Cisco Catalyst Center Reviews

I work primarily for Catalyst, mainly in data center networks.

Catalyst provides a reliable and mature network solution, which has stabilized all features and improved productivity.

The architecture and the way Cisco designs it, VXLAN and Cisco Express Forwarding are some of the features I like.

Catalyst is a very mature product. The only limitation is when integrating with other products due to Cisco's proprietary protocols.

I have been working with Cisco for over 20 years.

About thirteen to fourteen years back, there were some glitches. Now, the product is very stable with no significant issues.

Catalyst is scalable. The spanning tree architecture might have some limitations. The architecture remains an industry standard.

Cisco provides the best support in the industry.

Positive

I have used other similar solutions, yet not in detail.

Installation depends on the switch size. While one person can configure it easily, a chassis-based solution might require more people for installation.

Installation sometimes requires multiple people, especially for chassis-based solutions, but configuration can be done by one person.

Cisco is average in pricing, neither too costly nor too cheap. It's like the iPhone of the networking industry.

I have been aware of similar solutions and have not used them in depth.

Catalyst is a product that has matured significantly over time, with no glaring features left to add.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.