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Cisco Intersight pros and cons

Vendor: Cisco
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Intersight integrates well with HashiCorp, Kubernetes, and cloud services.
It provides a comprehensive view of data centers and EdgeX nodes through a single portal.
Intersight offers valuable features for workflow automation and inventory management.
It enhances visibility and optimization of workloads, adding great value for companies.
Intersight enables efficient management of physical infrastructure with significant time savings.

CONS

Cisco Intersight experiences increased bugs when new features are added, affecting stability.
Hybrid cloud management and proper hyperscaler tie-up need improvement.
Cisco Intersight lacks support for some players and has limited compatibility.
There is an issue regarding migration from UCS Manager into Intersight without formatting Fabric Interconnects.
Cisco Intersight requires more automation capabilities and better integration with third-party monitoring tools.
 

Cisco Intersight Pros review quotes

Hussein Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 21, 2022
We enjoy having an inside view of all the data centers and all the EdgeX nodes within a single portal rather than going into the EdgeX connections one by one.
reviewer1803549 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 7, 2022
Scalable portfolio of services for remote device management, with good cloud integration. It's also easy to set up.
Hussein Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 13, 2022
Provides an overall view using a single portal.
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David Fartouk - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 21, 2024
Intersight can validate our environment.
reviewer2234919 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 17, 2023
Our organization uses Cisco Intersight since it helps manage our physical infrastructure.
ItzikLiberman - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 11, 2025
Cisco Intersight is a very effective tool for data center infrastructure management.
ME
Jan 27, 2025
This solution has provided time savings and required fewer people to operate this tool.
CM
Dec 2, 2024
It offers visibility and optimization of workloads, which are very important features for a company.
PankajKumar8 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 22, 2022
What I like most about Cisco Intersight is its manageability.
PauloDiniz - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 1, 2022
I like Intersight because of the integration with HashiCorp, Kubernetes, and each cloud because Intersight is the IO module.
 

Cisco Intersight Cons review quotes

Hussein Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 21, 2022
It's a very complex solution.
reviewer1803549 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 7, 2022
Cisco Intersight needs some improvement in terms of stability. Hybrid cloud management and proper hyperscaler tie-up are other areas for improvement.
Hussein Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 13, 2022
The solution needs some enhancement in order to build the cluster in two nodes.
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David Fartouk - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 21, 2024
The usability must be better.
reviewer2234919 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 17, 2023
In the future, the solution needs to plan on an extension to cover a broader range of objects since, at present, there are some Cisco devices within the range of Intersight UCS that it can't manage.
ItzikLiberman - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 11, 2025
There is a significant issue regarding migration from UCS Manager into Intersight without formatting the Fabric Interconnects (FI), which is problematic in a production environment.
ME
Jan 27, 2025
I do not have notes for improvement.
CM
Dec 2, 2024
More products should be made compatible with iWORK, including more software and hardware.
PankajKumar8 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 22, 2022
An area for improvement in Cisco Intersight is automation. It needs more automation capabilities. Apart from enhanced automation, I want Cisco Intersight to integrate with third-party monitoring tools in its next release.
PauloDiniz - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 1, 2022
The unique problem with Cisco Intersight is that it's not supporting some players.