Item: Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Nexus Series Switches

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This is our core datacenter switch, and all our traffic routes through it for internal and external traffic. We have it installed as a dual switch, so we have redundancy and a backplane between the two switches. We use copper and fiber connections to get the best throughput possible out of it.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Handling multiple VLANs
Security and segmentation of traffic
Fiber and copper connections

Cons

Cost is high
Configuration can be lengthy

Return on Investment

Reduced downtime
Higher throughput
Redundancy

Usability

Is very easy to use and setup. Also the support you get from cisco is the best out there so you can install with confidence

Alternatives Considered

Cisco switches have worked a lot better then other brands and goes a very long time without any downtime. It is a top brand

Key Insights

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

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Nexus Series Switches's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Nexus Series Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Nexus Series Switches go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Nexus Series Switches again?

Yes

Other Software Used

ServiceNow App Engine

Likelihood to Recommend

It is a leader in data center switches, and I would say it is needed for any large enterprises to handle the traffic throughput that they would need. Also, Cisco support is the best out there and is always very helpful in hardware or software issues and well worth the extra cost.

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