Cisco Nexus Reviews

This solution provides all of the routing and searching features that we need. We use it for internal use, rather than resell it to our customers.

The most valuable feature for us is the VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) support. We are using it in the aggregation layer.

Some of the DHCP features need improvement.

The stability of this solution is good.

I think that this solution scales well.

The price of this solution is good when compared to others in the market.

When we purchased the hardware, the software license came with it.

We did not evaluate other vendors before choosing this solution.

This is a pretty solid product that complies with our design and gives us what we need.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We are using the Cisco Nexus as our core switch for our main backbone.

I have been using Cisco Nexus for approximately two years.

The solution is stable.

Nowadays, every five years technology changes. However, you will find customers who are using the same Cisco switch which has a life span of five years or seven years, will still be using them for more than 10 years without raising a single ticket. This is the confidence they have in Cisco. This is my personal customer experience, it makes it difficult for us to generate business. We can do a technology refresh or a product replacement But when there is Cisco, it is tough for any person to replace that solution. Cisco has that X factor in their solutions, and specifically with networking. Nexus is definitely their bread and butter. It is an exceptional solution.

Cisco Nexus is scalable.

We have approximately two customers.

The Technical support of Cisco is really good. It is a core switch, you require three to four hours, same business day support. They give you a good resolution within that time. They are good at troubleshooting.

The installation is straightforward. If you have someone who is certified to do the implementation of Cisco Nexus they can do it quickly. 

All other switches, such as distributed switches and access switches connect to the Cisco Nexus switch. If you have done everything correctly including the sizing, there should not be an issue at the time of installation.

we have one manager and one engineer for the deployment and maintenance of the solution.

The subscription model and price could be better.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco Nexus an eight out of ten.

Our primary use case for Cisco Nexus is for MACsec encryption.

Nexus has improved my organization in the way that it provided enhanced security in a point in the network that was critical. 

The most valuable feature is the ease of management for network administration.

The additional features I would like to see included in the next release is the ability to integrate routing and switching features. 

It is relatively stable. 

Cisco Nexus is very scalable.

The Cisco technical support is good as of now.

When I was the systems analyst, we discovered a need for Cisco Nexus. We had limited encryption support. We didn't have any similar solutions before.

The initial setup was relatively simple.

We used an integrator for the deployment. 

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate the product at an eight. Cisco Nexus is excellent. I wouldn't rate it a ten because it could use an enhanced feature set.

I would advise someone considering this solution to consider all of the vendors. 

Our primary use case is for multitenant switching in our data centers for our edge equipment to go in between our firewalls and out to the internet.

It's performing well. 

The most valuable feature is the capacity for the number of customers that we can get onto it.

I get more of the frustration out of Juniper equipment than I do from Cisco products. Cisco Nexus is more versatile for us in comparison to Juniper. The routing is easier with Cisco.

The stability is good. We've never had any of them die. They've been very consistent.

The scalability of Cisco Nexus is good. We've had them for the entire lifetime. We've never had to upgrade them yet.

Their technical support is good and very helpful. They knew exactly what we needed. If I call during a high volume, I might get someone that just doesn't know as much or it takes a little bit of time and they put us on hold more. Otherwise, it's good. 

We used a consultant for the deployment. 

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Cisco Nexus a ten. I like it. I would advise anyone to go through a professional consultant with Cisco training.

Our primary use case for the Cisco Nexus solution is for the data center.

We have a much more stable network now using the Cisco Nexus.

The most valuable feature of this solution is the durability. 

Being this is the first usage, we don't have any expectations yet. 

The stability of this solution is very high.

The scalability of the Cisco Nexus is very high.

Cisco Nexus is more complex than your standard Catalyst. It's a whole different environment.

The development and the program configuration is not like what you're used to after doing Catalyst for 20 years. It has a little bit of a learning curve.

We went from the manufacturer for the deployment. We worked directly with Cisco. Our experience with them was very good.

On a scale from one to 10, I would rate the product a 10 for the stability. The durability exceeded our expectations. 

Don't discard Cisco Nexus because of the price. Take a hard look at it. I would highly recommend it

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Productivity is better, but that is, of course, information technology’s benefit.

Promulgation of functionality needs working on.

I've used it for 15 years.

Documentation is often scant.

No issues encountered.

Scalability goes in accordance with money spent.

It's mediocre.

No previous solution used.

Straightforward setup.

We did it in-house.

No other options were evaluated.

Make sure documentation is readily available.

Our main use of Cisco Nexus is as our data center core switch.

Nexus provides inner redundancy. It allows us to perform updates on individual switches, while still maintaining reliability and uptime on the server.

Overall, I wish it was a more intuitive OS.

It's a stable product. It definitely holds up the workload that we put it through. Overall, I would say it's a great product.

The initial setup was very straightforward.

It's a good return on my investment because of its reliability that it provides with our main PCs, our dual homes on our devices.

Buy what you know that's going to be the best value in the long run, because if you don't know it, then it's going to be hard.

It's the only one I know that allows us to dual home our servers in our HyperFlex environment, but still maintaining our virtual IP address and such.

I would rate this solution as nine out of ten.

The solution's speed and efficiency help improve the productivity of our organization.

The most valuable feature of this solution is the hardware engine itself.

The product could be improved with a friendlier GUI.

It is a good product and it is very stable.

It is easily scalable.

The technical training for product use was good.

The installation was completely straightforward. We were familiar with previous models so this was the same or very similar.

We used a reseller for the integration and had a good experience with them. 

From my perspective and level of involvement in the deployment and use, I would rate this solution an eight out of ten based on the scalability, functionality, and ease of use.