0

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Top-grade because it is a switch that never presented any major problems for us. It has always been easy to install, configure, customize. It is a device widely used in access to connect computers, phones, access points

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Carol Moreira

Especialista em TI

Vivo (Telefônica Brasil)Telecommunications, 5001-10,000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The 9200 switches are a great switch for reliability and processing. We use our 9200's for Layer 2 only switching, as well as use some 9200's in routing cases as well. The 9200's is a model number we use as our primary model number for upgrading our other switches like the 2960's and 3850's.

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Thomas Osborne

Network System Administrator

CentralSquare TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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They stack up very well against Cisco products. I feel you pay a lot for the Cisco name. Dell has most of the same functions for a lot less.

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Troy Smith

Vice President of Information Technology/Network Administrator

VFCUFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Considering their scalability and future-proof nature, ROI is there (no replacement is required)
Due to cost, the ROI will be longer
Security and reliability of the switches are very important for efficient working, which Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are providing

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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The ROI is great. Lost of ports and features for the money.
The Dell PowerConnect has allowed us to interconnect our core networking devices for a reasonable price.

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Steve P

Information Technology Manager

Human Resources FirmHuman Resources, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No