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Better Together: Optimizing Network Management with Cisco Catalyst Center and LogicVein’s ThirdEye Suite

In today’s complex networking world, managing diverse infrastructures efficiently while controlling costs is crucial. A powerful solution combines Cisco's Catalyst Center at the core and LogicVein’s ThirdEye Suite (TES) at the edge, delivering cost-effective, comprehensive network management.

Cisco Catalyst Center: The Smart Core

Cisco’s Catalyst Center is right in the middle of your infrastructure, using AI to simplify management and ensure your mission critical devices stay online and active with features like:

• Auto-Setup: New devices are automatically configured.
• AI-Powered Wireless Management: Ensures optimal signal coverage.
• Proactive Troubleshooting: Detects and resolves issues before they escalate.
• Firmware and OS updates: Connects with the Cisco OS and Firmware updates site effortlessly so your packages are readily available as they are released.

LogicVein ThirdEye Suite: Flexible Edge Management

TES is a versatile tool for managing edge devices and includes non-Cisco equipment. In today’s modern world it is hard and cost prohibitive to only use a single vendor within your infrastructure, so most IT professionals need to be experienced with 4 or 5 different hardware vendors. TES provides:

• Vendor-Agnostic Device Management: Works with devices from any manufacturer.
• Cloud-Ready: Offers flexible deployment options.
• Scalability: Manages up to 150,000 nodes in a single instance.
• Automated backups: Be in the know when a configuration changes or doesn’t change when a scheduled change management is supposed to happen.
• Automated OS/Firmware updates: Use LogicVein’s Playbooks to simplify updates with your non-Cisco devices, and schedule them out so you don’t have to be in the office, or even online to initiate an update.
• Server Monitoring: TES can look into your Windows or Linux server infrastructure for admins that are required to manage both Networks and Systems.

Why This Combo Works

By combining Cisco’s powerful Catalyst Center with TES at the edge, businesses can:

• Save Money: Repurpose existing devices at the edge, reducing hardware costs.
• Gain Full Network Visibility: Get insights into both Cisco and non-Cisco devices.
• Scale as Needed: Both systems grow with your network.
• Integration: Both solutions integrate with your CMDB’s and/or Ticketing systems, and log managers.

Conclusion

The combination of Cisco Catalyst Center and LogicVein’s ThirdEye Suite offers an innovative, cost-effective solution for network management. It’s a smarter way to optimize resources, reduce costs, and prepare for future AI-driven network management.