Its easy to use and worthy product which provides us Stable, reliable and loops free network always.
Updated July 30, 2023

Its easy to use and worthy product which provides us Stable, reliable and loops free network always.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Cisco Catalyst 2960 X/XR Series

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Switches

In our organization, almost 90% of us are using Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR Series Switches switches as edge access switches. It's reliable and easy to troubleshoot any issue. It provides optimized network performance. It provides us the reliable and efficient network availability throughout. loops free network and secure all segments, Easy in implementing and managing of VLANS.
  • VLANs Implementation and management.
  • Loop Free Network topology.
  • Reliable and Efficient Network connectivity always.
  • Very good and professional Cisco Support whenever required.
  • Certification having high cost.
  • Licenses prices also high but worth to pay.
  • Now a days Availability of products in short time not possible.
  • Positive : Always stable and reliable products at any environment at anytime.
  • Positive : Uptime of any Catalyst switches is very good.
  • Positive : less downtime required in Realtime environment (In our organization specially)
  • Negative : Need High investment initially
In our organization, we are not using any automation, But yes in virtualization its very helpful and handy. Its easy to manage and customized.
Yes, In our organization we are managing many network VLAN segments and in this case, Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR is very handy and provides all its benefits of it. We have many overseas offices also and everywhere we are using the same product and via advanced customization to achieve better performance and most importantly reliable and stable network throughout.
We utilize the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X/XR Series Switches in all our organizations because of its deep breadth of services especially high availability throughout and ease of manage and implementation. Always reliable and providing and maintaining the loops-free network. We are using switches Stacking in our environment, which allows configuring multiple switches in a way it appears as a single switch and acts/works cooperatively. One will be Stack Master and the others will be members of the stack.

Do you think Cisco Catalyst Switches delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst Switches's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Catalyst Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Switches go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Switches again?

Yes

Cisco Catalyst Switches well Suited Area: for large-scale network and organization where VLAN management and segmentation is required and troubleshooting. Less Appropriate Area: For SMB, it will be a high cost to bear, and for the small network not recommended to use.

Cisco Hybrid Work

  • Cisco Meraki MR
  • Cisco Meraki MS
  • Cisco Catalyst Switches
  • Cisco AnyConnect
  • Cisco Umbrella
  • Cisco Secure Endpoint
  • Working from an office or other company space
Implementation process has been completed. Insights : You need to do Assessment and Planning, Network Design and Segmentation, Monitoring and Management, Security and Access Control
Network Scalability, Network Segmentation and Testing and Troubleshooting are the main organizational challenges
Flexibility and Scalability, Improved User Experience, Workforce Productivity and Optimized Network Performance
Flexibility and Work-Life Balance , Talent Attraction and Retention, Technology Adoption, Cost Savings
It provide scalability, good performance, user friendly environment and most important reliable services throughout.
  • Microsoft Teams
VPN and Remote Access Services: Cisco AnyConnect ,
Cisco Umbrella

Cisco Catalyst Addtional Questions

  • Network Segmentation and VLAN Management
  • High Availability and Redundancy
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE) for Device Connectivity
  • Scalability
  • Ease of Use
Cisco Catalyst Switches play a vital role in our organization's network infrastructure, offering essential features for network segmentation, redundancy, QoS implementation, PoE support, and network monitoring and management. It collectively contribute to a reliable, secure, and high-performing network environment that meets the demands of our dynamic business operations.
Enable Port Security and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Optimization is specific recommendation.
Very good services and prompt response on our queries.
Whenever any queries or issues or upgradation request , we are getting prompt response.
Cisco Implementation Services and Cisco Technical Support Services we are engaging with these services to reduce the downtime and ensuring that the network solution is designed and deployed based on industry best practices.