"The solution has high performance and we do not have to troubleshoot the network."
"As there are many who are knowledgeable of this technology, this translates into extensive support for it."
"I like the flexibility of this product."
"The solution is beneficial for interconnecting POE telephones, computers, printers, and buffering networks."
"The solution offers great scalability."
"I like everything about Cisco Catalyst Switches. It's both stable and scalable."
"These switches are very stable. We haven't had any problems. We also have some old switches that are working for almost ten years."
"The configuration and command set are user-friendly."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"Its initial setup can be simpler, and it would be great if we can work with a reference architecture. Cisco has the capability to provide a very integrated solution. They have DNA Center, Cisco ISE, Cisco Prime, FMC, and AMP. We are looking at all the products, but it is rather complex to pick out the right licenses that you need. The license structure is a bit complex. Sometimes, there is an overlap in products, which does not really make sense. For example, you have DNA Center and Cisco Prime, and it is not really clear what you would use for what exactly. There is a lot of information on the Cisco website, but it takes a while to go through all this and look at the presentations that are available from Cisco Live. These presentations are appreciated, but sometimes, they are a bit too much like bullet points. You don't exactly know what's behind it, so you have to do a second guess. Overall, there is a lot of information but not always to the point."
"The price of the product is very expensive."
"The solution could improve by adding a user-friendly GUI. We use third-party applications for log monitoring that are expensive and if Cisco could provide log monitoring as part of this solution it would be beneficial."
"They need to simplify the Web GUI and make it easier to use, and more intuitive for the users."
"I think one switch should go beyond the 10 gig connectivity to 40 gigs."
"Cisco needs to improve compatibility with other solutions and other vendors like SolarWinds. We've had problems using Catalyst with SolarWinds. Some devices can't be put on SolarWinds due to some ID Values and so on."
"The delivery dates need to be more expedient."
"The technical support, in some cases, should be faster and could improve."
"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."
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Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 108 reviews while Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches is ranked 12th in LAN Switching with 1 review. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches is rated 5.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Useful reports, highly reliable, and integrates well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, HPE ProCurve, Cisco Nexus, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches, whereas Dell-Force10 Campus LAN Switches is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus and Arista Campus LAN Switches.
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