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Big Switch Networks vs DX Virtual Network Assurance comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Big Switch Networks
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Networking (SDN) (9th), Network Packet Broker (NPB) (5th)
DX Virtual Network Assurance
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (118th), e-Invoicing (18th), DX NetOps (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Network Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Big Switch Networks is designed for Software Defined Networking (SDN) and holds a mindshare of 3.8%, down 4.0% compared to last year.
DX Virtual Network Assurance, on the other hand, focuses on DX NetOps, holds 8.6% mindshare, down 14.3% since last year.
Software Defined Networking (SDN) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Big Switch Networks3.8%
Meraki SD-WAN15.5%
Cisco ACI11.8%
Other68.9%
Software Defined Networking (SDN)
DX NetOps Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
DX Virtual Network Assurance8.6%
DX Performance Management32.8%
AppNeta by Broadcom31.9%
Other26.700000000000003%
DX NetOps
 

Featured Reviews

Jason Best - PeerSpot reviewer
Data center network architect at Cloudwire
A flexible solution that can be integrated with third-party solutions whilst maintaining its automated nature
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. I think that feature could be improved to provide a kind of anycast gateway solution into the functionality that would make it a lot more flexible and versatile. Maybe also making the solution a bit more like the NSX-T from VMware, more on the logical part of the solution, like micro-segmentation and the ability to have a distributed firewall across the whole solution, to implement it in an easier way than they currently do with the security aspect of the solution.
it_user373488 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP, Product Management SDN & NFV with 10,001+ employees
VNA takes information from each of the different VNS vendors and feeds them up into the service assurance solution.
We've been using, for example, the CA service assurance solution for physical network infrastructures, and we've been using that. Now as the network infrastructure evolves more towards a virtualized network function that really brings in the need for the VNA, so that now you can take the service assurance stack and make it work both with the physical as well as the virtual networking infrastructure. I think of the other broader things as the industry is migrating from physical infrastructures to virtual infrastructure, I think there's a bigger question that the industry is looking, is how to we close-loop the fulfillment and assurance. I think as we look at closing the loop between the fulfillment, so that we can really start bringing in close-loop control and really start achieving higher levels of automation all in the network. I think that's the next big step, and obviously in that regard I'm sure the solution will evolve further and bring in those capabilities that can make those close-loop controls realized in the real world.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Healthcare Company
10%
University
8%
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Also Known As

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CA VNA, CA Virtual Network Assurance
 

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