Item: Cisco Catalyst Center
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Center

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, Cisco Catalyst Center Helps us to speed up implementation and troubleshooting in our day to day. Cisco Catalyst Center Helps us with lifecycle management.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Automation
Fast provisioning
Easy troubleshooting

Cons

I think there is room for improvement with Faster upgrades in Cisco Catalyst Center
I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Catalyst Center with an Easier GUI (graphical user interface)
I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Catalyst Center with An even easier automation

Cisco Products Used for Hybrid Work

Cisco DNA Center
Cisco Catalyst Switches

Impact on Organizational Challenges

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Key Insights

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

Not sure

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

Yes

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

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Center go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Center again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Panorama9, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention

If asked about Cisco Catalyst Center, I think I am likely to tell a colleague that Right now we are doing lifecycle management and it really is a breeze provisioning new devices to Cisco Catalyst Center.

Using Cisco Catalyst Center

Users and Roles

25 - Helps us manage segmentation using SGTs and TrustSec so users and devices only have access to what they need. It gives clear visibility into the network for day-to-day monitoring, making it easier to spot issues before they become bigger problems. When clients or devices have connectivity or performance issues, the troubleshooting tools and health views help us quickly identify where the problem is occurring

Support Headcount Required

5 - Automation-focused engineers with skills in APIs, Python, templates, and basic scripting are valuable for managing configurations, software images, and policy automation.

Business Processes Supported

Day to day network monitoring
Troubleshooting
Faster deployment

Innovative Uses

Standardization across sites
Proactive user experience reporting

Future Planned Uses

Deeper automation and zero-touch provisioning

Likelihood to Renew

I gave an 8 out of 10 because Cisco Catalyst Center has been really helpful for monitoring the network, troubleshooting issues, managing segmentation, and automating some tasks. It makes day-to-day operations easier and gives good visibility into the network. It’s not a 10 because there are still areas that could be simpler or more integrated with other tools we use, so there’s room for improvement, but overall it’s a valuable platform that we plan to keep using.

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Great product