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CISCO Data Center Automation

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.4 /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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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

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.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
Since last award

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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.

+92 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

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Saves Time
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Server Configuration Monitoring

Task Scheduling

Discovery

Process Automation

Task Monitoring

Backup

Audit Trail

Application Provisioning

Patching Automation

Remediation

Integration w/3rd Party Tools

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

CISCO Data Center Automation Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Enables Productivity
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

CISCO Data Center Automation Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 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.

Task Monitoring Scheduling maintenance and monitoring tasks.

Backup Automation of data backup process

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

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

Patching Automation The automated deployment and installation of server patches

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Server Configuration Monitoring

Task Scheduling

Discovery

Process Automation

Task Monitoring

Backup

Audit Trail

Application Provisioning

Patching Automation

Remediation

Integration w/3rd Party Tools

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness