Item: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to connect multiple agencies remote offices and branches . We deployed a central landing zone with dual high speed internet to allow different agency networks to utilize the system. Network isolation is done using virtual networks-vrf. Cisco SD-WAN allows easy deployment, simple operational management, and it’s a cloud based system that does not require any hardware management

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy deployment
Simple management
Optimize network performance

Cons

Better reporting
Ability to manage multiple smart accounts

Return on Investment

Cost reduction

Usability

As all my previous comments it is a great product. Easy deployment and simple management, centralized management platform. Low touch branch deployment. Centralized policies, automatic failover, cloud based, no hardware maintenance. It can help reduce carrier cost a lot by replacing expensive carriers services with internet but still provide secured connection

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

It’s carrier independent, you can connect your sites with fiber, Nbn, 4g, or even satellite. It makes it really good for remote and rural locations which good quality of carriage service are not available. It provides simple and easy deployment of branch sites with zero touch provisioning. All settings are centrally managed.

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