The right product for your Cisco environment.

We use DNAC to manage our Cisco infrastructure. We use it to push out configs, inventory & troubleshooting. Built in automation simplifies network management by automatically applying the right policy in the right place, all through a centralized dashboard.

We have a mature remote solution in place today. Our primary work tool is Gsuite. So all users already had access prior/during/after the pandemic. Our only challenge was enabling VPN for users who needed onsite resources like home/team drives. The challenge was licensing and distributing the remote client we use. If users choose to work from our other locations they can use extension mobility on their phones so no is the wiser as to where they are working from.

Our issues were mainly policy based. Who was allowed to be 100% remote, who only qualified for a hybrid model. The Museum is a heavy touch environment. Not all jobs or tasks can be done outside of the Museum.

The solutions we used worked as expected. We didn't have any technology issues. Mostly policy based.

While others have reported an increase in productivity we didn't feel was so. Users experienced virtual meeting fatigue. The institution as a whole is based on a collaborative model and we feel it diminished due to remote work. A virtual meeting still can't replace meeting with folks in person and reading their body language and facial expressions.

We have a Cisco centric infrastructure so using Cisco only made sense. Team is familiar and certified with Cisco so we tend to build on that.