Cisco Nexus Reviews

Currently, our infrastructure relies on hyper-converged technology, in conjunction with Cisco infrastructure, which is essential for our features. Spamify utilizes Cisco infrastructure for its functionality, while Linksys manages connections with other systems. Our servers handle computation, storage, and related technologies, while Cisco takes care of network functions, including routing and switching. We also employ Cisco's firewall for security purposes, both externally and internally. Now, we're in search of structural virtualization technology with security and virtualization capabilities for version 4.16.

The scalability can be improved. 

It is a stable solution. 

I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. 

We require technical support, and they've provided assistance several times across different countries. We've found their tech support to be excellent, especially in their willingness to resolve issues promptly.

Positive

It takes two fully functional days to deploy the solution. 

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

We use the solution for the data center.

We are using the vPC and FEX. The integrations are valuable.

The pricing must be improved.

I have been using the solution for four to five years.

There are no bugs or glitches. I rate the tool’s stability an eight out of ten.

We have two to three users. I rate the tool’s scalability an eight out of ten.

I rate the ease of setup an eight out of ten. The deployment requires two to three months. It’s a heavy setup. Around three to four people were involved in the setup.

I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.

We are planning to deploy Cisco ACI. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

The product has a stable and strong server panel switch.

Data center access is stable and high speed but it is not compatible with Cisco's server hardware devices. 

The solution can be technically improved and can have features like automation, better visibility, better functionality, and cheap pricing.

I have been working with the solution for the past fourteen years.

The product is stable. 

The tool is scalable and we have 7000 users for it. 

The technical support team is really good. If there is any problem the support team gets to the root of the problem and provides speedy resolution to the issue.

Positive

We switched to Cisco Nexus as it provides more supporting features to our data center.

The deployment of the solution took two weeks. Three two four engineers were required for the deployment. The maintenance is done by Cisco Partners.

The implementation was done by an integrator.

The solution is very expensive. Currently, we pay an yearly licensing cost. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten.

I recommend the solution as it is good and stable but also advise comparing Cisco Nexus with other solutions before choosing it to see if some other solution is providing better technical features.

I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten.

We use Cisco Nexus on our server-side. We use the product for the access switches layer. We basically take a look at the actual DNA center, however, it will be a time until we will implement the agent from Cisco again.

The solution is very easy to use.

It can implement with 40-gigabit plus technologies and gives us enormous speed. What was the one gigabit per second ten years ago, is now 10 gigabits per second. The future is likely to be 400 gigabits per second. Cisco is on its way there.

The huge capacity of Nexus is excellent.

All the frames are managed on the assets, not on software, which makes things easier. It is essentially dedicated circuit hardware, an integrated circuit for certain tasks.

We can see the functionality of the switches. The policies are very clear.

The mean time between failures and TBF value is very, very high on Cisco Nexus.

The initial setup is quite simple and straightforward.

I'm not in a good position to comment on what might be lacking. I just use the Nexus switches, and I'm very happy to use the machines.

A lot of technologies and features are present on Cisco Nexus and I haven't had a chance to dive into all of them just yet.

We had some issues, strange issues with our firewall from Cisco, however, we resolved them with Cisco. They were very, very strange issues indeed. However, they seem to originate only on our site, and not from Nexus. From my point of view, I've never seen in 20 years, a single breakdown.

They should work to make the pricing more reasonable for the local market.

The stability is excellent. I haven't witnessed a breakdown. Cisco is very reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. The performance is excellent.

The solution can scale. We use it for a rather large organization.

We have just over 4,000 employees and around 20,000 active ports. Our operation is big enough that it spreads over half of Romania.

The support on offer is excellent. Everyone is helpful and responsive. We get the answers we need and support is full of ideas in terms of how to tackle issues. We're quite satisfied with them overall.

The initial setup is not too diffcult. I wouldn't describe it as complex. It's quite straightforward to execute. We simply program it over the CLI, command-line interface, and it's pretty easy to do.

The pricing is a little bit high, however, we didn't use all the facilities and when we pay for a license, we pay a lot. That said, we only use a little bit from those licenses. In the local market, this solution is considered pricey. It might be fair pricing from the point of view of Cisco, however, it may be too high from the point of view of Romanian companies.

Right now, we should upgrade our wireless LAN controller, the controller WLC, and that means that we should switch to another assembly controller and we will lose all the licenses that we already have on the actual WLCs. It's not an easy decision.

In general, Cisco products are excellent and we've been really happy with them.

