The Meraki Platform
Executive Introduction
Levente Fritz
Solutions Engineer | Cisco
January 2024
Cisco networking portfolios
On Prem Cloud
Enterprise
Small
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Ease through
convergence
with the Meraki
platform
The power of the platform
pulls IT, IoT, and physical
security domains together NEXT-GEN ACCESS | SASE | IoT | AI / ML
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The Meraki platform:
A foundation for IT and IoT
CUSTOM BUILT
developer.cisco.com/meraki
API
Built-in solutions Tailored solutions TECH PARTNERS
MERAKI DASHBOARD meraki.com/marketplace
Wireless Switching Mobile Device Security and Cellular Smart Sensors
Management SD-WAN Gateways Cameras
ACCESS SECURITY AND IOT
Out-of-band cloud management
Intuitive
● Simple browser-based dashboard
● Cloud-hosted centralized management platform
Scalable
● Unlimited throughput, no bottlenecks
● Add devices or sites in minutes
Reliable
● Highly available cloud with multiple data centers
● Network functions even if connection to cloud is interrupted
● 99.99% uptime SLA
Secure
● No user traffic passes through Meraki cloud
● Can fully support a HIPAA- / PCI-compliant network (level 1 certified)
● Third party security audits, daily penetration testing
● Automatic firmware and security updates (user-scheduled)
Reliability and security information at meraki.cisco.com/trust
Challenges facing our customers today
Reducing complexity Automating operations
in operations and business processes
Using data to improve Ensuring safety and security in
customer/user experiences all environments
Making operations more Enabling staff to be more
sustainable and reducing costs productive and efficient
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Differentiators * Source: TechValidate survey of 1661 Small Business users of Cisco Meraki | Oct 26, 2020
Cloud Full Networking
Simplicity Reliability
Management Stack
Meraki invented cloud-managed Meraki has a complete ecosystem of True zero-touch provisioning & We maintain a 99.99% cloud SLA.
networking technology in 2006. IT networking products and continues configuration, with easy plug-and-play This uptime availability is an industry
to innovate to IoT solutions & beyond, deployments. benchmark for quality.
There’s no time-intensive controllers for any SMB need or use case.
required on-site. SMBs who deploy Remote management from a single Meraki reduces 30% of bugs year/year,
Meraki see a 55% increase in When you migrate to new products, pane of glass, GUI-based dashboard. saving you time and money.
profitability, efficiency, and security.* you can trade in old gear for an 88% of SMBs who deploy Meraki
additional 4% off. solutions see +24% time saved.*
Cost Savings Security Flexibility Resiliency
Meraki can lower your TCO Meraki security is backed by Meraki Marketplace (125+ apps) is the Meraki provides 24/7 technical support
(total cost of ownership). Our per Cisco Talos, one of the largest threat largest IT networking marketplace, (phone/email) and a lifetime hardware
device licensing model can save you intelligence teams in the world. 3x larger than the largest competitor. warranty (except cameras & outdoor
up to 90% in OpEx compared to APs) with advanced replacement.
traditional technologies, by providing With 350+ researchers, analysts, and Meraki APIs let lean IT teams scale
lifetime warranty on most devices, engineers, they make the internet safer via automation, build custom solutions, 25% of SMBs who deploy Meraki
automatic firmware updates & and block 20B global threats daily. and integrate with Meraki, Cisco, and launched new initiatives not possible
upgrades, and more. 3rd party systems. before.*
WHY MERAKI
Cloud-first ops
• Simplicity with intuitive
management
• Scalable, SMBs to large enterprises
• Intelligence as IT and OT converge
DESIGNED FOR BUILT FOR
Ease of new Ease of change
WHY MERAKI
True zero-touch provisioning out of the gate
One-time remote, No pre-staging Unbox and plug in
web- based configuration. No onsite configuration appliances at
Templates simplify large required locations
multi-site deployments
Management
at scale
• Streamlined landing experience
• Improved performance: faster load times
• Handling 12+ million devices and 4+ million
networks
Save Resources
CapEx savings are largely
dependent on pricing variations
between vendors
Over 25% of IT decision makers Gartner estimates that 80% of
define saving costs and having more total IT costs occur after the initial
purchase (OpEx)
budget as their biggest wish.
Meraki customers could save up to
Results from Cisco Meraki survey 90% on OpEx
of IT professionals in the UK, Germany and France
in June 2019
More about TCO: meraki.cisco.com/tco
Automating assurance with Meraki Health
10%
75% SNA < 15dB 65% latency > 200ms 100% 100%
100%
End Cloud
Point Services
80%
Leveraging Cisco Security Solutions
MR Talos Cisco IPS
Umbrella, SASE
MX,
MG
MS AMP, TG
MI ISE
SM Content Filtering
MV, AnyConnect
MT
Meraki MX + ThousandEyes network assurance
Broad data collection
Proactive intelligence
Operational workflows
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Networks like Yours powered by AI
Improve with customized recommendations for each diagnostic
Meraki IoT is built with security in mind
Protected by Certificate- Encrypted Secure OTA
Trust Anchor based by default updates
module (TAm) authentication
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Your IT Operation Model, Your Way
On-Premises Cloud
Management Management
Do-it-Yourself
Cloud Cloud first IT Transformation
Operational Flexibility Monitoring Operational Simplicity
Cisco Physical Appliance
DNA
Center Virtual Appliance
High-Touch Low-Touch
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Converged Wi-Fi 6E hardware
CW9166 CW9164 CW9162
Ultra High Performance 6E High-Performance 6E General Purpose 6E
Four 4:4 MU-MIMO Two 2:2 and 4x4:4 MU-MIMO Two 2:2 MU-MIMO
Choice of management mode: Meraki or DNA
Cloud monitoring for Catalyst
New cloud-first troubleshooting capabilities
Customizable, proactive alerting
Read-only CLI to
accelerate troubleshooting
Streamlined packet capture
and download in the dashboard
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A subscription is a group of licenses bound to the same terms
Subscription enforcement will restrict the management of devices not bring the network down
Next steps
Product specific webinars Inspiring case-studies Risk-free evaluation
meraki.com/webinars meraki.com/customers meraki.com/eval
Power and simplicity
without compromise
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