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Deploys applications quickly with automation and is stable and scalable
Cisco ACI improved the stability of our IT system and our data center.
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  • "The pricing is pretty good for new technology."
  • "It saves time and resources."
  • "The price could be improved. It is expensive, but then again, it is Cisco. The price is worth what you pay for."
  • "We have seen time improvement using the product."
  • "The thing that I like the most from Cisco is the support and all the documentation that they have. We do have to pay for it though."
  • "We bought a package for hardware, software, and support. At that time, Cisco was simply selling that package to distributors, then we opted for it directly."
  • "We used Cisco Professional Services for the deployment. They were outstanding, but very expensive."
  • "Price is always an issue."

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    What are the biggest differences between Cisco ACI and VMware NSX?
    Top Answer:There are some very major differences between both the Products and to name a few -Cisco ACI have physical network gear (9K Switches) where the Code runs in ACI Policy Mode & the UCS server where… more »
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    What are the biggest differences between Cisco ACI and VMware NSX?
    Top Answer:Once you know your way around the Cisco ecosystem, using Cisco ACI is not so difficult. It is a global product, so when you change one interface, changes are automatically reflected on every switch… more »
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    What do you like most about Cisco ACI?
    Top Answer:The flexibility of adding new components with minimal impact on existing services running in the data center is a key benefit of this ACI-based solution.
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    2nd
    out of 22 in Software Defined Networking (SDN)
    Views
    1,342
    Comparisons
    251
    Reviews
    19
    Average Words per Review
    444
    Rating
    8.4
    8th
    out of 22 in Software Defined Networking (SDN)
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    552
    Comparisons
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    Overview
    Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) reduces TCO, automates IT tasks, and accelerates data center application deployments. It accomplishes this using a business-relevant Software Defined Networking (SDN) policy model across networks, servers, storage, security, and services.

    Cumulus Networks is leading the transformation of bringing web-scale networking to enterprise cloud. Our networking switching software, Cumulus Linux, is the only solution that allows you to affordably build and efficiently operate your network like the world’s largest data center operators — unlocking vertical network stacks.

    With Cumulus Linux, our customers can run their data center networks the way Google and Facebook have done for years, highly automated, without all the development time or expensive, specialized hardware.

    The network is a critical part of the data center that has traditionally been a bottleneck for rapid deployment of applications. We believe in completely transforming the industry by enabling a web-scale IT architectural approach that brings efficiency and flexibility to the network.

    Sample Customers
    Bowling Green State University, du, Qatar University
    Perth Radiological Clinic, Medallia, Faithlife, Ooyala, NephoScale, DreamHost, SFMIX
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider20%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Educational Organization9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Cisco ACI is ranked 2nd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 96 reviews while Cumulus Networks is ranked 8th in Software Defined Networking (SDN). Cisco ACI is rated 8.0, while Cumulus Networks is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Cisco ACI writes "Stable, easy to extend, scalable, and has a host-based routing feature". On the other hand, Cisco ACI is most compared with VMware NSX, Cisco Secure Workload, Nuage Networks, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Illumio, whereas Cumulus Networks is most compared with Pica8, Big Switch Networks, VMware NSX, Cisco SD-WAN and Tungsten Fabric.

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