Cisco Ethernet Switches Valuable Features

JW
Network Manager at Telio Management GmbH

Small business devices most of the controls have been very good.

The community is very helpful.

Catalyst switches are the same quality as Dell switches. The quality is identical. 

The solution is extremely stable. The performance is excellent.

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Jose-Rivera - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at Telefónica

The solution effectively provides a stable connection for users. 

There is a lot of knowledge in terms of Cisco networking, so you can very quickly find technical support. 

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Amir Sanayeayan - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Specialist at NIGC

The fact that the solution is very stable and commonly used in our industry makes them the solution's valuable features.

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Buyer's Guide
Cisco Ethernet Switches
April 2024
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Syed Basheer - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer (Level-3) at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The solution can handle a huge network with tons of traffic.

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PS
Senior Manager - SBR Technical Services at Reliance Industries Ltd

I like that Cisco has a wide range of solutions, and you get good support for Cisco Ethernet Switches versus other products in the market.

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IT
Group CIO at a construction company with 10,001+ employees

The most valuable feature of the solution is the performance of the product.

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Dinesh Upadhyay - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr.Manager-IT at IMI Kolkata

The product is very robust.

It offers better reporting than any other OEM.

The solution is easy to set up. 

It is stable.

The solution can scale. 

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DS
Senior Project Manager / Systems Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

One of the prime features of this product is Multicast which is critical for video systems, ensuring you don't take down the network during an event where everybody needs video access. It generally requires layer 3 switches so that we cut up VLANs and separate different aspects of the systems. 

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RN
Engineer -'SF' at NRSC

We use Cisco Ethernet Switches to configure VLANs in the VPN network. We need to put some subsystems in the VLAN so that other terminals will not access these equipment. We do all these configurations on the solution. The solution is easy to configure.

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KV
IT Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Cisco Ethernet Switches are more stable than other products.

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MB
Network Engineer at Nesma comp

We use Cisco Ethernet system for user connectivity, with multicast being an advanced feature that helps alleviate some of our work challenges. In terms of scalability, we utilize stacks which have proven to be reliable and easy to manage. As for security functionalities, we rely on Palo Alto for our network's safety. I would prefer to discuss detailed information via email for a comprehensive review.

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SR
Senior Technical Director at National Informatics Center

The most valuable features of Cisco Ethernet Switches for our network are speed, latency, and reliability. We rely on fast data transfer and minimal downtime, especially for handling large image files. Additionally, the MTBF and unit-level failover capabilities have been crucial for maintaining uptime. The switches seamlessly integrate with our dual-band wireless network, providing efficient connectivity for both public and partner users across the hospital campus.

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Vivek Makhijani - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at JEDI SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Cisco Ethernet Switches is a very stable product. Cisco products are extremely rugged and stable. I have faced very few complaints about Cisco products supplied to my customers.

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Olajide Olusegun - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Team Lead at Atlas Security

The most valuable feature of the solution is its stability and durability. There is no other alternative solution that is as stable as Cisco Ethernet Switches. We can expect Cisco Ethernet Switches to last for years without issue.

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John Bayangos - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Infrastructure Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

Cisco switches have several valuable features like VLAN mapping. We seldom use that, but we find the security configurations helpful, like high availability with trading port channels and MAC filtering. 

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DD
Network Engineer at Dukat d.d.

Cisco Ethernet Switches are pretty reliable, and I have rarely seen one of them break. Cisco has a wide portfolio that fits every need.

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RI
Technical Project Manager at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

There are two things about this solution that I find valuable. 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. A stack means that they operate as one switch spot. You have multiple physical switches in the stack. For example, you could have one particular physical switch and you can have many of them all connected together as if they're one switch.

Another valuable feature is that the switches can operate at different layers of the networking environment. You can have switches that operate at layer three, you can have layer four switches and also obviously layer two, data layer, is their normal operation.

These switches are versatile. They can operate as a router, but they can also operate as a switch as well. The fact that you can run routing protocols on them, and you can also run data link protocols, means that they are quite versatile enough.

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Vladmir Fortes - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Manager at ZAP

The most valuable feature of Cisco Ethernet Switches is its hardware.

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Abubakar Bello - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Administrator at NDIC

When it comes to switching routing, we have no doubts about Cisco. It's a robust solution. One cannot find latency, such as attenuations, even within our cables. It's really stable. In contrast, some other switches can switch over, but we found Cisco Ethernet Switches to be stable and robust, even taking into account Africa's infrastructure.

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DR
Sr. Information Officer at Merino Industries Ltd (Merino Group)

Cisco switches are trouble-free. They are reliable, and their performance is excellent. 

