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What is Cisco DNA Center?
Cisco DNA Center is the network management system, foundational controller, and analytics platform at the heart of Cisco’s intent-based network. DNA Center addresses the demands of digitization, cloud, IoT, and mobility by eliminating IT complexity and facilitating alignment with business intent, unifying policy, automation, and assurance with integrated security.
Cisco states that they have 30 years of experience and an end-to-end portfolio provided to help customers manage technology transitions, with embedded security detects threats in mere hours instead of in months.
Cisco now offers a two-question, two-minute interactive tool to identify the Cisco products and services that can help users solve up to five network challenges.
Cisco states that they have 30 years of experience and an end-to-end portfolio provided to help customers manage technology transitions, with embedded security detects threats in mere hours instead of in months.
Cisco now offers a two-question, two-minute interactive tool to identify the Cisco products and services that can help users solve up to five network challenges.
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January 04, 2022
Cisco DNA Software
The software helps to scale the network in my organization as per need. It also facilitates automation for which specific policies can be set and thus makes the operations much more efficient in our organization. It thus lets us build an intelligent network system without much of the hassle required once the setup is done.
- Policy based automation
- Low cost
- Not too complicated to set up
- Online resources/tutorials
- User base is not so big
- Reduce dependence on other software
November 09, 2021
Cisco DNA Center - The future of network manageability
Cisco DNA Center is being used by the whole organization, the initial roll out has been to manage the 3750 switch replacements.
- Day 0 - provisioning.
- Automatic upgrades.
- Application telemetry.
- Easier access to features types.
- Implementation.
- Reporting, assurance.
October 23, 2021
Cisco DNA Center Review from an end-user/tester perspective
My department uses it for evaluation and possible mass-deployment at the moment.
- Management
- Overview
- Implementation
- Better clarity in the menu options.
October 19, 2021
Cisco DNA Center Takes Automation To A New Level
Cisco DNA Center has been very helpful in automating new configuration deployments within our organization. It helps us deal with not knowing what’s going on in the network. It is a central platform for all of our network’s devices and Cisco products it serves. There are no complicated data representation or extraction procedures to learn, plus data can export to any readable format. A single user interface that manages all aspects of the network’s life-cycle makes detailed network analytics possible. Overall, it’s a great network management platform.
- Automating networks is now quick and simple. All devices can be managed and monitored from a single dashboard.
- Group tag scalability and network policy enable wireless assurance and enhanced security.
- Security operations rely on APIs for automation, polling, threat detection, and response. It provides comprehensive notifications for fast and effective responses.
- The initial releases had bugs and implementation was difficult, but after that it was fine.
- Add support for legacy devices such as voice gateways.
- Stateful network security may be a significant improvement over current methods that do not support third-party devices.
October 14, 2021
A complete package for all the requirements
I have used Cisco DNA Software for almost a year and Cisco DNA Software makes it easier for us to judge the needs of the network and input it the same way, which makes the whole process more effective and efficient. Also, it provides all the needed features in one place like automation, analytics, etc.
- Automation
- Integration
- Virtualization
- Analytics
- Better interface
- Cost
- Customer support
October 13, 2021
Best activity monitoring tool for Cisco devices
Cisco DNA Software is used in our organization to easily monitor all the network devices on our servers. It is easy to implement and configure with its UI-based, user-friendly application. It integrates easily with all Cisco routers and switches, without any hassle or additional setup. It makes troubleshooting any device easy and seamless.
- End-to-end visibility
- Easily integrates with Cisco products
- Easy to set up and configure
- User-friendly dashboard
- Some third-party devices are not supported
- Some legacy devices are not supported
Cisco DNA Software is being used by our IT organization to run our network with open interfaces with our business applications. It integrates all the technology domains and we are able to manage all the devices across our network. Using Cisco DNA Software makes managing our network infrastructure very simple.
- Strong security
- Analytic tools work well
- Automation of outputs
- More helpful tutorials available
- Setup can be complex
- Integration with third-party applications
August 24, 2021
Cisco DNA Center: A complete network solution
We are currently using multiple network modules of cisco in the organization. D-NAC and DNA are deployed over here and currently, it's helping us for authorized network access and automated to monitor & manage entire network infrastructure. IT department doesn't require a full-time dedicated resource to manage the network infrastructure at various stages as the current model is very robust and reliable, and this makes our life so easy and leverage to focus on other important IT activities.
- DNA dashboard enabled us to monitor/manage the entire network from one single interface.
- No full-time dedicated network resources required, as it's very easy to manage the network from L2 engineer after DNA training.
- Cisco DNA offers many more features that may also help other organizations as per their working model.
- Cisco may be focused on promoting Cisco DNA solution in India as a larger number of organizations currently using the conventional network model are not familiar with Cisco DNAC and DNA (what it offers basically).
- If Cisco DNA is used in more organizations will get more feedback from the end-users directly for an area of improvement and this will help to make this solution agile.
