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Cisco Systems

CISCO Data Center Automation

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

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What is CISCO Data Center Automation?

Cisco provides automation modules that allow for assimilation at a pace that is comfortable for your organization. Start with infrastructure automation, and when you're ready, expand your capabilities to enterprise and hybrid cloud or application automation. All modules work together and are operated using a common interface, which simplifies service lifecycle management. You can trust Cisco for data center automation that gets your business where it needs to be, as fast as it needs to be there.

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Awards & Recognition

CISCO Data Center Automation won the following awards in the Data Center Automation category

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3 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

CISCO Data Center Automation Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

82 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love CISCO Data Center Automation?

0% Negative

10% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Saves Time
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Server Configuration Monitoring

Task Scheduling

Discovery

Process Automation

Remediation

Task Monitoring

Application Provisioning

Backup

Audit Trail

Patching Automation

Integration w/3rd Party Tools

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

CISCO Data Center Automation Reviews

Len M.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Very comprehensive Package

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates CISCO Data Center Automation from other similar products?

Price and efficiency

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The flexibility

What do you dislike most about this product?

Microsoft Integration

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Do your homework. Make sure it is right for your business.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sulaiman O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

"Agile Infrastructure". "Easy Integration"

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates CISCO Data Center Automation from other similar products?

Easily integrated with cisco management system Easy User Experience

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy Usage and Integration

What do you dislike most about this product?

Bootleneck of system integration

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

enhanced system integration and collaboration for neutral vendor products

Pros

Saves Time
Altruistic
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Gabriel I.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2022

A must have Data Center Automation Suite

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates CISCO Data Center Automation from other similar products?

AI-driven insights Enhanced “learn device configuration” workflow Network design and profile-based management Network and Client Health dashboards

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

provides a single dashboard for every fundamental management task to simplify running your network

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing in existence for now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

a powerful controller and management dashboard that lets you take charge of your network, optimize your Cisco investment, and lower your IT spending

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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CISCO Data Center Automation

What is CISCO Data Center Automation?

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Awards & Recognition

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

CISCO Data Center Automation Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love CISCO Data Center Automation?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Server Configuration Monitoring Monitor server configuration changes, and remediate drifting from configuration requirements.

Task Scheduling Scheduling maintenance tasks.

Discovery Automated discovery and identification of devices and associated applications on the network.

Process Automation The automation of the sequence of tasks within a process, to be executed without manual intervention.

Remediation Expedited event management (e.g., automate remediation of alerts due to exceeding defined thresholds).

Task Monitoring Scheduling maintenance and monitoring tasks.

Application Provisioning Includes Deployment, Configuration, and Discovery of Packaged Software, Database & Middleware Platforms

Backup Automation of data backup process

Audit Trail Logging and tracking of all system changes at the transaction level.

Patching Automation The automated deployment and installation of server patches

Integration w/3rd Party Tools Integration with 3rd party tools related to data center and server management natively or through APIs.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

CISCO Data Center Automation Reviews

Len M.

Very comprehensive Package

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sulaiman O.

"Agile Infrastructure". "Easy Integration"

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Gabriel I.

A must have Data Center Automation Suite

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Server Configuration Monitoring

Task Scheduling

Discovery

Process Automation

Remediation

Task Monitoring

Application Provisioning

Backup

Audit Trail

Patching Automation

Integration w/3rd Party Tools

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Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Ease of Data Integration

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