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Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches are well suited for data closets in today’s ever expanding network system requirements. Today’s businesses rely on stable, fast, and highly available data connectivity. Businesses perform at such a quick pace now and the need to consume data resources is an integral part of most every business function. There can no longer be outages. Slow data connectivity and sluggish system response is directly related to business success. The Cisco Catalyst platform has provided our company with a network foundation that is fast and reliable so that the business can concentrate on what they do best.Incentivized
We work in the electric industry. These should not be used in a high-heat environment. We like to keep the temperature of the room in the low 60's so they are not suited for our Substation locations due to extreme heat and cold. However, they perform great in a server room.Incentivized
The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches provide reliable connectivity for multiple client device types whether computers, phones, wireless access points, etc.The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches has deployment flexibility from traditional IOS-XE deployments to Cisco Catalyst SD-Access and now Meraki monitored solutions.Multiple switch models allow us to customize each data closet deployment to exactly fit the port density and power-over-Ethernet requirements.Incentivized
Reliable.Excellent hardware support from Dell including 4 hour parts/replacement.Excellent technical support from Dell on software, troubleshooting, and configuration.More affordable than its main enterprise competitors.Easy to use CLI.Incentivized
Software needs improvement, where features are added (Stack wise) or removed (GLBP) without solicitation from a wider audience or depreciation, respectivelySoftware bugs recently in basic features like AAAAbility to turn off all unused services or features to reduce the attack surfaceCisco CoPP functionality is not like it was on the Cat 6k platform - users cannot create custom policies for use at the control-plane interfaceIncentivized
Precarious graphical (GUI) mode, needing to be updated for more efficient technologies such as HTML5Short support time, given how much these devices support in terms of use. I have owned the devices for years, but no longer have a warrantyIncentivized
Dell ProSupport is outstanding. Dell ProDeploy is likewise outstanding. I prefer them even over traditional Cisco support. I've had repeated cases where Dell immediately addressed or fixed an issue with US-based support, including firmware hotfixes. Not even Cisco can boast that.Incentivized
The Catalyst switches definitely have a more robust feature set than the Meraki switches but the Meraki switches are intended for a different use case than the Catalyst switches. We used Catalyst switches in our wiring closets because they fit in better with the topology and feature sets that we wanted to deploy.Incentivized
I selected Dell mainly due to previous experience using them in a business environment. I've never had a unit fail on me and when my budget for equipment like network switches has been less than a training class on how to use those switches, it's incredible to be able to find quality equipment at the price point Dell offers and even more so when their enterprise support has been as excellent as I have been accustomed to dealing with. In all honesty, even if I had a larger budget, I would have bought these same switches since they were exactly what I needed to suit my needs. We looked into HPE/Aruba network switches, and while they would have performed everything we needed and more, they were almost four times the cost of these Dell network switches. That's a hard sell when it comes to planning a tight budget.Incentivized
Don't need to buy services - lifetime warrantyStability - even 10 year old devices are still running and doing the jobSometimes 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.Incentivized
Reports are easily created and very useful.Quick creation of different network connections.Excellent and secure channels for multiple data management.Great data visualization options offered by Dell PowerConnect Switches.Incentivized