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    Cisco Catalyst Center

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ACisco Catalyst Center provides an intent-based platform for managing enterprise networks across campus, branch, and edge environments. It combines automation, analytics, and assurance to streamline IT operations, improve security posture, and reduce manual tasks. With integratedAI/ML-driven insights, policy-based controls, and end-to-end visibility across wired and wireless infrastructures, Catalyst Center empowers IT teams toproactively detect issues, enforce compliance, and accelerate…N/A

    Lakeside Digital Experience Cloud, powered by SysTrack

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ALakeside Software offers cloud-based digital experience management. Lakeside’s Digital Experience Cloud, powered by SysTrack, gathers and analyzes more than 10,000 metrics every 15 seconds from every endpoint across the environment, collecting edge-based device telemetry data. With continuous insights into the ecosystems that power employees, customers use Lakeside’s technology to perform: End-User Experience Management Digital Workplace Planning IT Asset…N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst CenterLakeside Digital Experience Cloud, powered by SysTrack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (343 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (33 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Catalyst CenterLakeside Digital Experience Cloud, powered by SysTrack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Would recommend Cisco Catalyst Center to medium to large scale organizations that have many cookie-cutter sites and the resources to properly provision all their devices. I would not recommend to teams that do not have a strong network engineering team that can navigate the various intricacies of the platform.
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    Lakeside Software
    We are able to get to the root of the issue much more rapidly this way, and we don't have to interrupt the end user in order to see how their computer is functioning. Systrack is installed on-premises at our company. Check out that hosted infrastructure if you're in the market for it. In a matter of minutes, you may move from one workstation to more than 100k.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Again, the ease of use of the APIs and the API Explorer provides the tools needed to write these custom workflows that allow us to do a lot of the automation we’re doing now, saving hundreds of hours by using those tools.
    • The product is very intuitive, and there is a lot of support out there in the DevNet community to help with that.
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    Lakeside Software
    • Systrack may also be scaled up thus simply
    • Systrack provides a comprehensive picture of each system
    • Systrack's customer service is second to none
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Within its Tasks - Audit, it can sometimes allow plaintext data, including passwords, to be seen. There should be functionality to detect password usage and appropriately obfuscate the data.
    • Occasionally, Catalyst Center does not sync changes properly within templates, which requires deleting and reconfiguring the template version. Better processes here would be beneficial.
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    Lakeside Software
    • Every new version brings new ideas and capabilities to the table
    • Because of the sheer volume of information available, it can be difficult to know where to begin
    • With enough time and skill, creating bespoke dashboards with meaningful titles may be effective
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    I think new products are often "half-baked" or over hyped when they release, as was the case with DNAC. We were well ahead of the curve in acquiring it. But as it has matured it is now a fantastic addition to our infrastructure. I think we are easing into a stage where it is hard to envision a large organization NOT having Catalyst Center in place. If for nothing outside of the mapping and troubleshooting aspects; using it as a "source of truth".
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    Lakeside Software
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Cisco DNA Center is going to help us in security, simplicity and ease of administration. Cisco DNA Center is complete management and control platform that simplifies and streamlines network operations. Cisco DNA Center offers a single dashboard for every core function in your network. With this platform, IT can become more nimble and respond to changes and challenges faster and more intelligently.
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    Lakeside Software
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    El soporte de CISCO DNA Center es muy bueno, responden a mis dudas pero no he tenido oportunidad de reportar un incidente o determinar un tiempo de respuesta critico. The support of CISCO DNA Center is very good, they answer my questions, but I have not had the opportunity to report an incident or determine a critical response time.
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    Lakeside Software
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    It was informative, but the labs were not available long enough for us to get intimately familiar with CCNA before it was closed. The course instructor was well informed and got us as close to ready as she could.
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    Lakeside Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco Catalyst Centeris basic zero-touch provisioning out of the box. You just rack and stack the switches, patch 'em in, and the controller pushes the config automatically. No need to console into every single box or spend hours script-running over CLI.The AI-driven assurance and telemetry are top-tier. Instead of getting flooded with useless syslog alerts when a link drops, it correlates the telemetry data to give you proactive health checks. It literally pinpoints wireless anomalies and bandwidth chokepoints before the users even start opening tickets.It handles fabric microsegmentation like a boss through SD-Access and TrustSec. You can easily enforce group-based policies right at the hardware level. It drops IoT gear, guests, and corporate traffic into their own secure buckets dynamically, without you having to manage a trillion messy VLANs and ACLs.
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    Lakeside Software
    Systrack is also used to provide baseline and post-change analytics for the testing of new applications and equipment. This gives me the confidence to install high-quality items that won't cause any serious problems for customers. These are just some of the useful tools Systrack offers to assess the digital experience and take appropriate action.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • I have used it for upgrading devices, and it's does a great job at that, however out operations team for whatever reason has not adopted the feature.
    • Overall it feels like Cisco Catalyst Center has been huge waste of time. I feel like my time would be better spent on other projects and looking at other products and tools
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    Lakeside Software
    • It was easy to install Systrack to a group of virtual workstations while doing CPU utilization analysis in a virtual environment
    • You still need specialists to discover and fix problems in your environments with Systrack, but it will save you a lot of time
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    Cisco Catalyst Center Screenshots

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    Lakeside Digital Experience Cloud, powered by SysTrack Screenshots

    Screenshot of Lakeside Assist is an all-in-one workspace for Level 1 service desk staff to quickly diagnose and resolve issues.Screenshot of Lakeside Resolve is a powerful root cause analysis tool to diagnose and resolve complex, estate wide issues by providing heightened visibility into physical and virtual desktops, quick problem resolution, and incident prioritization.Screenshot of By automating incident detection, troubleshooting, and resolution and streamlining workflows, Prevent makes robust proactive service operations possible for more members of the IT support team.Screenshot of Lakeside helps you proactively measure, analyze and optimize your employees’ digital experience anywhere they are working, all from easily consumable dashboards that surface that data you need quickly.Screenshot of Provide the right-sized hardware for different departments across your organization, saving IT costs and improving DEX. Take the guess-work out of your next refresh and ensure end users have what they need to be their most productive.