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    Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series switches combine full Gigabit Ethernet switch solutions with advanced features in a modular design. Expandable up to 26 ports in a compact form factor, these rugged switches are optimized for size and power, and bring Cisco intent-based networking to Industrial Ethernet applications.N/A

    Hitachi Lumada

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AHitachi Vantara offers Hitachi Lumada, an Internet of Things management and analytics platform.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series SwitchesHitachi Lumada
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series SwitchesHitachi Lumada
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Amazing network management and extremely perfect network security production and its notification options are very responsive. Creating real time analytics and the visualization capability is fantastic. This Cisco Catalyst platform has effective insights gathering tools and its data quality control functions are good and quick on process reports preparation and workflow easy management product.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    Organizations may use sensors like RFID and break beams to automatically monitor components as they travel through the assembly. Real-time data from IoT may help managers and supervisors monitor the performance of their teams. With this level of transparency, bottlenecks can be identified, problems can be pinpointed, and progress can be made more quickly.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • It runs no matter how hot it gets. It's actually operated at times when it was exceeding its operational limits and continued to work.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    • Improve business process outcomes.
    • Improve business process agility.
    • Drive innovation, cost management, and revenue growth.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • The portdensity is poor (when compared to competition) which means that the IE-switches takes more space then competition.
    • The price is not competitive, only possible to ship/sell to customers that are set on the Brand. To say that Cisco has more features (to motivate that these units cost more then the double) is not correct, the competition solves the same stuff differently.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    • Data security can be improved.
    • Adoption flexibility.
    • Steep learning curve.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    The features are excellent. We have been able to utilize and customize the features
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    Hitachi Vantara
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    The support team cares about fast workflow. They have been helpful
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    Hitachi Vantara
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    For certain cabinets where space is limited or industrial cabinets with harsh environments (dust, moisture, temperature), Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches are a good fit.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    A lot of components are available and able to use what you need. Module library, Advanced analytics. Batch data processing. Variety of ways to integrate. Cost-effective. These are some of the ways Hitachi Lumada ranks above the ones we have used.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Before implementing these switches, production lines were constantly stopped due to network failures. This had a huge financial impact on the company.
    • In addition to mitigating those flaws, you now have complete network monitoring with the joint implementation of the Cisco Industrial Network Director.
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    Hitachi Vantara
    • Overall cost.
    • Financial/organizational viability.
    • Strong services expertise.
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