I'd rate the solution, on a scale from one to ten, at a perfect ten.

The most valuable feature of the Cisco Nexus is agility.

I have used Cisco Nexus within the past 12 months.

Cisco Nexus is a stable solution.

The best-suited environment for the Cisco Nexus is not a small office, it is used mainly for enterprise networks. It provides more throughput and has good capabilities. My customers in the data center are happy with the solution.

We have a number of clients using this solution.

The support from Cisco Nexus is very good. They provide a full level of support.

If you know the basics of the requirements of the customer the implementation can be done with no issues. If you are preplanned for the implementation the process will not take long, but if you do not have a plan then it could take some more time.

If you have a large setup with a lot of configuration with many active ports then it could take a few hours to complete the implementation.

We do the implementation ourselves.

If you compare Cisco hardware to any other vendors, such as HPE, they are more expensive. There is a license to use the solution. If my customer's licenses are about to expire I receive notification from Cisco, this is very helpful.

I have evaluated other similar solutions, such as HPE.

I rate Cisco Nexus a nine out of ten.

I do not know which version we are using. 

The solution has good stability, so the technical team, the people handling the data center, are very comfortable with it and can push some policies as per the applications. So, I feel the solution to be okay. It really supports the management perspective. While it may not add value for the users, it enables the administrators to work freely. I am referring to the port network switches. 

The solution could be more user-friendly. 

It should have a more lenient cost. It could be cheaper in general. 

The installation process lasted too long, taking 16 to 24 hours for full completion. It should be faster. 

We have been using Cisco Nexus for two years.

The solution is sufficiently stable. 

I feel the solution to be sufficiently scalable. 

Tech support is good. There is no need for it to be improved. 

Installation is unduly long, with the entire process lasting 16 to 24 hours. 

We have around ten people managing these devices, consisting of managers, administrators and engineers. 

The solution should be more cost-effective in general. There is an annual licensing fee. 

The same 9,000 people connect daily to these applications in our data center.

I would definitely recommend this solution to others. 

I rate Cisco Nexus as an eight out of ten. 

The solution is our aggregation switch. We have all our data services, and users (not end-users) services going through our Nexus. It connects our firewalls and it connects other switches and makes our load balances work. Basically, we were given the switch and then we configured it and we will put it in the network and we maintain it.

The solution seems to be quite stable. We have had to upgrade recently as we were on an engineering release of code, and we don't tend to have problems with the Nexus. 

You can scale the product.

Technical support seems to be okay.

The solution could be improved in general in all aspects. 

When it comes to technical assistance, you cannot speed up things. You can try to escalate, however, there's a process. You have not got them on speed dial. You need to wait.

It would be ideal if there was better integration with various other platforms. 

I've been using the solution since 2015. It's been six years.

The stability of the solution is great. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. the performance is reliable. 

The solution can scale.

The product provides services for thousands of our customers. If we look at Nexus and the media portals, then we've got millions of customers that will use the end service. That all goes through the Nexus F5.

In terms of technical support, we would go through the third party who would contact Cisco. It's fine. It works quite well at the moment. It would be nice if they could be quicker.

I did not handle any of the initial setup. I can't speak to if it was complex or straightforward. 

I can't speak to the pricing as I am not in procurement. Once it gets delivered, we'll put it in the network and then we'll configure it and then operate it. We are in operations. We don't directly handle licensing.

We are a customer and an end-user.

It's my understanding that we are using version 9, however, I cannot speak to if what we are on is the latest version or not. 

In our organization, there are hundreds of engineers. There are multiple teams. I work in a team that looks after the data center and we are on-premises, although there is also a cloud team.

From an operations perspective, when I look at service availability and the number of failures, I'd say the solution is probably about a seven out of ten.

I would recommend the solution to other users. It is tried and tested in our network, and it works well. It could work for other companies.

We use Cisco Nexus in our data center to aggregate all the systems in our enterprise. Everyone in the company uses it indirectly, so we have 72,000 users. 

The interface is easy to use. It is not much different from iOS, but you can use it on a larger scale in data centers.

We have used Cisco Nexus for several years. 

Nexus works well. It's highly reliable. 

Cisco Nexus is scalable. 

We've contacted Cisco support many times. They always help us fast.

Nexus is straightforward. The time needed to deploy depends on what you're doing and your knowledge of Cisco systems. 

Nexus is a costly solution. However, it's an excellent device, so you expect the price to be high. It has a three-year license. 

I rate Cisco Nexus nine out of 10. I recommend it.