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KR
Tata Medical Center logo Senior IT Infrastructure Supervisor at Tata Medical Center

The tool is stable.

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DM
Network Tech Leader at a aerospace/defense firm with 201-500 employees

We are routing with the Cisco switches, so there are a lot of features, but no single one stands out. 

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HI
Network Team Lead at ElSewedy Education

Cisco as a whole is flexible. 

The solution can be configured to our specifications.

The solution allows you to monitor CPU utilization and memory usage.

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MP
Head, Technology & Managed Solutions at BCN

What we love about the Cisco switches is that they are very reliable. You can deploy them and go to sleep, and you can be sure that nothing is going to go wrong. Our initial equipment was installed by a Chinese manufacturer named Fiberhome a couple of years ago. Their switches were called S engines. They worked, but some days, you just wake up, and the switch has popped up. It was a lot of crisis. Therefore, we are in the process of trying to take out all their switches and replace them with Cisco switches. We are getting good results in terms of reliability and even technical support.

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PinchasAlbalya - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Ben Gurion University

The most valuable feature of this solution is the stability.

The solution is simple to configure.

The layer-2 switching is very fast.

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Daniyal Khalid - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solutions Specialist at Google

The product is the best in the market. It always works whether the environment is cold or hot. The product is pretty much reliable and stable.

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YF
sTAM at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The solution comes from a solid company that always offers good quality products. It's a real market leader in this area and can provide end-to-end solutions.  

The initial setup is straightforward. It's not too hard.

The product offers very good customer support. It's likely the best in the industry.

There is very good distribution around the globe. 

The products are very reliable.

A single switch is very easy to manage.

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RK
Account Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The Cisco software does everything under one umbrella better than the competition. HP kind of has the capability. I'm not sure if they still have it, however, they used to license Cisco's iOS software for their own switches, which were decent switches as well. Now, there's Aruba, however, they've been through a bunch of different changes over the years. ThreeCom was part of HP for a while. In any case, Cisco offers sort of a one-stop-shop of options.

It's all-encompassing and can help you in all these different areas. If people realize that they want something that's going to work, that's pretty foolproof, then Cisco's always worth the investment.

The initial setup has gotten easier over the years.

The stability is excellent.

The solution is very scalable.

Technical support is quite helpful and responsive. 

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IP
Cyber Security Consultant at Ukroboronprom

The features that I have found most valuable are that it is easy to use and it has good technical support.

We cooperate with local Cisco teams here in the Ukraine. They help us to develop our system and support it.

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MH
Network Admin at a transportation company with 201-500 employees

I would like to have a way to access a graphical web interface, but they either have an outdated iOS or they don't work well with Flash. They don't work well or show us enough details. They don't show errors or bandwidth on particular reports. 

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BO
Network consultant at Juniper Solutions Ltd

Cisco Ethernet Switches are rugged, secure, and scalable. It provides smart devices and reliable switches.

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TC
Office Ohrid at AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE

Cisco Ethernet Switches have good performance.

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KS
Manager Infrastructure & Projects at Kinetic Pride

Being able to deal with multiple VLANs to segment the network logically is the biggest feature for us. The management of these switches is okay for us. These switches work very well, and they meet our needs. 

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HW
Sr. Security Network Engineer at Children's Cancer Hospital - Egypt 57357

The valuable features of this solution are bandwidth, speed, low latency, and performance. Those are all features we need for our data center. 

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DK
Information Technology Security Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I have found the ease of configuration and troubleshooting, compared to those with other solutions, to be the most valuable.

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RS
Network Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

We just need them to run. There's not any feature that we sought out and we bought them. We bought them due to the fact that we needed switching capabilities and Cisco is pretty reliable.

The solution can scale.

Technical support is helpful and responsive.

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ERICK KAGWEZA - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Collaboration Engineer at SoftNet Technologies Limited

Remote access is a valuable feature.

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MN
Network Analyst at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

The solution is basically issue-free. They are constantly upgrading their technology.

It's an easy solution to set up. 

Technical support is helpful and responsive. 

It's a stable product. 

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BR
Responsable Infrastructures, Réseaux & Télécoms at a university with 201-500 employees

They have very good throughput and backup for their energy. We find, stock-wise and energy-wise, it's easy to use with the CLA command.  

I can create a lot of interfaces, or SDI interfaces for VLAN and SNMP. I can show it with my SNMP platform. I can gain much access to them. They are really, really, good switches.

The solution is stable.

The scalability has been great.

We find the setup process to be simple. 

