We performed a comparison between Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The fibre ports that are 10 Gb capacity helped with the travel of a lot of regular as well as video data. Fibre can handle a lot more virtual data than copper twisted-pair, so we got a lot more data and a lot more traffic signals back through the fibre ports, faster, than with copper."
"The new web graphical interface is much better than before. We now have easy access to the command lines. They're all functional."
"This is a dependable switch which will help you sleep at night."
"We are able to customize this solution based on the customer's requirements."
"OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches' best features are it's easy to deploy, manage, and maintain, with services coming through one vendor."
"It's easy to extend the stack, We don't use the smaller switches, but it's going well for the rest."
"Enables direct access to clusters."
"The solution has a very good web interface. It makes it easy to manage everything."
"It integrates well."
"The solution has made configuration and setup very, very easy."
"I have found the solution to be scalable."
"The interface is very straightforward."
"I like the solution's technical support. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center's scalability is good."
"SD-WAN and the security fabric are essential features of the product."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"technical support response time is sometimes very slow."
"I could see them possibly creating a more intuitive software. It's very user-friendly, but there are some things that aren't very intuitive when programming the switches."
"OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches would be improved if cloud-based technology was provided in the Gulf region."
"I find the CLI hard to use. I wish we could do more in the GUI interface."
"The product would be better if it were completely compatible with other switching products."
"There needs to be better integration with the interface."
"In future versions, I would like to see improvements in networking speed."
"The network connection should be improved."
"The solution could always benefit from more security. It's of critical importance to organizations right now."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center needs to improve its UI and stability."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"Does not have as many features as other solutions, such as segmentation and analytics engines."
"The tool is not easy to use."
"Routing is an area in Fortinet FortiSwitch with certain shortcomings where improvements are needed."
"Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is ranked 21st in Ethernet Switches with 8 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 16 reviews. Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches writes "It's easy to extend the stack, but I wish we could do more in the GUI". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes "Stable product with efficient SD-WAN features". Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches and D-Link Ethernet Switches. See our Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center report.
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