If you want simplicity, ease of deployment, and visibility all in a cloud management solution, go with Meraki
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Meraki MS
We use this product dedicated on a separate VLAN for all of the Meraki APs like the MR42.
- Ease of deployment
- Awesome visibility with the Meraki Cloud management
- Ease of management in terms of upgrading firmware
- Command line interface
- monitor CPU, memory, and disk usage
- merge Cisco IOS-XE and Meraki OS together so it runs as Next generation OS
Do you think Cisco Meraki MS delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco Meraki MS's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco Meraki MS live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Cisco Meraki MS go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Meraki MS again?
Yes
- We did not have to hire a consultant to help with deployment. It was so easy like plug and plug, we deployed it ourselves.
- We did not have to purchase a separate product to help with monitoring the devices. Meraki Cloud included it.
- We did not have to purchase a separate product to help with upgrading the firmware. Again, Meraki Cloud included it.
We were able to upgrade all of the Meraki MS switches all at a time with no issue. We were able to troubleshoot everything ourselves without having to contact support.
Kept layer 2 standardized with all Cisco products.
Mainly the ease of deployment, management, and visibility all in the Meraki Cloud management.