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Cisco Intent-Based Networking

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

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What is Cisco Intent-Based Networking?

Cisco Intent-Based Networking is a perspective or viewpoint on how a network infrastructure that meets Cisco DNA's functions, design principles, and requirements is operated. Using this perspective to operate the network will in turn enable the enterprise to embrace digitalization and the digital enterprise.

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Awards & Recognition

Cisco Intent-Based Networking won the following awards in the Autonomous Networks category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

2 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2022

Cisco Intent-Based Networking Ratings

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88 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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.

+98 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 Intent-Based Networking?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Explainability

Security

Mitigation

Intent Translation

Natural Language

Outcome-driven

One-Touch

Assurance

Learning

Intent Model

Abstraction

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

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Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

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Cisco Intent-Based Networking Reviews

Andy H.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Achieving Peak Network Agility

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cisco Intent-Based Networking from other similar products?

Cisco's Intent-Based Networking (IBN) excels by translating high-level business requirements into a fully automated network fabric capable of dynamically adapting to evolving demands. Its software-defined approach abstracts away underlying infrastructure complexity, allowing policies to be defined through intuitive software constructs. This enables unprecedented flexibility and operational consistency at scale.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One key advantage is IBN's ability to continuously validate that the network is operating per defined intent across wired and wireless domains. By establishing a constant feedback loop between the control plane and network state, misconfigurations and anomalies can be rapidly detected and remediated. Network assurance and compliance are baked into the solution's DNA. Its built-in validation capabilities provide brilliant visibility, ensuring our network potently fulfills its defined “intent” at all times.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The transition to IBN requires comprehensive planning and design support to map business and technical requirements effectively. Organizations lacking extensive Cisco expertise may face challenges maximizing its capabilities out-of-the-box.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

As networks exponentially increase in scale and complexity, managing them through archaic box-by-box methods is utterly unsustainable. This harsh reality became apparent when routine network assessments across our enterprise felt more like exploratory archaeology than modern operations. Cisco's Intent-Based networking solutions opened our eyes to a radically new paradigm: one where network professionals define overarching requirements through software policies that self-implement across the entire infrastructure stack.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Diksha S.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Mindful game

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Cisco Intent-Based Networking from other similar products?

It's brand name and awesome team who is just a call away and always available.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's innovative side of product which are robust in nature and provides highest productivity.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, I haven't yet experienced anything the

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take a trial and use this tool for tracking.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Caring

Vaibhav S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

True Review

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cisco Intent-Based Networking from other similar products?

Effective Cost and Easy implementation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy detection and effective recovery.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I didn't find any defects till now.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend this for the usage of cloud.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Cisco Intent-Based Networking Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+98 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cisco Intent-Based Networking?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Explainability Resolution of conflicting intent, reconciliation of what the user wants and what the network can actually do and actually did.

Security Mechanisms and practices may consist in intent verification and validation; operations on intents by authenticated and authorized users only.

Mitigation Minimizing the effects of compromised intents aims at making the intent-based system operationally safe by providing checkpoint and safeguard mechanisms.

Intent Translation Translate user intent into courses of action and requests to take against the network, which will be meaningful to network configuration and provisioning system

Natural Language Speak the language of the user as opposed to requiring the user to speak the language of the device/network.

Outcome-driven Users do not need to be concerned with how intent is achieved and are empowered to think in terms of outcomes.

One-Touch The user expresses intent in one form or another, and then the system takes over all subsequent operations.

Assurance Compare the actual network behavior that is being monitored and observed with the intended behavior that is expected per the single source of truth.

Learning Availability in the system of capabilities or means for learning, reasoning, and knowledge representation and management.

Intent Model Allow users to refine their desired business outcomes and articulate it in such ways so that it becomes actionable.

Abstraction Supporting different forms of expression of intents and being capable of refining the intent expressions to well-formed and exploitable expressions.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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.

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 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.

Cisco Intent-Based Networking Reviews

Andy H.

Achieving Peak Network Agility

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Diksha S.

Mindful game

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vaibhav S.

True Review

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Intent Model

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Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

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Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation