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CISCO Data Center Automation

7.6 /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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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

+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

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

CISCO Data Center Automation Reviews

Vivian M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

Fruitful Data Simulating Program

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates CISCO Data Center Automation from other similar products?

CISCO Data Center has a functional Data simulating procedure, very credible and idealistic.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

CISCO Data Center has a quality system that resolves on data proficiency and creates a determined archiving system

What do you dislike most about this product?

CISCO Data Center is more confidential in creating a procedural data simulation system

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

CISCO Data Center is the affordable and confined data simulation and coordinating system

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service
Saves Time

Manish W.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

Cisco Data Center Automation - not worth the price

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates CISCO Data Center Automation from other similar products?

With this tool, I am able to automate many of the tedious and time-consuming tasks associated with managing our data center infrastructure, which has freed up more time for me to focus on other important HR tasks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its ability to improve the efficiency and reliability of our data center operations. It has helped to reduce downtime and improve the overall performance of our data center.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is quite expensive, especially compared to other data center automation tools on the market. In addition, I have found that the tool can be complex to set up and configure, which can be a challenge for IT teams with limited experience or expertise in data center automation.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are considering acquiring Cisco Data Center Automation, be prepared to invest in training and support to help your team get up to speed with the product. Second, make sure that you have the necessary expertise and experience on your IT team to set up and configure the tool properly. And finally, be sure to thoroughly evaluate the product to ensure that it meets the specific needs of your organization.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Saves Time
Respectful
Generous Negotitation

Cons

Less Efficient Service
Less Effective Service
Less Fair

Shashikant P.

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

as cisco certified i always like to work on cisco

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates CISCO Data Center Automation from other similar products?

document availability online which helps while configuring an making solution

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

all technical knowledge is available online for the product we purchase

What do you dislike most about this product?

cost is high

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

you can buy if you afford cost as it cost little more then other products but it is reliable

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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.

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

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 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

Vivian M.

Fruitful Data Simulating Program

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Manish W.

Cisco Data Center Automation - not worth the price

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Shashikant P.

as cisco certified i always like to work on cisco

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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