Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches are a reliable product that make managing a network very easy.
October 06, 2021
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches are a reliable product that make managing a network very easy.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches
- Catalyst 9300 Series
- Catalyst 9400 Series
- Catalyst 9500 Series
[Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches] are used throughout our entire internal network and we also deploy these switches for our clients. [Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches] make it very easy to scale and add more switches as the need arises. These switches are reliable and secure. Cisco has become a brand that we can depend on.
- Cisco offers great support.
- Hardware is very reliable.
- Scalability is fantastic.
- Management is very easy.
- Price is high compared to other vendors.
- Upgrading firmware can be difficult and sometimes confusing.
- Cisco licensing can be difficult to understand.
- [Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches] have a high entry point in regards to price but will save money during their long lifecycle.
- Lower and mid-level techs may have to spend some time learning the ins and outs but once they are up to speed, these save time and money.
We have not gotten into any automation, greater scale with virtualization, or analytics as of yet, but we will be looking into it in the future.
We have utilized Cisco's advanced manageability features and those features are one of the main reasons we recommend these switches so highly. Using the advanced manageability features we are able to quickly scale up as networks grow.
Do you think Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches again?
Yes