Cisco Nexus Series Switches at its best
November 26, 2024

Cisco Nexus Series Switches at its best

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review

Software Version

Nexus 9300 Series

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Nexus Series Switches

Cisco Nexus Series Switches are part of our ACI network structure. This setup was part of the major network upgrade whereby Cisco Nexus Series Switches were part of the ACI setup as leaf and spine nodes. So the deployment was done for our datacenter network upgrade, and the same use case will be done for our secondary datacenter network as well and later it will be under active active setup.

Pros

  • Layer 3 Switching and routing
  • Spine
  • Leaf nodes as part of ACI setup

Cons

  • Setup can be done in simplified manner
  • Minimal use of console and CLI commands
  • Management via Cloud whereby the configs can auto update once device is online
  • ROI was quite expensive as we had to invest once-off
  • Deployment cost for the same was expensive as well
  • Due to the business case which was for datacenter upgrade it was worth as once the setup is done and dusted, engineers will just need to manage in terms of upgrades or patches
  • Since it's Cisco hardware, one will not have to go back and see anything as we trust Cisco for our businesses on daily basis and deployments for any customers we do
I have been using Cisco now for more than 10 years, and it's not just the brand we are talking about here, but the performance is always at its best.
Cisco Nexus Series Switches are known for their high performance, flexibility, and ability to support data center networks especially. I select Cisco Nexus Series Switches because of its performance, scalability, durability, security features, flexible deployment options for modern and traditional setups.

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

Depending on the business case it is most feasible for datacenter networks as I have done multiple projects for this especially for ACI setup. Less appropriate would be for medium size business who are interested to use Cisco Switches but due to pricing and model it is quite expensive for their budget approval.

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