Item: Cisco Catalyst Center
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Center

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Automation and assurance of routing and switching within the environment. Allows automating upgrades and takes out the guess work in configurations as well due to being able to implement templates. Allows zero touch provisioning as well. Helps to diagnose issues quickly and determine security vulnerabilities on a certain iOS platform.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Automate upgrades to switches or routers
WiFi assurance for Cisco APs
Template configurations and deployments of configs

Cons

The GUI needs better and more logical labeling for navigation
Missing the ability to utilize Meraki properly via CCC. Needs to have better integration

Return on Investment

Ease of deployments of upgrades and health checks allows quicker implementation and scheduling of upgrades.

Key Insights

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Center go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Center again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Catalyst Center is ideal for large enterprise networks needing centralized automation, assurance, and policy enforcement. For instance, a university or multi-site retail chain can benefit from its AI-driven insights, consistent policy deployment, and simplified device management. However, it’s less appropriate for small businesses with minimal infrastructure or environments with a significant mix of non-Cisco hardware, where its advanced features may be underutilized or incompatible.

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Cisco Catalyst Center is great for resolving issues quickly