Cisco ACI Insights

What is Cisco ACI?

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a software-defined networking (SDN) architecture focused on data centers. It simplifies, automates, and accelerates application deployment across a multi-cloud network. ACI uses a centralized policy-based automation model to manage network resources, enabling agility and scalability while reducing operational complexity. It is commonly used to automate network provisioning, improve application performance, and enhance security in modern data center environments.

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What other technologies are related to Cisco ACI?

Cisco ACI Competitor Technologies

VMware NSX

VMware NSX is a software-defined networking (SDN) platform that provides network virtualization and security. It directly competes with Cisco ACI in providing SDN capabilities within the data center.

mentioned alongside Cisco ACI in 24% (1.5k) of relevant job posts

Cisco SDA

Cisco SDA (Software-Defined Access) is Cisco's SDN solution for the enterprise network, including the campus and branch. It can be a competitor because it provides an alternative for network automation, segmentation, and policy management, although focused on a different area than ACI.

mentioned alongside Cisco ACI in 34% (197) of relevant job posts

SD-Access

SD-Access (Software-Defined Access) is Cisco's SDN solution for the enterprise network, including the campus and branch. It can be a competitor because it provides an alternative for network automation, segmentation, and policy management, although focused on a different area than ACI.

mentioned alongside Cisco ACI in 21% (219) of relevant job posts

Cisco ACI Complementary Technologies

BGP

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is a standardized exterior gateway protocol designed to exchange routing and reachability information among autonomous systems on the Internet. It is complementary as ACI can use BGP for external connectivity.

mentioned alongside Cisco ACI in 5% (4.1k) of relevant job posts

OSPF

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a routing protocol for Internet Protocol (IP) networks. It is complementary as ACI can use OSPF for external connectivity.

mentioned alongside Cisco ACI in 5% (3.6k) of relevant job posts

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Nexus switches can work with ACI, providing the underlying physical infrastructure. The Nexus 9000 series is commonly used with ACI.

mentioned alongside Cisco ACI in 17% (908) of relevant job posts