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4 Benefits of Using an Authorized Meraki Partner
In July 2022, a CEO was arrested for selling $1 billion in fake Cisco Meraki hardware across various marketplaces. After importing thousands of counterfeit networking devices, he sold them for a significant profit. Not only was this an injustice to Cisco’s reputation...
The Cisco Meraki ROI: Is Meraki Hardware Worth the Investment?
While Meraki started as a humble pilot project, it rose to frame in record time. Cisco Systems, under Cisco’s Cloud Networking Group (CNG), acquired this wireless connectivity solution in 2012. Cisco Meraki is now an industry leader in solutions such as switching...
Understanding Business Mobility
Also known as enterprise mobility, business mobility at its most basic is the ability to work remotely, which has become an increasingly critical part of running a modern business. The onset of the COVID-19 crisis accelerated the move toward allowing more remote and...
How Stratus Enabled Matternet to Build Drone Delivery Platforms for Critical Medical Supplies
In March 2017, Matternet became the first company in the world to be authorized for urban drone delivery operations in Switzerland. The following year, the company was selected to participate in the FAA’s Drone Integration Pilot Program in North Carolina and San...
Enterprise Networking 101
Enterprise networking, simply put, is the physical and virtual structure of a network and how the various software, hardware, and protocols work together to connect users and share data. Every organization has varying needs when it comes to customizing its enterprise...
Why Use a Meraki Reseller?
It’s simple: using a Meraki reseller enables your company to utilize secure and scalable networks that can be managed from anywhere. Cisco Meraki is the gold standard for cloud-managed network needs, including increased security and mobile use. A Meraki reseller makes...
Wi-Fi 5 vs. Wi-Fi 6: What’s the Difference?
Wi-Fi 6, dubbed "the next generation of Wi-Fi," began its arrival in 2019, and throughout 2020 more devices became capable of supporting Wi-Fi 6. The question for many business owners is, well, what’s the difference in Wi-Fi 5 vs Wi-Fi 6? Technically, Wi-Fi 6 is the...
What is Enterprise Mobility Management?
Enterprise mobility management (EMM), also known as Mobile Device Management (MDM), simply put, is the combination of processes, technologies, and people that allow their IT department to monitor devices, track performance, enforce network security, and generally...
Choosing the Right Meraki Router
Choosing a new Meraki router, or any router for that matter, may seem like a complicated process at first; but in reality, there are two main factors you should consider to help simplify the process: the size of the router (to accommodate device usage) and any...
Enterprise Mesh WiFi Explained
For medium to large-size enterprise businesses, wireless connectivity demands can quickly outpace solutions that work fine for smaller businesses. Running cords to every single corner of the business can be expensive, impractical, or even impossible, necessitating a...
Meraki Switches: Are They Right for Your Business?
Switches work as connection hubs, one-stop sources for connected real-time data across a company network. When working specifically with Meraki switches, there is an added layer of control: instead of monitoring the efficacy of singular protocols, all of them are...
Switch vs Router? How to Decide What Your Business Needs
Switch vs. Router: Does Your Business Need One, the Other, or Both? While network switches and routers are essential and similar-looking pieces of network equipment, they perform different functions. To further complicate matters, many network specialists use the...
How Meraki’s New Trusted Access Promotes Better Endpoint Security
Cisco reports that mobile data traffic grew 17 times in the five years between 2012 and 2017, and is projected to rise another seven times between 2017 and 2022. This great influx of mobile devices in the workplace can be a liability and a burden to IT managers...
4 Ways Cisco Meraki Simplifies IT Security Management
In the IT world, complexity is a dirty word. And that’s for good reason. Complexity creates longer workflows, less reliable systems, and more preventable mistakes. Simplicity drives the development of Cisco Meraki’s network infrastructure and security services, which...
How Cisco Meraki Adaptive Policy Enforces Security
As much as technological growth has expanded productivity and business potential, a great increase in the number of devices operating on the average network has made managing IT more complex. Historically, this has introduced a...
Combining Cisco Umbrella with the New MR License for More Effective Security
Recently, Meraki introduced the ability to integrate Cisco Umbrella’s DNS-level security solution with Meraki access points (MR series products) under an Advanced or Upgrade license. With this integration, organizations can manage DNS security – including viewing...
An Overview of Meraki’s New Firewall Object Group Security Feature
As devices in the workplace continue to multiply, managing network traffic is becoming an increasingly complex job. In particular, access control lists pose a challenge to modern IT departments. Used to manage traffic and permissions for access to applications, web...
Meraki Brings Cloud Simplicity to LTE Cellular Gateways
Whether you’re looking to add cellular connectivity to your network infrastructure as a primary or failover solution, the new Cisco Meraki MG21 LTE cellular gateway provides a sleek, secure solution that can be easily managed in the cloud. Businesses of all sizes can...
How to Get a Free Meraki License for One Year
Cisco Meraki brings advanced security features and industry-leading network speeds, all managed from a centralized web-interface called the Meraki Dashboard. This cloud networking solution allows admins to deliver enterprise-grade performance to their network, with...
Meraki Product Spotlight: How the MS390 Compares to the MS Switch Family
Cisco Meraki continues to advance its portfolio of MS Series of switches with more speed and functionality. The new Meraki MS390 stands out with the most powerful switching hardware combined with the simplicity of the Meraki dashboard. Depending on the size of your...
Why Meraki Management Is the Best Cloud-Based Network Solution
As the need for company connectivity grows, so does the need for more devices, cloud environments, bandwidth-heavy applications, etc. Fortunately, cloud network management allows businesses to easily scale and optimize their network. But not all network management...
Cisco Meraki New Products and Features: Meraki MV32
Whether your business needs security cameras to help prevent theft, provide a reliable record of visitors or to more generally help ensure the overall safety of your stores or offices, you need cameras that you can trust. That includes being able to record quality...
Cisco Meraki New Products and Features: WiFi 6
Having strong WiFi throughout your office is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity. With the increasing number of devices connecting to your network and performance requirements on the rise, cloud computing is taking up significant bandwidth. Employees and customers...
Meraki VoIP Phone Now Offering Schedule Based IVR
Cisco Meraki is now happy to include schedule-based IVRs in the Meraki MC line!
NEW PRODUCT ALERT! Introducing the MR74 Outdoor Access Point
Exciting new announcement from Cisco Meraki, there is a new super powerful outdoor access point added to the MR product lineup.
Take Your Cloud Infrastructure Even Further with MX and Amazon Web Services
If you are reading this post, you already know the values of migrating over to cloud infrastructure such as lower cost, less management, and lower failure rate.