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We performed a comparison between Cisco Elastic Services Controller and Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Versatile, offering flexibility and scalability
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    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is its user-friendly management dashboard.
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    Top Answer:Like any Cisco product, Cisco Enterprise NFV is on the expensive side.
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    Ranking
    5th
    out of 7 in Network Virtualization
    Views
    35
    Comparisons
    13
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
    0
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    3rd
    out of 7 in Network Virtualization
    Views
    154
    Comparisons
    49
    Reviews
    3
    Average Words per Review
    261
    Rating
    8.3
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    Cisco ESC
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    Overview

    Business success is increasingly dictated by agility: the ability to respond quickly to change, bring new services to market quickly, and do all of this within an environment that is simple and inexpensive to operate. The Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) promotes agility, flexibility, and programmability in network functions virtualization (NFV) environments and offers comprehensive automated lifecycle management capabilities. By design, Cisco ESC is built as an open and modular system. It provides a single point of control to manage all aspects of NFV lifecycle for virtual network functions (VNFs) in a dynamic environment. Drawing on industry standards and open APIs, you can control the full lifecycle of all of your virtualized resources, whether using Cisco or third-party VNFs, allowing you to choose best-in-class industry solutions.

    Simplify operations and roll out new virtual network services in minutes on any platform.

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    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise29%
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    Cisco Elastic Services Controller is ranked 5th in Network Virtualization while Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is ranked 3rd in Network Virtualization with 6 reviews. Cisco Elastic Services Controller is rated 0.0, while Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is rated 7.8. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization writes "Versatile, offering flexibility and scalability". Cisco Elastic Services Controller is most compared with , whereas Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization is most compared with .

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