Technical support has always been helpful.

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CE
Senior Presale Manager at a tech services company with self employed

The features that I have found most valuable with Cisco switches are that once you get your configuration you can rest assured that it will work. The OS is not going to be failing intermittently or anything like that. Once you get your configuration end-goal right, the firmware and the OS are usually stable enough to work a long time without support. Support is only needed once in a while. My experience is that the Cisco switches are usually rocket.

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AA
Student at a educational organization with 201-500 employees

The most valuable feature is that we create a network as a villain. For some time, we use a port channel and sometimes, the Spanning Tree Protocol for requests. We search for the user's Cisco Internet switches for small packets.

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BE
IT Technical Support Manager at kiriazi

I'm satisfied with Cisco switches. It's stable and beautiful. 

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LM
Enterprise and Security Manager at University of Fort Hare

The most valuable feature is the after-sales support. I like their after-sales support more than anything because it's very good.

The sales experience was good because we deal with Cisco directly and then buy through the partners. It means that we developed a close relationship with Cisco in the process.

Cisco has been adding things on top of their devices, like DNA, which makes managing them very easy.

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JM
IT Manager at a construction company with 10,001+ employees

I love the fact that they can be configured to do exactly what you need them to do, which in my opinion is what anyone with Cisco experience would enjoy doing. They can be set up and configured nicely.

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MB
ICT Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

The quality of service is one of the main reasons we use Cisco in our organization. It's quite high and very reliable. The switches also end up working for a long time, so there's less need to replace them as often as others. We have some switches in our company that have been running since 2006, for example. They are quite old, but they still work.

The security and the user interface are both good. Mainly, I end up using the command lines, but it's okay for me and the way I work. It's my preference, although it's not ideal for everyone.

There are quite a few features that Cisco offers, but for our business, it's not really necessary. If you are a telecom or a banking institution, you would probably find them to be quite useful.

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PP
Supervisor of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The CLI is very valuable as it allows network professionals to work fast and customize the configuration however they need.

Cisco Ethernet Switches have great enterprise features like Cisco DNA Assurance. Cisco DNA Assurance features advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning. Cisco AI Network Analytics, a capability within Cisco DNA Assurance, allows easy management of all devices and services, prioritizes and resolves network issues, and ensures a better user experience across the network.

Also, appreciate the industrial line of switches for SCADA or other environments where switches are placed in unconditioned space and the temperatures fluctuate a lot during the seasons.                        

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SG
First Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The Cisco product range is quite good and they have a lot of features available.

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JD
CGO at TMS Consulting Inc

The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ability to manage the switches and the ability to have a certain level of familiarity with setting up and configuring the switches. You can link them together and manage them as one single switch.

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TM
Telecommunication Team Leader at BIK

I know this solution for many years. I know the GUI and commands, and they are useful for me. I have all the functions that I want.

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EK
Partner / Owner at Bimel Elektronik Mamuller Paz. Ltd.

The most valuable feature is the complete functionality, but the most important thing is support.

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NA
Network & System Security Consultant at Zakat House

We keep Cisco for normal switches for corrective flows and the data center. But they are not so good with the firewall so we use Palo Alto and FortiGate. 

In terms of the most valuable feature, I would say the user interface. We also have Citrix XenApp for the remote service. And Exchange and other Microsoft solutions.

We have other software for software control, for users and help desk. For security, we have RSA Netwitness and Netwitness Security Analytics,

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WK
CIO with 501-1,000 employees
DA
General Manager at a import and exporter with 1,001-5,000 employees

One of the most valuable aspects of Cisco Ethernet Switches is many engineers can work on the equipment. You can find qualified engineers that can configure Cisco equipment more than any other networking equipment.

The ease of use and features sets are very good in Cisco Ethernet Switches.

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DB
Consultant - Smart Buildings at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The features that I have found most valuable are the core reliability and the switching group. All the features are very generic switching features with high reliability. That is the main key point I can highlight.

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Paul Ojil - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Blue Neuron Limited

Product counterfeiting is a big problem in the Kenyan market. Many people trust Cisco because you won't find a fake Cisco product, at least not in this use case.

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DC
ICT Manager/Systems Administrator at a university with 201-500 employees

We find that, mainly, stability is the solution's most valuable aspect. We normally don't have problems with the Cisco Switches. 

The ease of use is also great. It's very easy to work with and navigate.

The installation is very straightforward. You can likely handle it in-house.

The scalability is very good.

We've used technical support in the past and they've been very helpful.

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DB
Pre Sales Engineer at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees

I think the VMA architecture is valuable. 

