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Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches vs. NVIDIA Spectrum Switches

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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

    NVIDIA Spectrum Switches

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ANVIDIA® Spectrum®-3 based SN4000 is an open ethernet switch that combines cloud features with performance to support modern scale-out distributed data center applications. With support for all speeds 1GbE through 400GbE, SN4000 is ideal for building large layer-2, layer-3, and virtualized network fabrics for both green field and brown field environments.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNVIDIA Spectrum switches range in price depending on the specific model and features.
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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%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series SwitchesNVIDIA Spectrum Switches
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (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 SwitchesNVIDIA Spectrum Switches
    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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    NVIDIA
    Works well if you use core networking functionality Does not work well in a multi-vendor setup.
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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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    NVIDIA
    • open platform for use with e.g. Cumulus OS
    • cost effective
    • excellent support
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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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    NVIDIA
    • Interoperability with other vendors
    • Bugs
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    Usability
    Cisco
    The features are excellent. We have been able to utilize and customize the features
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    NVIDIA
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    The support team cares about fast workflow. They have been helpful
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    NVIDIA
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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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    NVIDIA
    Mellanox have more competitive pricing. Mellanox is an open System which Supports Cumulus OS
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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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    NVIDIA
    • Overall seamless integration into the datacenter
    • Better cost per port so higher ROI
    Incentivized
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