Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms Reviews

My main use case for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is SD-WAN architecture.

In my SD-WAN architecture using Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms, we are trying to meet the necessities for the points that are needed for a typical edge-to-core connection, including some headquarters to some branches type of connectivities.

I do not have anything else to add about my use case or any unique way I am using Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms at this time.

I cannot state anything about how Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms has impacted my organization positively at this moment, as I do not know if it has a positive, negative, or neutral impact at this time.

I do not have any specific hopes to see a positive impact in the future with Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms, whether in terms of efficiency, cost savings, or performance.

The best features Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms offers include the flexibility of the models.

The flexibility of the models in Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms helps my organization because it is easier to add any Catalyst 8000 series to Catalyst Center for management. It is also easy to add to the SD-WAN manager if needed. This makes operations very easy from both an intuitive and operational handling perspective.

I do not have suggestions on how Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms can be improved at this moment, as it is quite impressive for the time being.

I do not have any needed improvements for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms at this time, as I have not had any challenges so far.

I have been using Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms for several months.

Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is stable.

The scalability of Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is quite easy to handle depending on the architecture and design you have in your company.

The customer support from Cisco regarding Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is really good.

I would rate Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms overall a nine out of ten.

I chose nine out of ten for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms because nothing in life is perfect and there needs to be room for improvements in the future.

My overall review rating for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is nine.

I have been using Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms for more than one year, and I use it for different projects.

My main use case for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is SD-WAN, routing, security, and cloud connectivity, and it is very useful.

I mostly use Catalyst 8000 Edge family for remote sites or, depending on the type, I place it in the data center or similar locations, and I am trying to set up a nice topology.

Then I test it for several features so I can use it for the proof of concept part.

I can check all the features, security services, modules, interfaces, and all features before I release it.

Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms are very powerful devices and very interesting.

Most importantly, you can manage it with vManage from the GUI and cloud, so you do not need to test or have it physically, allowing you to manage it from the cloud anywhere, and that is very important for monitoring.

Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms offers many capabilities including BGP, OSPF, static routing, VRFs, IPsec, routing, NAT, and advanced features including IPS, IDS, URL filtering, and segmentation.

QoS and the cloud SASE integration are also notable.

I find all those features, including segmentation, SASE integration, and advanced security options, very powerful and important.

SASE is now a very interesting secure access solution, and there are many cloud security platforms you can integrate with SD-WAN, allowing all the traffic to go through different clouds securely.

Advanced security features including IPS and URL filtering are very important for security based on your company policy, and segmentation is very handy and powerful because you can separate your networks from VLANs, IoT devices, or users.

I would also add that the new generation firewall in SD-WAN can be used for all vEdge 8000, making it very powerful as well.

With Catalyst vManage, you have everything at one glance, making it very helpful.

Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is developing each month.

I can see many new firmware releases from Cisco, and each firmware improves on the last one, offering better performance and security.

With AI connecting everything, I expect to see more efficient protocols or features soon.

I have been using it for more than one year.

In my experience, Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is stable.

Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms has good scalability.

My experience with customer support has been good.

I prefer Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms because it is more handy, friendly, and feature-rich.

I switched from another vendor to Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms from Cisco.

Before choosing Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms, I evaluated other options, but I would rather not mention the names of the vendors since it is not good to do so.

We switched to Cisco because it is better and more usable for us.

This assessment is not directly from my perspective because I am an engineer focused on technical aspects, so I cannot share metrics regarding return on investment.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is difficult to define because each company or customer has different needs.

However, in general, I think it is good, competitive, and reasonable.

I would advise others looking into using Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms to go for it as it is a good option, and you can have a good product along with good support from Cisco.

Everything is good, and I very much enjoy this product.

I would rate this review a nine out of ten.