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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Nexus Series Switches

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ACisco Nexus is a series of network switches.N/A

    SugarSync

    Score3.6 out of 10
    N/ASugarSync is a cloud storage and backup solution designed for small businesses.

    $7.50

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    Pricing
    Cisco Nexus Series SwitchesSugarSync
    Editions & Modules
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    100 GB
    $7.49
    per month
    250 GB
    $9.99
    per month
    500 GB
    $18.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Nexus Series SwitchesSugarSync
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Nexus Series SwitchesSugarSync
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    127 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    115 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    126 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    122 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco Nexus Series SwitchesSugarSync
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Cisco Nexus Series Switches and SugarSync
    Feature
    Cisco Nexus Series Switches
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    9.4
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Cisco Nexus Series Switches and SugarSync
    Feature
    Cisco Nexus Series Switches
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    9.7
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Cisco Nexus Series Switches and SugarSync
    Feature
    Cisco Nexus Series Switches
    -
    Ratings
    SugarSync
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Nexus Series SwitchesSugarSync
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (137 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (67 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Nexus Series SwitchesSugarSync
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I would like to give it a rating of 9 out of 10 because of its excellent performance and better Enterprise and data network Centre management. Also, because of its reliability and minimal downtime, this tool has been one of the best software solutions that our business needed to grow with good security and automation.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    When doing daily jobs, if you’re sharing large files, I think Dropbox works a lot better but if you have a system where you’re working within that system and you want to be able to work with that system and have certain folders that you have access to all the time then SugarSync might be just the ticket.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Continuous system operation:
    • Maintenance, upgrades, and software certification can be performed without service interruptions because of the modular nature of NX-OS and features such as In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and the capability for processes to restart dynamically
    • FabricPath:
    • Enables each device to build an overall view of the topology; this is similar to other link state routing protocols. Each device in the FabricPath topology is identified by a switch-id. The Layer 2 forwarding tables are built based on reachability to each switch-id, not by the MAC address. Eliminates spanning-tree to maximize network bandwidth and flexibility in topological configurations, as well as simplify operational support and configuration. This enables a tremendous amount of flexibility on the topology because you can now build FabricPath topologies for Layer 2-based networks the same as for Layer 3-based networks
    • Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV): Enables the Layer 2 extension between distributed data centers over any transport Layer 3 network
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Sync files in any folder - rather than forcing you to store them in a certain place (Although this can be confusing too)
    • Works in the background - although this is true for all
    • You can share with others - including those who do not use SugarSync
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Implementing jumbo frames on interfaces of its fabric extender series (N2k, etc.) by editing the network QoS does not have to be a global configuration that would affect all its interfaces. It can be improved to become just an interface configuration.
    • Licensing on the NXOS is a bit complicated and expensive. I understand that the Nexus is made for core data center switching but it does not have to break the bank.
    • OTV technology is for Nexus only. Based on the advantage of the technology, it should be made vendor-neutral to accommodate other vendor devices.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Can only think of one thing. I have helped others to get going with SugarSync and they if they have problems it is understanding the cloud.... So maybe (if it dosen't exist already) I would like to have a animation of the proces with "flying" folders between desktops, clouds etc. Otherwise SugarSync is just great.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    Actually if we need to implement or develop our actual DC we will use Cisco Nexus Series Switches again. The solution is well known and we will be able to interconnect easily the switches, as we're not using all the possibilities of features we know what is solution is a long term solution.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    1. Freemium model is the ideal marketing for an app like this. 2. Now their sync methods with Android are worse
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    Usability
    Cisco
    The platform has a good performance. The major issue is all the bugs you can discover across the operations, and it can be a big challenge depending on the number of Cisco Nexus Series Switches you have deployed. In our case, we own more than 200 Cisco Nexus Series Switches 9k, and we face an upgrade process, it could be a long time project to grant a new software deployment in all our switches platform.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    it is reliable and we seldom encounter outages for the switches
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    Performance
    Cisco
    These switches are very fast. They've been designed to work within the data center. We connect them to Cisco UCS-B Mini servers with the storage being directly attached. They are able to handle the data traffic pretty easily. We can also move servers pretty fast from data center to data center without overloading them. This has allowed our company to stay running during any kind of conditional outage. We have come to really rely on them for business continuity.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Overall, Cisco has great products and I believe that they believe in the philosophy of a great customer experience. Although there have been a few technical support issues that caused a lot of company anxiety, in most cases, Cisco has gone above and beyond in making a valiant effort to help the customer solve any issues.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    Customer service is amazing, they are always fast to respond and very helpful.
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    In-Person Training
    Cisco
    Trainer didn't has good handon experience.. he was bookish trainer.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    Never had it
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    Since we already have exposure to other Cisco switching products, the implementation of these switches is very seamless;
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The Cisco 9000 stacks up quite well against the Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches. The additional features available in the Nexus 9000, such as VPN, FCoE, 40 gigabits, give us the ability to support the future needs of the company in our data center. The Nexus 9000 allowed us to condense our core and aggregation environment that comprised of 2 Catalyst 6504 and 2 Catalyst 6509 to a port of Nexus 9000. Although the Catalyst 3850 would be sufficient to handle routing, those features in the Nexus 9000 made it the clear choice for us.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    SugarSync, like all solutions, has its place in the data storage stack within a company. The main reason SugarSync is better than the other solutions is that it enables me to leave my hard drive organized and keep my existing file trees. I don't have to constantly move or copy files to a specific folder if I want them backed up.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    We recently use the entreprise agreement on another perimeter, I could say that is linked to the typology of deployment. On our nexus perimeter, pricing and contract terms are defined without any evolution also is quite simple.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    The Nexus 3000 series switches are data center switches, so I would say they have similar security ability to other switches in this segment. I don't have a lot of experience doing more than basic ACL security on switches, but I know these can be integrated into other security solutions like Cisco ISE and 802.1x authentication. It could also be integrated into an ACI solution to add micro segmentation, which would bring in other security functions.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    their professional services is ok and support provided is good
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • We expected the switches to provide ROI and they did as advertised.
    • NX-OS was pretty similar to IOS so the learning curve was pretty low.
    • Being a Non-Profit we need to be extremely cost conscience and buy gear that has a long shelf life. Nexus line of switches met this objective.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • There were some opensource alternatives but we wanted something with better support which SugarSync offers.
    • We achieved faster project collaboration with SugarSync.
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    ScreenShots

    Cisco Nexus Series Switches Screenshots

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