May 03, 2021
Cisco DNA Center Review
We have lot of Cisco equipment on our IT network and DNA Center controller-based dashboard is used to provide support for Hospital IT network operations and provides in depth visibility into the network. Automation feature allows us to deploy new configurations in a quick and seamless manner.
- Manage and monitor status of all devices on single dashboard.
- Automation.
- Data Analytics.
- Other vendor devices support is not available.
- Lack of support for old Cisco devices.
Cisco DNA Center (CDC) is used as a central management platform for all devices including Cisco products on our network. Three layered end-user network architecture of the company is administered by our team on CDC. We use CDC in co-operation with Splunk. While we define and push security policies on CDC, its log data is collected and analysed on Splunk.
- Automating network optimisation flow.
- Wide integration ability.
- Threat detection mechanism included.
- With its optimised and secure built, it is the appropriate tool for remote access, especially became important during pandemic.
- Graphical interface works slow.
We have a smaller network team that is using Cisco DNA Center to help automate infrastructure deployment and maintenance. Cisco DNA Center assists in automating tasks such as updating firmware on Cisco switches and routers, along with allowing on-the-fly switch replacement that's flexible enough to allow our desktop team to replace a switch if necessary.
- Deploying firmware to Cisco devices.
- Wireless assurance.
- Automation of equipment deployment.
- Ease of use.
- Ease of deployment.
- Obtuse UI.
April 11, 2021
DNA Center experience
DNA Center is used by the IT department, which allows us to face the problem of not having visibility of what was happening on the network. In addition, it is very useful for us in the deployment of new configurations in an automated way that without DNA would take more than twice the time to implement.
- Automation
- Scheduled tasks
- Assurance
- Easy deployment of new configurations
- Reports
- Assurance dashboards
- Issues notifications
We use it across our organizations, we have many different models of Cisco switches and routers that are difficult to monitor and manage. We tried alternative 3rd party options but finally tried DNA Center and it has made life much easier! We need to upgrade all of our equipment to fully utilize the DNA Center capabilities. It gives us some great automation options and monitoring options, it is integrated well since it is the Cisco standard.
- Ease of automation and configuration templates make the future you very glad you did it!
- The PnP for switches that allow to boot up and contact the network with a pre-configuration is so amazing. Makes life easy!
- Integrates well with our ISE platform, they have really made it well worth the cost to have everything with the name CISCO on your equipment. All of their devices work so well with this software.
- Sometimes it is difficult to find help with specific issues, more documentation and support portals are needed.
- If the overall cost of support/maintenance could be more affordable this would be great.
- I wish this could be a virtual appliance but for now you need the appliance hardware, as with many similar Cisco items.
Actually, we are using Cisco DNA Center as a platform to speed up our network services provisioning, having an entire overview of our infrastructure and reducing the requited time for configuration, installation and troubleshooting.
We have a centralized management for our more than 20 locations across [Central America], enabling a visivility end-to-end.
We have a centralized management for our more than 20 locations across [Central America], enabling a visivility end-to-end.
- Centralized management
- Automation of installation
- User access policies
- Hard to set up initially.
- High licensing cost for small and medium companies.
February 10, 2021
Cisco DNA - Best choice for enterprise network architectures
We use Cisco DNA Center for networking management and reports on our Headquarters. The greatest benefit brought by DNA Center is a more secure network, an enhanced visibility and monitoring and an easier provisioning procedure.
- Enhanced security with scalable group tag and local policy on the network.
- The DNA Center Dashboard simplify the monitoring.
- API's allow many automation and polling for monitoring and reporting purpose.
- The most important improvement could be a stateful approach to the security on the network.
December 17, 2020
One device to rule them all!
Cisco DNA Center is being used across our whole company network.We manage most of our company network and configure Cisco devices and Cisco DNA Center-compatible parts via DNA center. Company-owned computers, company IoT devices, and personal devices are all kept in different domains. Each main network device from these domains is managed from dashboard easily. However, each of these Cisco devices requires a separate license for using. Cisco DNA Center allow us to define security policies for each domain. Thanks to its included threat detection mechanism, we are able to monitor all end-points from Cisco DNA Center and integrate its log outputs to Splunk. The security team can see the threat on Cisco DNA Center as well, but our centralized security operation prefers to receive alert via Splunk and then respond to the threat.
- Network segmentation flexibility. On dashboard to rule all domains on our network.
- Command line still available with dozens of new capabilities.
- Network analytics are detailed. Integrated artificial intelligience skills are useful for classifying logs for seperate routes on Splunk.
- Integrated threat detection and response for security operations. Detailed alerts for quick and efficient response.
- GUI usage becomes a must rather than being an option due to hugely extended command line capabilities.
- Requires a good budget for licensing. Each network device included requires payment for DNA software integration.
December 17, 2020
A star in creating all in one solution for network management
We all need to be certified in the CIsco Data Center before starting the implementation. Cisco Data Center is a command center and used for network management. This system is well-known as the intent-based network for the enterprise. It also allows the user to proactively monitor, optimize their network, and troubleshoot. The best part of Cisco Data Center is that it enables us to integrate with third-party software, and is easy to restore.
