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Cisco Spaces

Score8.9 out of 10

86 Reviews and Ratings

What is Cisco Spaces?

Cisco Spaces is a cloud platform that connects people and things with spaces to transform buildings into smart spaces. Using Cisco devices as sensors (Catalyst, Meraki, Webex) and the Spaces ecosystem, the aim is to make buildings safe, smart, sustainable, and seamless. Currently the platform has digitized 193,781+ buildings, 72,836+ devices and has over 8,000+ global enterprise customers.

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Cisco Spaces Dashboard
Cisco Spaces – Location Analytics App
Cisco Spaces – Right Now App
Cisco Spaces – Behavior Metrics App

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Cisco Spaces in Higher Education

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our primary use case for Cisco Spaces it correlate information for problems in our environment. Giving us location and density information for our users in a location that helps paint a better diagnostic picture of the location. Seeing an access point with 50 users associated with it and then seeing it on a map. Often times realizing that we add another AP in a space that users are actually in (filling the gaps) allows a visual feed back to the situation beyond the data and what the users are telling us (If anything).

Pros

  • User Density and usage
  • Finding lost or missing devices.
  • Visualization of where users are using our network.

Cons

  • Depending on the size of your deployment it could be quite daunting for LARGE organizations during initial setup.

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact on physical security and location of problem devices.
  • Negative that on our scale with a small staff it is hard to really leverage all the features.

Other Software Used

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Cisco Firepower 2100 Series, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

Eagle eye of your network

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Cisco Spaces to gain real-time visibility and intelligence across our office Wi-Fi infrastructure. It helps us monitor device presence our terminals. The platform centralizes analytics and automation, which significantly reduces troubleshooting time. I like the design and simplicity to showcase the monitoring to management. It's perfect Cisco Meraki add-on.

Pros

  • Real-time device and user location tracking to improve visibility.
  • Automated alerts and insights for faster Wi-Fi troubleshooting
  • Occupancy analytics to optimize performance (using AP at the right place)

Cons

  • The interface can feel complex for new administrators
  • Mobile app capabilities are also limited compared to the web platform
  • Integration with third-party systems could be more flexible

Return on Investment

  • Cisco Spaces is free to use now, hope it will remain
  • Using Cisco Meraki was a good choice. Meraki vison and Cisco Spaces are excellent add-on
  • ROI on my time invested is good

Alternatives Considered

Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention

Other Software Used

Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Nutanix AHV, Apple iCloud

Making Workspaces Smarter and More Efficient with Cisco Spaces

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have deployed Cisco Spaces on top of our existing Cisco Catalyst wireless infrastructure, Meraki sensors, and Webex collaboration infrastructure. We use it to deliver smart workspaces use case - display room level occupancy, environmental metrics, floor level occupancy, all combined on a digital signage. It hels use increase employee in-office experience on one hand, and improve operations efficiency on the other hand.

Pros

  • Integration with Webex for workplace analytics
  • Interactive map visualization
  • RTLS - great real-time locastion services with existing wireless infrastructure

Cons

  • Roadmap clarity and feature availability
  • Documentation and support quality
  • Licensing model complexity

Return on Investment

  • Improved employee experience in the office (finding available meeting rooms)
  • Operational efficiency (real-time occupancy helped facilities team optimize office space)
  • Data-driven decisions (better planning of future workplace initiatives)

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Meraki Dashboard and Cisco Catalyst Center

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Meraki Dashboard

Cisco Spaces the futures of smart building

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In healthcare and other environments, Cisco Spaces can be very useful to locate devices, check availability of a meeting room and track the amount of people in a room. Asset tracking is mandatory with today’s medical equipment since they’re being moved and used by different people. But also in other type of use cases.

Pros

  • Asset tracking
  • Visuals
  • User friendly

Cons

  • More options in essentials
  • Always welcome to add more
  • Nothing else to mention!

Return on Investment

  • Visibility
  • Securing assets
  • Collecting metrics

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points, Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Meraki Dashboard

Cisco Spaces Review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use Cisco Spaces Webcam and mic for thé meeting room.

Pros

  • In my opinion, the Camera is done well in Cisco Spaces
  • In my experience, the Sound is done well in Cisco Spaces

Cons

  • I think that there is room for improvement in Cisco Spaces for Webex

Alternatives Considered

(EOL) Cisco CloudCenter