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“Automation and Reliability Noted Despite Software Bugs and Design Complexity in ACI”
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Cisco is a company that specializes in networking technologies, particularly Internet Protocol (IP)-based solutions. It was established in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University. As of today, Cisco has a global workforce, continuing to innovate in various fields, notably in routing and switching. Adding to its core business, the company also delves into emerging technologies including home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security features, storage area networking, and wireless technology. Moreover, Cisco extends its expertise to offer a sweeping range of services such as technical support and advanced services. The company sells its products and services on an enterprise level, to commercial businesses, service providers, and end-users.
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Cisco ACI Likes & Dislikes
Great management pane and clearly defined physical architecture. Also, a lot of automation options and very robust and reliable.
Ease of use and GUI manageability
being able to make use of L2 between datacenter adds great value to me
Logical architecture and design complexity. Software bugs and limitations are still causing issues. Also there are several limitations to the integration with Dashboard Orchestrator, which makes changes slightly more complicated.
Concepts have changed from normal Cisco POD to ACI fabric.
It is a bit complex and not easy for beginners. Hardware and License costs are really high.
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- IT ASSOCIATE10B+ USDHealthcare and BiotechReview Source
Automation and Reliability Noted Despite Software Bugs and Design Complexity in ACI
ACI has been working great for us and made our DC operations and management simpler and more efficient. However there is a high level of complexity on the configuration which could be simpler and more user-friendly - IT Services Associate1B-10B USDBankingReview Source
Cisco ACI Migration Noted for Manageability Benefits and Changed Operational Approach
We migrated from POD to ACI , Cisco Support with the migration. - IT ASSOCIATEGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
Strong Network Control and L2 Features Meet Complexity and High Costs
so far experience is great, has great control on the network - VP, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES1B-10B USDBankingReview Source
Policy-Driven Cisco ACI Architecture Minimizes Network Outages and Configuration Errors
This feedback reflects our experience with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) after more than seven years of continuous use in our production data center environment. We consider Cisco ACI to be an exceptionally reliable and mature platform. It has fundamentally transformed our data center network operations from a traditional, manual framework into a modern, policy-driven system. The initial investment in training and migration has paid significant dividends in terms of stability, agility, and reduced operational overhead. The most significant impact of ACI has been a dramatic improvement in network availability. The architecture's inherent redundancy and fault isolation capabilities have proven robust. More importantly, the policy-driven model has drastically reduced network outages caused by human error and misconfiguration. By defining network intent through the network controller as a single source of truth, we have eliminated the inconsistencies that often arise from device-by-device manual changes. ACI's API has been a critical enabler for our automation strategy. We extensively use automation frameworks to manage the entire lifecycle of our network configuration. We have successfully integrated ACI with our broader technology domains. This includes seamless integration with security platforms to automate security policy enforcement and with business applications to dynamically provision network resources based on application needs. In summary, Cisco ACI has proven to be a foundational technology for our modern data center. Its reliability is unquestionable, and its ability to serve as a programmable, automated network fabric is unmatched in our experience. It has successfully reduced operational risk while simultaneously increasing business agility - SENIOR CLAIMS AUTO REPRESENTATIVE<50M USDInsurance (except health)Review Source
Product Features Advanced Security, Automation, and Flexible Hybrid Operational Model
It is very exceptional with advanced security, automation, hybrid model and easy accessibility