Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches vs Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches

• Dual supervisors and up to 6 power supplies keep them running continuously.
• Multigig ports and a high throughput backplane keeps the data flowing as fast as users need.

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• 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.

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• Software needs improvement, where features are added (Stack wise) or removed (GLBP) without solicitation from a wider audience or depreciation, respectively
• Software bugs recently in basic features like AAA
• Ability to turn off all unused services or features to reduce the attack surface
• Cisco CoPP functionality is not like it was on the Cat 6k platform - users cannot create custom policies for use at the control-plane interface

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• 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

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• Don't need to buy services - lifetime warranty
• Stability - even 10 year old devices are still running and doing the job
• Sometimes lines of products are on the market for a very short time (eg. 6800 instant access) - it is hard to buy equipment to make the network bigger.

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• [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.

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