Worth it, can be better
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Wireless
The rise of mobile devices has raised the need for robust and secure wireless infrastructure. At early stages, wireless equipment was labeled as "nice to have" devices but suddenly people have discovered it is a "must have" for most situations. It addresses the one basic problem, connectivity for non-cabled devices.
- Robustness
- Reliability
- Support
- Controller GUI can be more visually attractive
- Some tries on CLI based technology has failed which lowers customer respect
- Reliability
- Support
- Wideley deployed
Aruba has some strong points than Cisco wireless. When you think of features, Aruba has driven the enterprise wireless sector for a long time with a rich feature set. Not much that difference in these days but Aruba still has some niche features like User-based firewall and some Rf protection mechanisms. Also, Aruba OS GUI is way ahead of Cisco WLC GUI. When you stack up Cisco wireless with wired/security solutions, it becomes much more valuable, thus you can get more discount.