Item: Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We're using Cisco ACI in order to build the new datacenter environment and migrate from legacy networks towards ACI. Additionally we're starting to implement multi-site for centralized management.

Pros and Cons

Switching
Single point of management

Simplified UI

Alternatives Considered

Basically migrating from legacy NX-OS or Catalyst switches towards Cisco ACI, providing ease of migration from one platform to the other

Scalability

Ease of expansion/deployment when needed to extend the scale of your environment

Automation is a big part of any network environment now, providing ease of implementation and deployment. Cisco ACI use with Ansible in this case helps accelerate something that would have otherwise taken a much considerable time.

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Suitable for larger scale datacenters and less suitable for small enterprises with limited functionality/network

Cisco ACI Review

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)