Name: Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
Rating: 8.6 (26 reviews)
Author: Cisco

Call Center Workforce Optimization

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Mobile App Development

Development

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Data Discovery and Visualization

Document Management

Dropshipping

Integrated Workplace Management (IWMS)

Enterprise

Accounting

Payment Gateway

Spend Management

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

Course Authoring

Employee Monitoring

Employee Performance Management

HR Management

Payroll

Professional Employer Organizations (PEO)

Recruitment Agency

Recruitment Automation

Succession Planning

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Video Interview

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

eLearning Content

Human Resources

C/C++ Integrated Development Environments

Cloud Storage

Compliance Consulting

Configuration Management Databases

Data Quality

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection

Fraud Detection

IT Alert Management

In-Memory Databases

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Network Performance Monitoring

Remote Monitoring and Management

Tower Servers

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Zero Trust Security Solutions

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Competitive Intelligence

Consumer Ratings & Reviews

Content Management

Email Marketing

Email Testing

Market Intelligence

Marketing Automation

Presentation

Social Media Advertising

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Field Sales Software

Multichannel Retail

Sales

Antivirus

Certificate Lifecycle Management

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

Security

Car Rental

Home Health Care

Insurance Agency Management

Legal Research

Library Management

Vertical-Specific

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Hosted 500

Hosted 1000

Hosted 2500

Hosted 5000

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SolarWinds ipMonitor is a lightweight performance monitoring tool. It enables monitoring from a single console and out-of-the-box visibility, with some automation available.

ipMonitor -2500 Monitors

ipMonitor - 1000 Monitors

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Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance

Network Monitoring Tools refers to the activities, methods, procedures, and tools utilized in the operation, administration, maintenance and provisioning of networked systems.

Network Monitoring

Hospital & Health Care

Likelihood to Recommend

Usability

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 65,225 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies.

VMware vSphere

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

VMware vCenter

Cisco ThousandEyes

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Splunk Observability Cloud

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

Cisco UCS Series

Cisco Spaces

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Dell Networker

Snort

Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN

Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)

Cisco Firepower 1000 Series

Cisco Firepower 2100 Series

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Initial setup

Network monitoring

Set up

Software based

Much help

Time managing

Easy to use

Use interface

Drill down

Machine learning

Home

Network Monitoring Tools

Mainly Network management and BAU operations strategy. Main reason for it to have visibility on monitoring heath, performance and any connectivity issues.

360 is best for client and devices views.
Recommended actions is very useful sometimes
Network Health Scores for SLA purpose.

Recommendation actions can be improved
Feel like bit sluggish after some times, may be resources not optimised
Some integration gaps there.

Easy to troubleshoot - Time saver
Improved overall customer experience
If you are health sector it's compliance - peace of mind (if configure correct)

Cisco ThousandEyes and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM), OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, VMware vSphere

We use Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance to help diagnose and troubleshoot wireless and wired clients on our network. We have a mix of devices that span various networks in different physical locations. The tool allows us to have more insight into what the devices are doing and how they are communicating with the rest of the network.

Identify devices and their connectivity to the network
Troubleshoot device connectivity paths
Give us visibility into possible issues with network devices

Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance tends to have lots of different menus that are named very similarly. This can be confusing.
Installation and upgrading Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance can be a burden
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance has a lot of setup involved to get functioning correctly.

I thinkCisco DNA Analytics and Assurance can have a positive ROI as it frees up labor resources to do other things.
We've saved countless hours of troubleshooting with our end user device team using it as well.

We were one of the first adopters of DNAC. We use the platform to manage our floor switch environment. We use the product to provide a health status of our infrastructure, OS levels and switch upgrades where we have DNAC push the configs. We use Assurance to troubleshoot problems and forecast on potential issues.

Push configs to new floors or during switch upgrades
Assurance to troubleshoot issues
Inventory
Keep track of infrastructure OS levels

Early on the product was unstable. Since fixed.
The need to contact the BU when TAC cannot solve the issue. This happens all the time.
Upgrades to the product are not smooth and take a great deal of time.

Assurance
Inventory
OS/config pushes during upgrades or switch replacements

The product has had a positive impact and ROI for our small team
It has negatively impacted our OPEX due to the licensing fees

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) and Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring

Cisco Spaces, Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller, Cisco UCS Series

I use Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance to manage our network equipment.

Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance shows data we use for analytics

Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance has to many updates
Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance quits working often

Our company purchased the Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance as a means to see deeper into, and trends happening on the network. We were missing that AI component that could intelligently use machine learning to address performance and network issues with less attention required from the administrators of the network staff.

Smart AI that learns your network.
Machine learning that can find performance bottlenecks and issues.
After configuration you don't have to spend a lot of time managing it.

May require an implementer to get this set up and running.
For a software based service that you can run on your own VM's, price is still very high.
The first setup can be a bear and you will need much help from TAC.

Loads of time saved diagnosing network issues.
Much effort saved having to determine network performance metrics by hand.
The Cisco brand is generally safe and trusted so you get that additional peace of mind.

Snort, Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000), Dell EMC Networker, Cisco Firepower 1000 Series, Cisco Firepower 2100 Series, Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued), Aruba Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance

Overview

What is Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance?