The King Nexus
Updated September 22, 2025

The King Nexus

JayaKumar Vajjhala | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Nexus 9300 Series

Modules Used

  • Cisco Nexus Dashboard

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Nexus Series Switches

we use to connect majorly in our data center to connect our LAN , WAN and Branch offices . we use Cisco Nexus Series Switches 9k products heavily and focused to expand . we have been using since Nexus 7k , 5k and 2k and all the way to 9k. we Development phase for Nexus dashboards

Pros

  • 93180
  • 93448
  • 9148

Cons

  • scabaility
  • root level access
  • realability
  • Very Highly since its robust
the realibilty
  • Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000)

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

because of the expansion features and use the necessary features only

Using Cisco Nexus Series Switches

38 - Cisco Nexus switches support critical business functions in data centers, including high-speed networking, virtualization, security, and automation. They enable scalable spine-leaf architectures, integrate with cloud platforms via ACI, and offer advanced telemetry and segmentation. Nexus switches also support programmability through APIs and are optimized for storage and HPC environments. Globally, over 17,500 companies use Cisco Nexus switches, primarily large enterprises in IT, finance, and telecom sectors. These switches are used by millions of professionals for core networking, monitoring, and infrastructure automation.
10 - Supporting Cisco Nexus Series switches requires skilled professionals across several roles. Network engineers handle Layer 2 and L3 protocols, VXLAN, and BGP, using NX-OS and automation tools like Ansible. Data center architects design scalable topologies and integrate Nexus with compute and storage. Security engineers manage segmentation, ACLs, and telemetry. DevOps specialists automate provisioning using NX-API, REST APIs, and scripting languages like Python. Systems administrators oversee firmware upgrades, interface configs, and SNMP monitoring. These roles ensure performance, security, and automation in complex data center environments, making Nexus switches suitable for mission-critical operations.
  • Server farm
  • edge devices
  • WAN core
  • LAN and extranet
  • inbuilt pcaps
  • a single plane view
  • stack switch
  • spine and leaf
overall a great product with high reliability . Nexus switches offer advanced features tailored for modern data centers. They support high-speed Ethernet (10G to 800G), scalable spine-leaf architectures, and unified fabric for LAN and SAN convergence. Nexus switches integrate with Cisco ACI for software-defined networking, enabling automated policy management and virtualization. Security features include microsegmentation, telemetry, and flow monitoring. They support programmability through NX-API, REST APIs, and scripting tools like Python and Ansible, making them ideal for DevOps environments. Nexus switches also offer low-latency performance for high-frequency trading and HPC workloads, and support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for storage integration. With robust automation, telemetry, and cloud-readiness, they are widely used in enterprise, financial, and service provider networks for mission-critical operations.

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