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"The solution allows me to look at the configuration change, change the configuration, and get statistics.""The solution has helped us improve the Time to Resolution.""The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is data routing and management. The solution integrates well.""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."

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"It can help to write your rules, organize firewalls, your block, and also your protocols and IP address to come in or out of your network.""I also have the ability to see an application's performance, to see what's going on, why a network is slow, why this program for this user is experiencing a delay or some network issue""The ability to capture packets. It is not only for monitoring. That is very important for a company that wants to keep an eye on the packets, the transactions, the flows...""This solution allows us to see exactly what is going on in the network and we can very quickly solve issues with users.""It's able to capture packets and, after a long time, you can come and use that information; to check, to analyze - everything you would want to do. So it's very good and helpful if you want to protect your data. It is stored in a certain place where you can access it every time you want to analyze it."

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"There's a lack of good product-specific documentation for this solution, so it can be harder to work through this platform.""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 needs to make it easier to work with on-prem tool.""The solution could improve the performance.""The solution's GUI should be made more user-friendly."

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"Maybe the graphical user interface could be simplified to allow people to use it more easily. It's already good, but they can work more on it to make it even easier.""Graphics need improvement. Because a lot of the information there you have to input first in some case to have full potential. It could be more automated.""I would like to have more than 4TB of storage available in the portable version of this solution."

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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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  • "It depends on the requirements you have. There are three types of license. There's the updates license, the work group license, and the workstation license."
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    Cisco Nexus Data Broker
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    Overview

    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.

    Observer GigaStor is a network analysis tool that comes in a variety of form factors, including rack mount, portable, and virtual. Capable of storing up to a petabyte of traffic for later analysis, GigaStor helps ensure optimal network and application performance.

    Sample Customers
    Swisscom, Salt River Project
    Cisco Systems, Hawaiian Telecom, Renown Health, State of Nevada, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Allstate Insurance, Jack Henry & Associates, United States Airforce, US Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Chicago Board Options Exchange
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Insurance Company7%
    Healthcare Company6%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    University11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Company Size
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise77%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business63%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise81%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker vs. Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline
    March 2024
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    Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is ranked 2nd in Network Packet Broker (NPB) with 6 reviews while Observer GigaStor is ranked 8th in Network Packet Broker (NPB). Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is rated 8.6, while Observer GigaStor is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker writes "Quick initial setup, helpful support, and useful data routing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Observer GigaStor writes "Provides long term capture and analysis capabilities". Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Ixia Network Packet Brokers, Arista Data ANalyZer and Big Switch Networks, whereas Observer GigaStor is most compared with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, Wireshark, Fortinet FortiSIEM and Kentik.

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