BackBox vs. Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance

So not everyone is in need of a smart AI checking their network metrics looking for issues before they happen or finding and alerting on problems that the network staff may not have noticed, but if you have the budget for it, it could be a huge time saver for your whole department.

Incentivized

• Push configs to new floors or during switch upgrades
• Assurance to troubleshoot issues
• Inventory
• Keep track of infrastructure OS levels

Incentivized

• May require an implementer to get this set up and running.
• For a software based service that you can run on your own VM's, price is still very high.
• The first setup can be a bear and you will need much help from TAC.

Incentivized

Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance definitely has a steep learning curve. While it's had an upgrade to its onboarding, it's still a very technically heavy application that requires knowledge of Cisco networking and terminology. I think keeping that in mind helps with the expectations, but anyone can use the application with a little training and experience.

Incentivized

Mainly we did have some funding remain and major our network gears are Cisco shop.

Incentivized

• I thinkCisco DNA Analytics and Assurance can have a positive ROI as it frees up labor resources to do other things.
• We've saved countless hours of troubleshooting with our end user device team using it as well.

Incentivized