Hi, I was a beta tester for NCS. I liked it a lot. Easier navigation, more intuitive searches, more clear alerts/events. Basic switch monitoring is nice for tier1 help desk, but monitoring switches utilizes the same license allocations as APs. It "feels" a lot like WCS, so you don't have to learn a whole new interface.
For me, one of the nicest features is the soft appliance option (ESX OVA install). Our WCS sits on a "managed" linux box. A whole other group is responsible for the OS/hardware. Troubleshooting with TAC could be a nightmare. With NCS running on a soft appliance, it eliminates the need for a sysadmin - easier to work with TAC. Also, NCS uses Oracle for the DB. In beta it seemed to be more stable. Also, the report limitations (like the >100k record error) have been lifted. We still have WCS for our production environment, but will be pricing out the NCS upgrade shortly. Regards, David Jaremowicz Network Engineer IT Services - University of Chicago From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 12:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cisco Wireless- WCS versus NCS Have any WCS shops yet migrated to NCS? Any thoughts? Thanks- Lee Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Adjunct Instructor, iSchool Syracuse University 315 443-3003 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
