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

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Actually, we are using Cisco DNA Center as a platform to speed up our network services provisioning, having an entire overview of our infrastructure and reducing the requited time for configuration, installation and troubleshooting.
We have a centralized management for our more than 20 locations across [Central America], enabling a visivility end-to-end.

Pros and Cons

Centralized management
Automation of installation
User access policies

Hard to set up initially.
High licensing cost for small and medium companies.

Most Important Features

[Segmentation] of the network.
A lot of analytics are available to capture.
Automation.

Return on Investment

Time saving.
Less head count to manage a lot of networking devices.
Minimize errors during the configuration and installation process
Better response time to the business.
Better availability in your network.

Alternatives Considered

I did not evaluated other [solutions], Cisco [DNA Center] is our standard [product].

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?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Center go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Center again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco DNA Spaces, AWS Backup, Veeam Backup & Replication

Likelihood to Recommend

[Cisco DNA Center is good to use if] you want to define security policies for [a] domain in a centralized way. Also, if you have a lot of Cisco devices [distributed] in different and [distant] locations, Cisco DNA Center is a very good solution to automate the configuration, installation and monitoring [for] the [network] devices. Also, it brings you a possibility to integrate the security logs to Splunk in order to know what is happening in your infrastructure [and] generate alerts.

Products Replaced

Key Differentiators

Product Features
Product Usability
Product Reputation

Evaluation Lessons Learned

I would change the process of cost evaluation, estimating in a better way the licensing process which is a little complicated to understand.

Cisco DNA: One tool to manage your entire networking infrastructure!

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco DNA Center