Cisco Catalyst Switches fits almost everything
February 05, 2024

Cisco Catalyst Switches fits almost everything

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review

Modules Used

  • Cisco Catalyst 3560 - CX
  • Cisco Catalyst 2960 X/XR Series
  • Cisco Catalyst 1000 Series

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Switches

Access Switches and Core Switches in traditional networks. EdgeNodes and BorderNodes , Intermediate Nodes in our companies SDA fabric. We have a complete overview of our network central site and also branches. We have control software updates and a whole view of the connected clients. With Cisco ISE we have a strong security model, using NAC for Wirless and Wired Endpoints to prevent network access for unknown devices.
  • Switching
  • Different POE profiles up to 60W
  • Easy sw upgrade
  • Virtualization by using stackwise virtual technologie
  • Flexibility in different line speeds on same switch
  • Software being more constant when doing an upgrade (features are working different, e.g. port profiles which haven’t been there in version before)
  • Issu
  • Because of a lot of functions and continuous sw updates the ROI is fine
  • Webex Meetings
  • Webex Webinars
  • Slido
  • Cisco Webex Room Series
Challenges is interoperability to other vendors, e.g. Microsoft.
Hybrid work is very helpful to bring all together, personal interests, work-live balance, business needs and the ability to bring an optimal solution to fulfill all the expectations.
We used catalyst switches because they fit optimal in the customers needs.

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 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000), Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches, Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch
Well suited for enterprise and medium size customers, less appropriate for price sensitive customers. A negative point is the whole theme about licensing and smart account registration. The whole process of the online licensing is a mess. The opportunity to use catalyst for switching and routing, also for complex routing protocols as IS-IS, OSPF,BGP make them ideal for a fabric enabled network.