Cisco Meraki (also known as Cisco Networking Cloud) is renowned for its ability to grow with businesses, offering the world’s largest cloud networking platform with close to 70% of the market share and over 5 million networks online today.
Authored by Ali McKeand CTO Office – Chief Technologist, Innovation
Whether you're expanding globally or scaling to meet changing business needs, the Cisco Meraki (also known as Cisco Networking Cloud) platform is designed to grow with you. But with this growth comes increased risk and dependence on the network that underpins your business.
Failure to secure and protect your network infrastructure data could expose your business to data and financial loss, extended downtime, and severe operational disruptions.
Protecting your estate
Cisco Meraki offers a cloud-first platform that enables businesses to deploy and manage networks quickly, with focused configuration that aligns with corporate regulations, governance and compliance. However, even with its robust and advanced capabilities, the risk of data loss - whether from human error through the Dashboard UI or API, cyberattacks, malicious insider or technical failures - still exists.
Backing up your Cisco Meraki estate with an off-cloud immutable solution, ensures that in the event of a failure, your networks and devices can be restored quickly, preventing extended service downtime that could negatively impact your operations, revenue and reputation.
CAE's Assure service allows businesses to recover Cisco Meraki data in minutes, ensuring that any network disruption is minimised. This not only protects your network from significant outage time and impact, but also enables your IT team to address issues in real-time and with no prior expertise. With real-time data monitoring and rapid recovery options with a 24/7 disaster recovery response team, the Assure service ensures that your network remains operational and reliable, regardless of what happens.
A platform that evolves with your business
One of the key benefits of Cisco Meraki is its ability to meet the evolving needs of businesses. As your company grows, so does the size of your network and devices. With the Cisco Meraki platform, you can deploy networks quickly and manage them through the intuitive Cisco Meraki Dashboard, which offers end-to-end visibility across WAN, Wi-Fi, CCTV and IoT technologies. This single interface simplifies IT management, enabling your team to monitor the health of your entire network and resolve issues proactively before they escalate.
Cisco Meraki's platform also provides an API option to utilise, reducing routine network tasks from hours to minutes. This flexibility ensures your network stays agile, responsive, and aligned with your business's goals. By leveraging Cisco Meraki’s advanced AI/ML, businesses can optimise network performance without the need for guesswork. However, while Cisco Meraki offers extensive tools to streamline network management, securing the configuration data within your Cisco Meraki estate remains a critical task that requires an additional layer of protection and consideration.
Safeguard your Cisco Meraki estate with CAE’s Assure service
Backing up your Cisco Meraki estate safeguards the future of your business. Adopting Cisco Meraki technology undoubtedly simplifies IT operations, reduces costs, and improves the customer experience. However, without a backup and disaster recovery plan as part of a digital resilience strategy, these benefits can quickly evaporate if an unexpected disruption occurs. CAE’s Assure service provides the tools necessary to protect your investment in Cisco Meraki, ensuring that your network remains reliable, secure, and recoverable in minutes.
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Without robust protection, organisations risk exposure to cyberattacks, data breaches, and unauthorised access, leading to potential operational disruptions, financial loss, reputational damage and compliance issues.
CAE's approach, featuring our in-house built software suite that includes the Network Intelligence and Assure service, helps organisations optimise their multi-site networks and stay protected from internal and external threats.
Book a demo with our team to see the value of Assure for yourself.
