Cisco Data Center Switches
Learn how Cisco SD-WAN extends intent-based networking across the branch, WAN, and cloud.

Why choose Cisco data center switches

Industry-leading performance

Get deep visibility and security, lower TCO, and faster application performance with Cloud Scale.

Infrastructure scalability

Virtualization, efficient power and cooling, high density, and performance all support efficient data center growth.

Ease of programmability

Programmable and automation tools for day-zero to day-N.

Find the best data center switch for you

Cisco Nexus 9500 Series

The Cisco Nexus 9500 Series modular switches support a comprehensive selection of line cards and fabric modules that provide 1-, 10-, 25-, 40-, 50-, 100-, 200-, and 400-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.

Cisco Nexus 9300 Series

Get high-performance, density, low latency, and exceptional power efficiency in a range of form factors. Nexus 9000 switches operate in Cisco NX-OS Software or Cisco ACI modes with ground-breaking Cloud Scale ASIC technology.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series

These modular switches deliver full NX-OS features and open-source programmable tools for software-defined deployments. Get high-density 10, 40, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet with application awareness, high programmability, and performance analytics.

Cisco Nexus 3550 Series

The Nexus 3550 Series provides next generation FPGA programmable platform capabilities, high density switching, programmable multiplexing and precision timestamping to power your ultra-low latency network applications.

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series

The Nexus 3000 Series offers low-latency, highly programmable, high-density switches. They are excellent for general-purpose deployments, high-performance computing, high-frequency trading, massively scalable data center, and cloud networks.

Storage Area Networking

MDS directors deliver three times the bandwidth than other directors. Get industry-leading, density-converged storage solutions. Optimize your storage networking for mission-critical apps, massive data sets, solid-state drives, and cloud environments.

Data Center Software

Cisco ACI

This industry-leading SDN solution facilitates an agile, open, and secure architecture that can reduce TCO, automate IT tasks, and accelerate data center application deployments.

Data Center Network Assurance and Insights

Transform Day 2 operations with always-on network assurance and insights.

Fabric management

Programmatically provision and configure switches with comprehensive automation, extensive visibility, and consistent operations.

Nexus dashboard

A one-stop portal to unify Network Assurance and Insights, Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO), and other third-party tools like AppDynamics.

Cisco Data Center Switches Learn how Cisco SD-WAN extends intent-based networking across the branch, WAN, and cloud.