Once a Cisco platform hits its end-of-support milestones, the hard question stops being “when” and becomes “what do I replace it with.” Cisco end-of-life bulletins may include Product Migration Options, but a migration product is a product mapping, not a design decision. Teams that buy the migration product one-for-one routinely end up with the wrong […]
If you run Cisco Meraki, three questions matter: which of your gear has already reached its dates, what is coming next, and what each piece replaces with. A large part of the lineup moves through end-of-life in 2025 through 2027, and as of now some of it is already past its End-of-Support date. This guide […]
2026 is an unusually heavy end-of-support year across the Cisco and Meraki portfolio, and the difference between an expensive scramble and an orderly refresh comes down to three things: knowing exactly what is on your network, knowing which milestone date actually matters for each platform, and choosing the right response for each one, replace, extend, […]
Stratus Information Systems is pleased to welcome Ryan Bagube to the team as our new Regional Sales Director for East & Canada. Ryan joins Stratus with more than 10 years of sales experience and a strong background in enterprise technology, networking, and cybersecurity. His experience working with IT, security, engineering, sales and marketing, HR, and […]
“End of sale” and “end of support” are not the same thing, and only one of them is a formal Cisco milestone. End of Sale (EOS) is the date Cisco stops selling a product. “End of support” is a general term, not a distinct Cisco milestone. Cisco’s formal final support milestone is the Last Date […]
Choosing an enterprise firewall is one of the most important infrastructure decisions you’ll make. The security appliance sits at the gateway between your network and the internet, protecting every data packet flowing in or out. It affects security posture, operational complexity, total cost of ownership, and your team’s daily experience. Yet comparing firewalls is surprisingly […]
Every IT leader faces the same conversation. Your CEO asks: “Should we move to cloud networking?” Your CFO asks: “How much will this cost?” Your board asks: “What’s the return on investment?” These are fair questions deserving data-driven answers. Yet many organizations struggle to build compelling business cases for cloud networking infrastructure. They compare headline […]
Internet connectivity is critical infrastructure. When your primary connection fails, operations stop. Employees can’t access cloud applications. Customers can’t reach you. Transactions don’t process. Every minute of downtime costs money. Yet most organizations rely on single internet connections. They have gigabit fiber or cable carrying all traffic with no redundancy. If that connection fails, there’s […]
Deploying a Cisco Meraki network for one office is straightforward. Rolling out infrastructure across twenty, fifty, or a hundred locations is fundamentally different. The complexity explodes. Each location has different requirements—different sizes, different user counts, different applications, different connectivity options. Yet you need consistency—standardized security policies, uniform configuration approaches, centralized management, reliable performance across all […]
Many organizations have facilities spread across multiple buildings. Headquarters and a warehouse. Main office and a satellite location. Campus-style deployments with buildings separated by hundreds of feet or miles. Connecting these locations requires network infrastructure, but wired connections aren’t always practical or affordable. Fiber optic cables are expensive to install, requiring trenching, conduit, and professional […]
