We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches, and Enterasys Campus LAN Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The solution is stable."
"They don't ever fail and they have a long service life."
"The solution offers great scalability."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is communication."
"These switches are flexible and user-friendly."
"Cisco offers DNS features over other vendors."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches are highly reliable and stable."
"The biggest advantage of having this solution is that it is easy to find engineers, and they are cheaper than hiring HP engineers."
"The setup is straightforward. It takes minimum time for deployment."
"Its throughout and compatibility are the most valuable."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is a stable and reliable product covered with good warranties and prices that ensure deep discounts for partners."
"Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."
"The features I've found most valuable are that the product is very easy to configure and inexpensive."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is simplicity."
"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."
"This solution comes with a lifetime warranty."
"Enterasys Campus LAN Switches is a trustable and powerful solution. The solution has good web management features. You can do whatever you want, like a CLI. The solution is easy to diagnose and manage. I like the Linux-based operating system. If any service crashes, you need to restart the system."
"Extreme Networks is the only one that has this kind of universal switch. It simplifies things greatly. Customers no longer have to worry about the price differences between traditional and fabric technology switches, which used to have their own pricing. This has made it easier for us as solution providers to tailor options for our customers with fewer but more suitable choices."
"The performance is good."
"Cisco has to lower the price of its products to make them more cost-effective."
"The pricing could be better. Cisco is quite expensive."
"The support team’s response and resolution time must be faster."
"If they worked on lowering the price, they would be able to attract more customers."
"Cisco is dedicated to providing their customers with the latest technology, but it comes with a price. It's expensive when compared to competitors' products."
"The vendor must provide mid-level switches."
"Stability could be better."
"The addition of more security and privilege levels to Cisco Catalyst Switches is required as it is one of the areas with certain shortcomings."
"Their hardware is not reliable, it's faulty."
"Dell is sometimes slow to provide updates to firmware."
"It would be great to have modules that integrate with SDN solutions such as Cisco ACI, Arista SDN, Huawei Agile, and IBM."
"An area for improvement would be that it's very hard to configure if you're not familiar with the UI or CLI of the product. The UI itself could also be improved."
"Not a ten because I have to do a lot of testing on it. The correlation is okay."
"There should be more port options in this switch. Currently, it has 24 or 48 ports. However, some of our customers require only 8 ports, but I have to put a switch with 24 ports. They should provide smaller solutions and complimentary access point for companies like ours with a low quantity of work. The main issue with this product is branding. They should improve their branding and promote their brand more in Mexico. Customers are more aware of brands like Cisco as compared to Dell."
"The product needs to improve in terms of reports and backups."
"We've only been using the solution for half a year. We haven't run into any issues, but maybe over time, that may change. It's too soon to tell. Offhand, there aren't any features that are lacking."
"Security features do exist, and they're mostly common with other switches. What makes these switches unique is the ability to see application layers on the switch, but not directly through the switch. There are tools from Extreme Networks that allow visibility of such traffic, which other switches lack. Extreme CloudIQ analytics can analyze all the traffic on Extreme Switches up to layer seven, offering full visibility. However, this tool is necessary for such detailed analytics and might not be compatible with some third-party products."
"While the support is good, it could be better, and the price could be reduced."
"The tool's price is high. We need a cost-effective service. It also needs to add wireless controller features like Huawei."
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