We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Dell PowerConnect Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has introduced VPC, Virtual Port Channel, which allows for more redundancy and flexibility."
"Cisco Nexus has improved the way our organization functions through the troubleshooting. We had issues where we've seen our links saturated. We were able to determine what was being processed on the link."
"It is a scalable, reliable, stable and efficient solution."
"The most valuable features are the solution is robust, you are able to use it for fabric architecture as well as SPAN on exit with the controller."
"This product has improved the way our organization functions through the ability to do things in a maintenance window while allowing other teams to continue to work."
"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and throughput."
"The most valuable feature is the automation that we can do with it."
"The implementation was straightforward and the product is stable."
"The security is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It also has good storage and resource handling."
"It's easy to set up. We can put it in production in a couple of minutes."
"The functionality is very good."
"The features I've found most valuable are that the product is very easy to configure and inexpensive."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"Its throughout and compatibility are the most valuable."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches have a VTL feature similar to Cisco's VSS. With VTL, using this technology, you can cluster two switches together to increase redundancy in the environment."
"The product is cheap."
"The solution has room for improvement in terms of the learning curve."
"I would like to see better collaboration with other, low-end devices."
"My only complaint is that not all of the ports on it are enabled from the start."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing. The solution is expensive. Compared to other vendors, it's costly for similar products."
"Cisco Nexus needs to add the SDN capability and lower the price."
"Data center access is stable and high speed but it is not compatible with Cisco's server hardware devices. The solution can be technically improved and can have features like automation, better visibility, better functionality, and cheap pricing."
"One of our switches died last week and we were able to RMA it. Within four hours it arrived on time and worked."
"The solution is more expensive than other options on the market."
"A big issue with this product is that when our customer migrated the data center, one cluster blocked the whole network and because we had a new approach, some commands were not compatible with the new version."
"I expect it to be a zero-touch or a plug-and-play device. To some extent, it is, but we need to know the architecture, and we need to know what exactly we are doing. It is not so easy to implement. It depends on what exactly we are doing and it is still not a plug-and-play or zero-touch device. In the upcoming version, they can make it zero-touch, where we can just power it on and start using it. They can have some templates for different scenarios, such as when you are using it for the data center or adding it to your existing infrastructure."
"The network features are not good."
"The solution could provide more integration to focus on targeting the network as a whole rather than a unified environment. It is meant for a built environment, so integration with other third-party vendors will likely be necessary."
"The solution's ROI for generic networking is not extraordinary."
"The product needs to improve in terms of reports and backups."
"The one issue you face in the industry there is always some planned obsolescence in these switches."
"Accessibility and management could be improved."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews while Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 3rd in LAN Switching with 31 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, ExtremeSwitching and VMware NSX, whereas Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches, Arista Networks Platform and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Dell PowerConnect Switches report.
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