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Nexus 9000 with ACI anywhere

Accelerate digital transformation for your customers

Cisco Nexus 9000 is the foundation for the next-generation automated data centres. Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches form the foundation of a network that moves beyond connectivity to become a platform for insights, automation, and security, empowering your customers to support their digital transformation.

 

Key benefits and features of Cisco Nexus 9000

A part of the Cisco data centre solutions, the Cisco Nexus 9000 drives hybrid cloud harmony for your customers’ operational excellence by providing: 

Cloud-scale technology

Open and extensible programmability

Full-stack automation and security

Real-time analytics and deep telemetry

Advanced centralised management

Key features of Cisco Nexus 9000 include:

  • Cloud Scale ASIC enables ACI leaf-spine architecture and NX-OS VxLAN Fabrics with diverse modular and fixed portfolio

  • Flexible port configuration of 1/10/25/40/50/100 GE with storage networking support

  • Easy deployment options – zero-touch provisioning, open APIs, GUI-based 

  • Single Cisco Nexus operating system operates across both physical and virtual switches, and provides exceptional network visibility

  • Real-time application health monitoring across physical and virtual environments

Cisco Nexus 9000 dashboard

  • Unified view for proactive operations with continuous assurance and actionable insights across data centre fabrics
  • Seamless management via Nexus Insights, Network Assurance, and Multi-Site Orchestrator
  • Access to network controllers, third-party tools, and cloud-based services

Licensing options:

DCN Essentials

Single data centre telemetry and basic network services; optional Day 2 Ops licence

DCN Advantage

Multiple data centres and cloud capabilities

DCN Premier

Intelligent analytics and automation for multiple data centres and clouds

DCN Day 2 Ops

Intelligent analytics, deep operational visibility, and reduced downtime

ACI/NX-OS software for data centre switches

Cisco Nexus 9000 switches:

  • Operate in Cisco NX-OS Software mode

  • Support Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) mode

  • Ideal for traditional or fully automated data centre deployments

  • Support multiple architectural choices
     

Cisco ACI:

  • Enables policy-driven automation for data centre networks and fabrics
     

Cisco NX-OS:

  • Most extensive and open network OS

  • Helps automate and manage modern data centres

Licensing options:

ACI supported by Cisco Data Centre Networking (DCN) software

ACI software licences available in three- and five-year terms

Available in Essential, Advantage, and Premier tiers

Data centre enrolment recommended for Cisco Enterprise Agreement if net Total Contract Value (TCV) exceeds $100,000

When to recommend Nexus 9000

New application architectures

If your customers are upgrading their servers with the latest networking technologies, such as 25/50 G connectivity, they need a 10/25/50/100 Gigabit Ethernet switching access layer to keep up with the servers, storage requirements, increasing virtualisation density, and to support more powerful applications and workloads.

Implementing or upgrading applications

If your customers are upgrading applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Oracle Database, SAP, collaboration tools (video, whiteboarding), and big data analytics, Cisco Nexus 9000 provides security, scalability, seamless integration, and enhanced performance.

Why choose Comstor as your Cisco Nexus 9000 partner?

We are 100% focused on Cisco – its technology, its go-to-market strategy, and its programmes – and we can grow your business like no other distributor. With 25 years of exclusive focus, we are Cisco’s largest distributor with the most Cisco-accredited experts in the channel.    

Comstor brings you:   

Support services

First-class support for pre- and post-sales including help with measuring, sizing, and designing.

Dedicated renewals team

Our team will support you with configurations, training, or anything else you may need.

Finance options

The best finance options to support your chosen infrastructure.

Cisco Customer Experience Specialisation

This recognition shows our skills in adoption, expansion, and renewals.

Periodic billing capabilities

We can invoice you in a way that will only impact your credit facility in line with the scheduled periodic payments.

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