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DR
Network Engineer at Transportation

Versatility and streamlined IOS

Availability of expertise on the market (resources)

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AA
IT Specialist at Xpert Systems Shpk

Cisco Ethernet Switches have a lot of valuable features. One that stands out to me is its ease of implementation.

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LW
Senior Director of IT and Data Analytics at a performing arts with 201-500 employees

One main feature of this solution is the POE switches.

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SA
Senior Information Technology Manager at FAP Marine Terminals Ltd

What I like the most is the performance and the latency that Cisco provides.

Once you have the Cisco box, you can put it in its place, switch it on and you can forget that it is there.

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it_user1180785 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Operations Engineer at Infosysta

The most valuable part of this solution for us VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), MAC authentication and security.

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it_user98859 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Engineer EMEA at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Remote management and monitoring, multi-layer switching, flexibility, per port configurations, possibility of port aggregation, standard management interface, loads of documentation available from Cisco and Partners, multitude of troubleshooting tools embedded in the OS, QoS. View full review »
MD
Network Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

It is very scalable.

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it_user146331 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Operations Specialist at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
The blade module feature which provide the scalability for site expansion. View full review »
RR
Pre-sales Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees

Cisco is number one in switches. Normally, if a manufacturer does not have the same categories as Cisco, it's not a good switch. Cisco has a lot of features that you never use that are implemented in the software. It's nice to know they are there if you need them. 

For a simple customer, the initial setup is quick and easy.

Technical support is excellent. They are very helpful.

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SC
Head Of Information & Communication Technology at a transportation company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature is the performance and ability to handle the flow of traffic.

The redundancy that the switches provide is very good.

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CC
Network and Service Development Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

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.

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SV
Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The most valuable features of this solution are the auto-complete functionality and the end-to-end functionalities, such as routing with the channel.

The hardware has very good features.

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IM
Network Delivery Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We have been very satisfied with using Cisco 2960 series X with EIGRP Cisco proprietary protocol. This saved us much money and worked very stably.

We also installed 47 and 3850 Switches to the main servers on the 10-gig in some places and Nexus devices using 40-gig connectivity.

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AK
EVP – Central Asia,Kazakhstan, Ukraine at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature of Cisco Ethernet Switches is their capacity.

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MR
Deputy Head of ICT at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

We like the stability and scalability of Cisco Ethernet Switches.

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MS
Project Manager at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees

Cisco Ethernet Switches is stable and robust.

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DP
IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

The solution is easy to use.

The product is quite stable, which is one of its main selling points. The solution can scale.

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PB
Data Center Admin at Sysnet Global Technologies

These switches are stable and they have a good replacement service.

The support is good.

The procedures and handling of these switches are easy. Anything that you need to know is available in a Google search, or from the technical support.

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GS
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The most valuable features of this solution are guidance, cover sheets, and access control.

The command-line interface is easy to use.

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SC
ICT Manager at a aerospace/defense firm

Support for various dynamic IP routing protocols and the ability to slot in additional modules while the switch is running.

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TM
Network Security Expert at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The main features of this solution are performance and ease of use.

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CR
IT Manager at a renewables & environment company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable feature is the performance.

The Cisco Feature Navigator is a web-based application that enables you to quickly match Cisco IOS, IOS XE, IOS XR, NX-OS, and CatOS software releases to features. This is available to all Cisco.com users, both registered and non-registered guests.

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it_user1162803 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The most valuable aspect of the solution is its routing features.

The solution is compatible with many brands, such as VMware.

It offers very good durability if your configuration is good.

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it_user818550 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solution Architect at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

DNA Center is very interesting in automating the setup and monitoring as with each occurrence it gets easier to troubleshoot and provides an impression about what could be the problem.

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LD
IT support network at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Its performance and reliability are valuable.

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AK
RF Planning Manager at Sabafon

Cisco is a large company and their product is very good with high quality. The features and customer support are good. 

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it_user1065 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager of Data Center at a integrator with 51-200 employees
Few pros on the Cisco ethernet switches are: 1 )Power saving design architecture 2) CDP, Cisco network discovery protocol, Smartports which make management and port configuration extremely easy and efficient 3) Increased confidentiality with MACSec layer-2 encryption 4) StackPower which helps in increasing power availability 5) Efficient QoS with priority for critical cooling 6) Added on support with hot swap, redundant power supplies and cooling View full review »
JH
Senior Network Security Advisor at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The most valuable feature is the simplicity of the central management system(CMS).

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JP
Founder/Managing Director at Microtel Netlinks Pvt. Ltd.

