Cisco Catalyst 9x00 fast review
June 21, 2022

Cisco Catalyst 9x00 fast review

Nenad Jakimovski | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Switches

Our customer needed to strengthen their outdated network, and our first pick was Cisco. We went with Catalyst 9300 with DNA Essentials for access + Catalyst 9500 with DNA Advantage for core. Installation went as usual - like a charm! because it's so easy when you have a Cisco certified engineer at your side.

Also with Cisco Prime Infrastructure we moved visibility and management to a higher level. So far everything was fine, can't say any negative point. My key point from working with Cisco products is the support. Their SmartNet Services are key value for us and for the customer also.
  • Installation.
  • Management.
  • SmartNet support.
  • I think that they are good as it was, they are No1 in Networking.
  • Return on Investment or ROI - Cisco is providing with excellent aftersales support.
Cisco Catalyst Switches provides advanced customization and manageability of which integration with Cisco Prime Infrastructure is crucial, either with hardware appliances or with virtual appliances. CLI is legacy for Cisco. And Cisco DNA is a step up which opens a lot of additional capabilities from which end users will benefit a lot.

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Switches go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Switches again?

Yes

Cisco Catalyst Switches are well suited and we can confirm because we have experience in these scenarios - Access networking scenarios, Core switch scenarios, Cisco IP Telephony - Cisco Catalyst Switches for PoE support, Cisco Webex communications - for audio and video conferencing, Cisco Catalyst Switches are also well suited for WiFi networks because they have integrated wireless controllers and etc.