Cisco Ethernet Switches Review

Business decisions made today, now become key strategic advantages and capabilities of tomorrow.

What is most valuable?

Flexibility

How has it helped my organization?

We standardized on an common command line interface

What needs improvement?

When Cisco products integrate with a third party module it not easy to renew support on the third party modules software. On hardware replacement the serial numbers don't get added to the support contract and feature codes have to be reinstalled.

For how long have I used the solution?

10 Years

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service: Very GoodTechnical Support: Very Good

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Yes, because of cost. Then the replacements were not reliable enough.

How was the initial setup?

Complex setup. Mostly because of Data,VoIP and Video QOS.

What about the implementation team?

Both. The vendor was very good.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost on the entire infrastructure was 1.2 mil. The OPEX is 95k

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, tried HP, Dell, 3Com

What other advice do I have?

The network system will need the capacity for future expansion. To go beyond Enterprise Integration, by creating a new infrastructure. Business decisions made today, now become key strategic advantages and capabilities of tomorrow.
**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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For me, the initial setup was easy and straightforward, but for some of our customers who are not as familiar with networking, it can be complicated.
A stable product that is absolutely dependable.
The most valuable feature is the complete functionality, but the most important thing is support.
The technical support is good and they respond quickly. I haven't had any problems.
This is a great solution for network switching and security.
The queue functionality is the solution's most valuable feature, specifically because we are delivering a lot of Layer 2 services. Layer 2 protocol tunnels work well on Cisco switches.
One valuable feature is that you can string a number of switches together, and the fact that there are various methods to connect them, such as by stacking.
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