Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Review | How a Software Developer Really Feels
The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series is presented by the vendor as the first 100/40-Gbps switch purpose built for the enterprise campus, and recognized as CRN's 2017 Overall Network Product of the Year. Designed for security, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the cloud, the vendor describes their Catalyst 9500 fixed-core switches as high-density building blocks for a next-generation, intent-based network.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:04 How do you use this product and what business problem does it solve?
00:22 Please detail things this product does particularly well?
01:15 Please detail areas where this product could be improved?
02:25 On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this product if asked by a colleague?
02:31 Describe scenarios where Cisco is well-suited and situations where it is less appropriate?
03:10 What other products like this have you used or evaluated?
03:30 How does Cisco stack up?
03:37 This product is designed to enable time exceeding automation, scale virtualization, and. Describe whether or not your organization has benefited from these capabilities?
03:50 This product provides advanced customization and manageability. Describe whether or not your organization has benefited from these capabilities and how?
03:58 Does this product deliver value for the price?
04:12 Did this product live up to sales and marketing promises?
04:16 Did implementation go as expected?
05:41 Would you buy this again?
A de minimus incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement
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