The brand name and the service support by Cisco are most valuable.

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it_user1011525 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a engineering company with 201-500 employees

What I like most about this product is redundancy like Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) or resilience protocol so the datacenter continues to function when there is some level of failure.

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GC
Science Technician at a government with 201-500 employees

The solution's valuable features are the speed of network transfer, it can transfer four to six gigabits per second. Additionally, we found it to be secure.

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SP
Co-Founder, Architect at Espina IT

Cisco's support is number one in the world. 

It is very stable. 

As a company, they have a very good reputation. They invest a lot in research, and they come up with new solutions, new technologies, and new products.

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NW
Head of Technical at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Cisco Switches serve their purpose. They add value to the virtual workload. You can tap into all of the features for your virtual workload environment.

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ME
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I've worked with many features on Cisco's switches. However, the newest features I've used were on Nexus switches. The VPC on Nexus switches, supported on Nexus switches, provides high availability and load balancing for virtual port channels. It is a link aggregation we used in data centers. It's been fantastic.

The security of the switches is pretty impressive. There are many security features available on the product.

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it_user1199781 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The VPC feature is the solution's most valuable aspect.

The quality, like all Cisco solutions, is very high. The fact that it's Cisco is one of the reasons we chose to use it.

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MM
Solution Architect - Presale at BESTCOMP GROUP

This solution is overall a high-grade solution compared to others.

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NS
System Engineer at compulink Systems

Cisco Ethernet Switches are stable. 

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it_user133842 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Connectivity Engineer at Reputable Service Company
Port-based security feature, network virtualization using VLAN, loop-avoidance mechanism using different variants of STP, many others. View full review »
AD
Junior Network Engineer at Easy Systems

The performance of Cisco Ethernet Switches is better.

It is stable and scalable as well.

It is easy to install.

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SK
IT Manager at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

I like that it's easy to use. 

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AS
Solution Engineer at a tech services company

The hardware is rugged. We use it for the basic configuration.

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IS
Technical Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

The most valuable features are network monitoring and management.

Depending on the model, the switch might have its own firewall or router.

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it_user116220 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
High Availability, Toughness under temperature rise situations. View full review »
it_user92235 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security System Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor
Reliability and availability View full review »
it_user2622 - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Support Staff at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reliability. We can rely/trust 100% on cisco ethernet switches to run the networks smoothly. View full review »
SD
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

This product is widely available and the warranty is very good.

There should not be any challenges with configuration or maintenance.

They have an internal monitoring system.

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it_user1164 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It has 24 x gigabit sfp + 8 x sfp ports, mac address table size96k entries, routing protocolrip-2, eigrp.operates on dc -48/-60 v power. It has the following remote management protocol :snmp 1, snmp 2, rmon, telnet, snmp 3.complies to the following standards: ieee 802.3, ieee 802.3u, ieee 802.3z, ieee 802.1d, ieee 802.1q, ieee 802.3ab, ieee 802.3x, ieee 802.3ad (lacp), ieee 802.1w, ieee 802.1x, ieee 802.1s, ieee 802.1t, has a ram of 768 mb (installed) / 2 gb (max) and a flash memory of 192 mb flash. It has the cisco ios ip base software included. View full review »
TW
Member of Technical Staff at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We only use the basic features, like VLAN, Spanning tree, we find that it works well.

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it_user1020 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Data Center at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Cisco Ethernet Switches bring outstanding performance and manageability. We have been using ethernet switches from various vendors like 3Com, Allied Telesis, LInksys and HP before we bought our Cisco ethernet switches as part of our network equipment upgrade project.The results after switching our core networking devices with Cisco switches and routers was undeniable. Network performance improved tremendously, as large file transfers completed faster than before. Intranet web applications also benefited from the improved network speed.While Cisco ethernet switches usually cost a lot more than other comparable devices from other manufacturers, the value of your investment on Cisco does not there. We were also able to acquire the CNAP equipment bundle at a massively discounted rate. View full review »
it_user1143 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Catalyst 3560G is a full duplex and supports layer 3 switching, which provides you with a lot of configuration options.Switch combines power over Ethernet (POE) capability with 10/100/1000BaseT interface / ports for maximum productivity.High performance IP routing, advanced QoS, and access control lists.Very stable switch. We use them as core switches at some of our locations and we never had any issues. View full review »
TJ
Director at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

I have found it to be very flexible and easy to use. Overall less hassle to operate.

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SC
CTO at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

It's for industry products, so it's easy to use. 

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Buyer's Guide
Cisco Ethernet Switches
April 2024
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