Great for centralized management and monitoring of Cisco-centric network infrastructure
December 15, 2020
Great for centralized management and monitoring of Cisco-centric network infrastructure
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- Analytics Assurance
- Automation
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco DNA Center
Cisco DNA Center allows our IT Infrastructure team to centrally monitor and manage our Cisco-based network. The detailed analytics and dashboards available give us easy access to valuable insights and has become an integral part of our maintenance activities. This has been especially helpful in network mapping for a large distributed network such as ours that spans across multiple sites. The friendly user interface and integration options make the product extremely powerful without sacrificing ease of use.
- Data analytics
- Policy management
- Centralized management
- Monitoring/troubleshooting
- Support for third party (non-Cisco) devices is limited.
- Pricing can be expensive.
- Integration options could be improved.
- Lower maintenance effort through centralized monitoring and management.
- Improved uptime due to proactive monitoring efforts.
- Lower downtime and maintenance due to quick incident visibility and identification.
- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm)
We have evaluated SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm) for some time in the past and found that, while it has its merits (cost-effectiveness amongst others), the Cisco DNA Center is a more robust product overall, and is better suited for a primarily Cisco-based network infrastructure setup such as ours.
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
Using Cisco DNA Center
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using | None |
- Monitoring
- Analytics
- Management