We performed a comparison between Cisco ACI and Cisco DNA Virtualization [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, VMware, Array Networks and others in Network Virtualization."Because we can use automation processes with this platform, we have been able to free up our IT department's time."
"It is very easy to do the configuration after you know how to work with the product. It is global, so you change one interface, and changes are reflected on every switch."
"We are doing automation from ACI and we have integration with Azure. With the Azure stack integration we can have total automation. We can configure the EPGs from there, and we can configure load balancing functionalities from there as well. The most useful feature is that you don't need to configure anything on ACI itself. You can configure on Azure and it will provision your application."
"ACI's most valuable feature is its SDN capabilities. Everything is on your software design controller. Everything is blocked by default until you allow it."
"It's improved the static configuration of our data center switching environment. But it's added some challenges to our ability to operationalize it and make it easier for people to manage."
"It is very stable. It works 100 percent of the time."
"With Cisco ACI, I can deploy things with a script, then run it in five minutes."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the Call Manager."
"The management aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature. Software-defined issues have been good for us. It makes the management process easy."
"Cisco has a good technical support team."
"The first setup was difficult because it is a very different discipline than other traditional network deployments. The terminology is very different, so the first time can be difficult."
"If I lose the connection from one side to the core, I can't use the other side to go to the core. I hope in the future, this will be fixed."
"The learning curve is long. It's very difficult to learn Cisco ACI. As a result, our customers usually have difficulty working with this solution."
"The only drawback that we are seeing is the user interface is still a little complex and difficult to use. It needs a more user-friendly interface."
"I would like for them to develop integration with AWS."
"Our company had a lot of issues with the starter kit."
"The initial setup was a bit complex."
"Cisco ACI, segmentation-wise, could be more flexible, which is an area for improvement. The solution could be improved in terms of macro or micro-segmentation for many access lists and contracts. The process becomes very messy in the end."
"It would be helpful to have better information on how to implement this product."
"The stability of the solution could be improved."
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Cisco ACI is ranked 1st in Network Virtualization with 96 reviews while Cisco DNA Virtualization [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Network Virtualization. Cisco ACI is rated 8.0, while Cisco DNA Virtualization [EOL] is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco ACI writes "Stable, easy to extend, scalable, and has a host-based routing feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco DNA Virtualization [EOL] writes "Scalable with a straightforward setup and good management capabilities". Cisco ACI is most compared with VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Workload, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Nuage Networks and Juniper Contrail Networking, whereas Cisco DNA Virtualization [EOL] is most compared with .
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