Cisco Catalyst Switches Reviews

We are using Cisco Catalyst Switches for corporate and production, such as offices. We have two networks running and the second one is an Everts network and it is more specialized in TV video broadcasting.

Cisco Catalyst Switches has been very useful in my organization because we do a lot of videos. My company is a TV station. 

The solution could improve by having a video IP feature.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for approximately 30 years.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are highly reliable and stable.

We have approximately 500 Cisco Catalyst Switches installed.

The support of Cisco Catalyst Switches is very good.

We are a large company and the price is reasonable because we have received a discount. However, the full price is expensive.

I rate Cisco Catalyst Switches an eight out of ten.

My primary use case is to assign VLAN or a port for VLAN on the main network.

An area for improvement would be the documentation and training on configuring this product.

I've been using this solution for four or five years.

I've had no problems with the stability of this solution.

Scalability is fine.

The initial setup was complex because it was a common line.

Licenses are available on a three-yearly basis.

I would give this solution a score of nine out of ten.

We use Cisco Catalyst Switches for network connectivity.

The performance of Cisco Catalyst Switches is good.

The only improvement I would like to see with Cisco Catalyst Switches is the pricing.

I have been using Cisco Catalyst Switches for five years.

We use Cisco Catalyst, 9000 series.

The stability of Cisco Catalyst Switches is good.

In our organization, we have more than 7,000 users.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are quite scalable.

Technical support is excellent.

If there is one area where Cisco excels, it is in technical support.

We use Dropbox occasionally. OneDrive is mainly what we use. We also, use Teams.

The installation is straightforward. It's plug-and-play.

To deploy and maintain Cisco Catalyst Switches, we have a team of four people, which includes one manager and three administrators.

You can install Cisco Catalyst Switches yourself.

We pay the licensing fees annually because we have an enterprise license agreement.

There are other products that I personally prefer, but from an organization's perspective, I would recommend this solution.

I would rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a nine out of ten.

The solution is very easy to use. We've found that it isn't overly technical and is, in fact, quite user-friendly.

The product is extremely flexible.

The stability of the solution has been very good. We've found the performance to be very reliable. 

The initial setup is mostly pretty straightforward. It's not overly complex.

The product is very robust.

The configuration setup is a little more complex if you go into detail.

The price is something we would definitely like improved. It would be nice if it was more economical.

I've been using the solution for about four years or so. It's been a while. I've had some time with the technology and am pretty comfortable with it.

The solution is very stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. We like the performance. It's reliable.

We have about 50 people using the solution currently.

I previously Juniper switches. I am not using them anymore. I was using them about three years ago.

The initial setup is okay. It's not overly difficult. The configuration can be a bit tricky, however, depending on the complexity involved.

The pricing could be improved.  It's a bit high right now. 

A lot of my colleagues are using Cisco switches. I often touch base with them to share know-how on the technology.

I'm not using the latest version of the solution. I'm using an older version right now.

On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate the solution at a nine. We've been quite pleased with the solution overall.

I would recommend the solution to other users, companies, and organizations. It's quite robust and flexible.

We primarily use the solution for networking and the UCS.

The solution is extremely reliable as a product. The clients very much appreciate that.

The configuration is easy.

The solution is customizable.

We've found the solution to be stable.

A company can scale a solution easily.

Technical support has been very helpful.

The solution is quite expensive for our clients. It's a pain point for some companies. They should work to reduce the price.

I've been using the solution for a long while. I've used the solution basically since its inception.

We haven't had any issues with the stability of the solution. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

We typically deploy the solution to medium to large-scale enterprises.

The solution scales well. It's not hard for a company to expand it as they need to.

We've been in touch with technical support in the past. We've found them to be helpful and responsive. They are quite helpful and very polite. We're very satisfied with the level of support we receive.

I'm not a technical person. I didn't actually handle the initial installation for our organization.

There is little to no ongoing maintenance required once it is implemented. I'd say you have 1% to 2% of effort going into maintenance. 

We've found the solution to be quite expensive. 

We are a premium partner with Cisco.

We use various versions of the solution. It depends on the client. We have multiple clients and each instance is unique.

It's deployed both on-premises and on the cloud.

I'd recommend the solution to other organizations. We've mostly been quite happy with the product.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

We use it to connect our end users. It is used for DMZ connections behind the firewalls and campus network.

All features are very strong. It is very easy to manage. It is also certified and popular.

Cisco has come up with a new management console to manage the switches. I still haven't tried it, but in my opinion, this is the best way forward. You can use software to manage the switches instead of the common line configuration. You can manage it through software, which is very easy.

It can have more security features to secure the access layer.

I have been using Catalyst 9300 Series for the last two years. It is a new model. I have been using previous models, such as Catalyst 3750, 3560, and 2960, for maybe more than 15 years.

It is very stable. You just install it and forget about it for years. I had a switch that was running for more than 11 years without a singular restart. That switch had a running time of more than 11 years.

It is scalable. We have 400 users.

Technical support is great. I was talking to one of my colleagues just two hours back about Cisco technical support. They are brilliant and excellent. If we have any hardware failure, we get it fixed the second day. We get multiple engineers working on the case if it is a critical issue. They are really supportive.

I have been using only Cisco solutions from the beginning. It has been more than 20 years now.

We plan to keep using this solution. We are going to refresh it with the latest model. We are in the process of acquiring the new model and replacing all obsolete switches with the new Catalyst 9K series. The order will be placed maybe next week.

Its setup was easy. It took an hour to configure each switch.

I deployed it myself. We have three network engineers to manage the entire network. 

I would definitely recommend this product to other users. I would rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a ten out of ten.

Cisco Catalyst Switches are more for core switching because they are enterprise solutions. We mostly use Cisco for all of our infrastructure, so these switches are used everywhere as core switches. 

These switches are very stable. We haven't had any problems. We also have some old switches that are working for almost ten years.

Their price should be cheaper. We lose a lot of work because of the price that they have.

I have been using this solution for more than 10 years.

They are very stable.

We have a hundred users and maybe a hundred other ports for connecting servers with each other.

I have opened a case with them for the FirePOWER Services, not Cisco Catalyst Switches, and it is the first time that I haven't got a response. It has been a week since I've sent the request, which was just a question, but I don't have any response so far. For the previous cases that I had with tech support, they were very quick.

If you have experience in working with Cisco solutions, the initial setup is easy. Otherwise, it may be complicated. 

The deployment doesn't take a long time. We already have the guidelines, and we have been doing it and using Cisco for a long time. It usually takes a maximum of one hour to configure the switches. Two people will be enough for deploying these switches.

These switches are expensive. 

I would recommend these switches to others. We plan to keep using them. 

I would rate Cisco Catalyst Switches a ten out of ten. We are happy with them.

I'm the group head of IT and we are customers of Cisco. 

In general, this is a good product with a long lifespan and easily managed. There is good local support available as well as principal support.

I'd like to see better reporting and also integration possibilities with other platforms. It's quite an expensive product and it would be helpful if they reduced the cost. 

We've been using this product for five years. 

This product is stable.

It's a scalable product. 

Support can be improved, it's usually a matter of your location. That aside, if you can reach them, the support is fine. 

The initial setup is quite straightforward although deployment takes some time because you need to carry out the configuration and attach some additional equipment. It can take a few hours. Our implementation partner helps with the base configuration, and then they draw on our internet team to work with them. Once completed, it's handed over to our team management. We've deployed the product on five sites and we usually have one or two people dealing with any issues that arise. 

There is an annual license fee.