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DC Fabric
December 22, 2023

DC Fabric

Michael Spence | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure forms the backbone of our Data Centre networks across 3 physical locations and multiple data halls. It integrates with our virutalisation platforms, baremetal and cloud partners.
  • Network segregation
  • High availability
  • Simplicity of Design
  • Spine infrastructure can become overloaded without careful consideration
  • Simplified operation of datacentre networking
  • Simplified integration of virtualisation platforms
  • Decreased visibility of traffic
The availability and support for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure is significantly better than that of other options that we have tested/implemented. Some features, however, are significantly more expensive, which at times has driven the need to use other clunkier systems.
Operations within the data centre have been greatly improved, reducing the time to deliver new configurations for implementation of systems. It has improved our resiliency and enabled us to provide better SLAs to our users.
Operations within the data centre have been greatly improved, reducing the time to deliver new configurations for implementation of systems.

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?

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure has demonstrated effectiveness in its use within the datacentre although we have at times overloaded the spine capabilities causing some outages. I would not think this to be a good solution for very small datacentre footprints (a couple racks).