Item: Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)
Rating: 9
Author: Remco Vroman

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is running as the datacenter network. We also run the extranet network on it.

Pros and Cons

Pros

API access
Fault overview
Easy to configure

Cons

They removed the scheduled upgrade option, bring it back !
Q in Q on layer 3 out

Return on Investment

ROI with ACI is difficult. It can be measured by less personnel for managing the network

Alternatives Considered

Splunk Attack Analyzer

Logs of ACI are uploaded into Splunk. There good analysys is possible

Scalability

More stability, less interruptions for the business

Automation

Faster deployment of network configuration, shorter time to market

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

Other Software Used

Splunk Enterprise, Netbox

Likelihood to Recommend

It is not fit for small business (to expensive)
It is fit for large and enterprise networks, better insight into their datacenter network

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