- Ease of usage.
- Good cost/benefit ratio.
- Solving the automation of the network is quiet, fast, and easy.
- Implementation is a bit troublesome, but once everything is in place, it works well.
- Get new people to get used to the new system.
- Still need to add support for some legacy devices like voice gateways.
December 15, 2020
Great for centralized management and monitoring of Cisco-centric network infrastructure
Cisco DNA Center allows our IT Infrastructure team to centrally monitor and manage our Cisco-based network. The detailed analytics and dashboards available give us easy access to valuable insights and has become an integral part of our maintenance activities. This has been especially helpful in network mapping for a large distributed network such as ours that spans across multiple sites. The friendly user interface and integration options make the product extremely powerful without sacrificing ease of use.
- Data analytics
- Policy management
- Centralized management
- Monitoring/troubleshooting
- Support for third party (non-Cisco) devices is limited.
- Pricing can be expensive.
- Integration options could be improved.
December 15, 2020
Does the job and makes life much easier
Mostly using this as a way to see all our Cisco equipment in one place, check their status, patch levels, firmware updates, and some basic config options. It solves the issue of having to bounce around to a ton of different management screens to do these all individually. We use it in the IT department to cover all our companies Cisco devices.
- Make it easy for users for all levels to get info from the network devices.
- Fairly simple setup
- Snappy interface
- Total cost of ownership with all
- Confusing licensing situation
- Infrequent updates
December 10, 2020
Cisco DNA Center Review
Cisco DNA Center is the network management and command center that is probably recognized as the intent-based network for the enterprise. It is able to proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize our network and ever since we have deployed DNA center products in our environment we have been very happy with the results.
- It is very easy to use, simple to manage and it is all done from a single dashboard.
- The monitoring features are very useful for our network engineers.
- Overall, cost is not too high that it bars us from trying it out.
- DNA Center has been on the market for a few years and it could use an update to it.
- There is a limitation with the number of VRFs that you can have in your network, and this has caused us problems with some customers.
- It requires knowledge in order to setup these tools in the Data Center environment. No need to setup without prior knowledge
December 07, 2020
Another Successful Product By Cisco
Currently it is being used by us through the whole organization but for specific departments. We are planning to expand it more in near future as we are still new to it so moving slowly.
- Automates network tasks.
- Cost is reasonable.
- Extended third party support.
- Onboarding needs some work as I felt it needs more resources.
- Integration with legacy applications but it is getting better.
December 05, 2020
An easy way to manage your network
We use Cisco DNA to automate all of our networking. Using Cisco has made managing all of our networking devices extremely easy. We used to use custom Python solutions but no longer have to spend any time working on those. It's saved us quite a bit of time and is totally worth it.
- Easily replaces Python and automates processes.
- The visibility into your network is unparalleled.
- Easy to implement configuration standards and best practices.
- It can be very complicated if you don't know what you're doing.
- Lack of support for some old devices.
- Hard to train people.
December 05, 2020
Automation becomes easier for newly installed networks
We have been using [Cisco] DNA Center since the beginning of 2020 while our brain cell coordination imitating research requires more and more equipment on same network. As number of required equipment grow, we needed to separate our equipment from central network. Isolating these devices was easy at the beginning, but as the number grows, managing them became time consuming. [Cisco] DNA Center helped us on automation of newly added devices. Configuration of the new devices, implementing all the current security rules to new devices by pushing from a central unit made our job easier.
- Manage and see status of all devices on single dashboard
- Improved network security via machine learning capabilities of DNA center
- Policy rule pushing automation
- First time configuration takes too much time and effort
- Insufficient integration options with various products from market
- Requires more explanatory help pages
October 23, 2020
SDA - Next Generation Enterprise
I am working in a Cisco's Partner and we are installing Cisco DNA Center for big clients (banks, oil and gas) with several branches around the country. First we installed on our labs we build overlay and work really well, the integration with programmability helps us to automate every job that we use to use it.
- Overlay and underlay.
- Programmability.
- Assurance.
- Integration with Meraki.
- Easy management.
- Devices configs.
- Can't virtualize it.
- Slow.
September 29, 2020
Cisco DNA Center Review
We are adapting to the new solution. We currently have half of our parent building with DNA (areas such as HR, Development, Marketing are already using it). We had an extra effort to have to fine-tune the permissions by areas, which takes time and dedication to adjust them in the institution's firewalls.
- Security issues, which have allowed us integrations with our AD to provide homogeneous permissions by user groups, and thus limit the permission by source IP addressing
- Better manage DHCP addressing for delivery to users, which was complex and cumbersome, because due to legal requirements it was necessary to have the registry of IP permissions, which made the task of carrying out these controls very difficult
- We are about to start the inter-area permitting stage, which will give us better control over network security, which is very important for our institution.
- DHCP address management has given us a better distribution of this resource
- Better management of access permissions in Firewall, by managing permissions from AD group, which saves time for network administrators
- It will surely give us a better vision of the network and the permits between areas that become vitally important at the Security level.