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We performed a comparison between Big Switch Networks and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"What I liked about the solution is the quick and easy way you can build a network data center fabric."

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"The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is data routing and management. The solution integrates well.""The solution has helped us improve the Time to Resolution.""The most valuable features are the single dashboard for viewing the entire network and that centralized-based configurations are much easier than the manual option.""Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is stable and scalable, and has a FCoE (Fiber Channel over Ethernet) feature. Cisco also provides helpful technical support for the solution.""The solution allows me to look at the configuration change, change the configuration, and get statistics."

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Cons
"I think if I was to say something that could be improved, it would be a multi-data center nature of the implementation."

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"The solution could improve the performance.""The solution needs to make it easier to work with on-prem tool.""Another area for improvement is with the setup of the solution, as it's complicated. I'd like Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker to have an easier setup in its next release.""The solution's GUI should be made more user-friendly.""There's a lack of good product-specific documentation for this solution, so it can be harder to work through this platform."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licensing cost depends on the number of switches that are going to be licensed to run the software."
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  • "Pricing for Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker could still be improved. It would be better if its operating expenses were lower."
  • "My customers think the price of the solution is expensive. The price of the solution could be improved."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:What I liked about the solution is the quick and easy way you can build a network data center fabric.
    Top Answer:The licensing cost depends on the number of switches that are going to be licensed to run the software. I wasn't on the commercial side of this project, so I don't really have a lot of details, but it… more »
    Top Answer:I think if I was to say something that could be improved, it would be a multi-data center nature of the implementation. Meaning, having an active-active data center with multiple entrance-exit points… more »
    Top Answer:The solution allows me to look at the configuration change, change the configuration, and get statistics.
    Top Answer:My customers think the price of the solution is expensive. The price of the solution could be improved. I rate the price of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker a three out of ten.
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    Cisco Nexus Data Broker
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    Overview

    Big Switch Networks is at the forefront of the next-generation of networking technologies. By combining industry standard switch hardware (“white box / branded white box “brite box”) with intelligent SDN control software, the company is delivering next-generation data center networking fabrics for the world’s most advanced data centers looking to achieve unmatched degrees of network automation at cloud-competitive price points.

    Big Switch Networks has two data center networking solutions: Big Cloud Fabric, a data center switching fabric for OpenStack clouds or VMware virtualization environments, and Big Monitoring Fabric, a network packet broker that enables pervasive security and security, monitoring data center traffic for inline or out-of-band deployments. Big Switch is taking three key technologies: vendor agnostic switch hardware, SDN control software, and core-and-pod data center designs –and leveraging them for use in next-generation data center switching and monitoring solutions designed for use in enterprises, cloud providers, and service providers.

    All Big Switch solutions run on high-performance open networking switches from Accton or Dell Technologies and leverage centralized SDN controller software for fabric-wide control and management. Big Switch Networks has two solutions:

    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker (NDDB) (formerly Nexus Data Broker (NDB)) with Cisco Nexus Family switches is a software-defined, programmable solution for packet brokering. Packet brokering is the aggregation of network traffic mirrored or copied using network/optical TAPs or Cisco Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) for monitoring and visibility. In contrast to monitoring solutions based on traditional packet brokers, the Cisco NDDB packet brokering approach offers a simple, scalable, and cost-effective solution well suited for customers who need to monitor higher volume and business-critical traffic for security, compliance, and application-performance measurement. It also enables real-time traffic visibility with an event-based approach through northbound APIs.

    Sample Customers
    A10 Networks, Edge-Core Networks, Blue Coat Systems, BlueData, Broadcom Corporation, Canonical, Check Point Software Technologies, Citrix, Dell, FireEye, Garland, Hortonworks, Mirantis, Nexenta, Riverbed
    Swisscom, Salt River Project
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company16%
    University8%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Insurance Company7%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise77%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker vs. Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline
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    Big Switch Networks is ranked 4th in Network Packet Broker (NPB) with 1 review while Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is ranked 2nd in Network Packet Broker (NPB) with 6 reviews. Big Switch Networks is rated 9.0, while Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Big Switch Networks writes "A flexible solution that can be integrated with third-party solutions whilst maintaining its automated nature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker writes "Quick initial setup, helpful support, and useful data routing". Big Switch Networks is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Cisco SD-WAN, Ixia Network Packet Brokers, APCON and VMware NSX, whereas Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Ixia Network Packet Brokers, Arista Data ANalyZer and Observer GigaStor.

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