Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches for small enterprise core
April 01, 2021
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches for small enterprise core
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches
- Catalyst 9500 Series
We use them as our core distribution network layer 2/3 switches with [the] future vision of rolling out SD Access. We see it as the future proof platform which is highly scalable due to stacking capabilities. It is a perfect fit for our active data centres. [These] series provide you high stability.
- Stacking
- SD access
- Security
- Switching capcity
- Bandwidth
- Not involved in ROI calculations
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches do allow you to enable time-saving automation due to being SD Access capable, but you need to have this agenda on your table. It certainly allows you to scale due to its stacking capability and saves rack space as it is only 1 RU in height.
We haven’t implemented these.
We are a Cisco house and implementing Cisco Catalyst made sense price-wise and unification-wise. It met our requirements.
Do you think Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches again?
Yes