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    Cisco Nexus Dashboard

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ACisco Nexus Dashboard simplifies data-center networks with automation and analytics. The data-center network helps organizations to meet business demands, and provision reliable data-center networking services as fast as possible, when and where organizations need it. As network infrastructure management is becoming more complex, diverse, and distributed, with multiple configuration points, monitoring tools, and vast amounts of data being generated every second. Cisco Nexus Dashboard is…N/A
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    Cisco Nexus Dashboard
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Cisco Nexus Dashboard
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    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    I've never used another product like Nexus Dashboard therefore I'm not able to compare it to other products, however, I had high hopes that we would be able to use ND for years to come to make NDFC, NDI, and switch upgrades easier and faster. Unfortunately, we are moving away …
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    it's very impressible the capacity of integration
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    We chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard because I understand the Cisco Nexus Dashboard tool to facilitate data center operations
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    Microsoft's System Center is easy to deploy when you are using Microsoft products and in a Microsoft environment. However if you are not in a MSFT environment then doesn't give you specialized networking capabilities like Cisco Nexus Dashboard. Aruba networks has good …
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    Chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    As Cisco Nexus Dashboard offers multiple features within a single node, there is no other product we have seen in the market that comes close to Cisco Nexus Dashboard feature wise.
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    Chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    I have tried using SolarWinds specifically the previous Network configuration manager the log analyzer. When I compare them with Cisco Nexus Dashboard snapshots, delta analysis, and connectivity analysis, we can say that Cisco Nexus Dashboard raises the bar way higher. It gives …
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    Some pros and cons
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    Better ecosystem and support model.
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    Currently, I'm not aware of another solution comparable to Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights.
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    Chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    Comparing Nexus Dashboard to Splunk Enterprise, I can say that Splunk was a product with greater capabilities, but it required significantly more implementation expertise than Nexus Dashboard.Moreover, the complex underlying architecture of Splunk required greater involvement …
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    Chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    We have not used any other products. Before Cisco Nexus Dashboard we relied on the Cisco ACI APIC UI to see any faults.
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    Chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    With NI we now have capability to go deep into Fabric and understand the flow. It offers us one single plane of glass for everything we have within our ACI Fabrics in the DatCenter
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    Chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    the ticket to entry (knowledge) of Ansible is just too high and it requires a lot of man power to maintain it, nexus dashboard doesnt
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    Chose Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    Nexus Dashboard is far more comprehensive than NetBrain. NetBrain's advantage, in my opinion, is in traditional and single - particle setups, whereas the [Cisco] Nexus Dashboard excels in a clean Cisco ACI context.
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    Would buy again
    97%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    42 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
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    Cisco Nexus Series Switches
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Nexus Series Switches
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (64 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    We used Cisco Nexus Dashboard specifically for automating the creation of networks in our private cloud environment using a VXLAN EVPN multisite environment. It integrates into Infoblox well. It's also very suited in network troubleshooting for past and present issues. Where I don't see it being used much is in the campus but it's nice to know we have the ability to add catalyst if needed.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • It is a flexible tool that helps streamline and facilitate the development of new services.
    • Ideal for automating tasks such as network modification, configuration, and removal, which provides great time savings.
    • Ensures services without interruption and without difficult scheduling.
    • It has a simple user interface and excellent support, made up of several providers.
    • It facilitates the administration of managed services.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • With the latest version release of Cisco Nexus Dashboard to version 3.0.1 I can say that most of the features have already improved but one of the wishlists that I want for ND is the possibility of extracting lists of Anomaly.
    • Include older versions of Firmware in the list of choices when doing the firmware upgrade analysis, currently only the recommended is in the list of choices.
    • If possible, include all the prechecks in the Firmware pre-upgrade analysis same in the script provided by Cisco.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    We observe significant product development with each release, along with substantial expansion of functionality. The program code has been consolidated into a single image, which simplifies installation and routine system update operations. Additionally, it is possible to install it outside the production network, which further enhances the solution’s availability.Additionally, the new graphical interface is very simplified and user-friendly.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    For the end user, it is relatively easy to use. However, some training and practice is a must because the NSO is not as straightforward as the traditional router CLI. For the administrator, Cisco Network Service Orchestrator (NSO) is just like another program running on the Linux system--there is no big difference.
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    Performance
    Cisco
    For us, it's not yet a single pane of glass for the ACI network as Network Assurance Engine is not yet integrated into the [Cisco] Nexus Dashboard. This will be the case after the next update we plan to do. Today it's a tool I use daily to figure out if something unusual or unexpected happened in the SDN part of our network. The legacy network is still monitored with different tools.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    here was never a need to contact support, as the system includes several commands that allow for self-healing. Even if, after the upgrade process, one of the processes was not running, I was able to quickly find the appropriate sequence of commands that definitively resolved the issue. The entire architecture was designed in such a way as to be resilient to the failure of one node in a three-server setup.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    Honestly, the product implementation took 1–2 days to comprehensively manage the client’s entire infrastructure. The delivered on-premise solution, provided as physical servers, quickly builds the required environment in which individual data centers are rapidly added. The data collection process takes some time but also depends on the number of devices in the network.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The Cisco Nexus Series switches perform admirably in our blended distributed system. We have been dealing with any of these sorts of switches for over 5 years and have been exceptionally happy with their functionality. Several of our other computer networks in our data rooms have proved effective with Cisco equipment. Because of the simplicity of maintenance and the high quality of technical support provided by Cisco representatives, there is a high level of trust in these switches.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    It's a very secure platform that can manage all the business networks, monitor various network traffic, and is easy project management software. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller can centralize all the network traffic in one room for easy and secure management and threat detection capability and even the secure channels offered are excellent.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Bit pricey.
    • Need to be purchased with vendor support. As far as I know, now support other vendors.
    • It's upgrade from DCNM and worth looking into.
    • It's still evolving and may need minor cosmetic adjustment
    • Easy to create and maintain vxlan and non vxlan fabrics.
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