Cisco Routers with amazing uptime

We use the Cisco Routers to separate traffic and route VLANs from our branches back to our main site. The Cisco Routers are very good at dividing out traffic and maintaining the QoS needed to supply fast data for when members are visiting one of the branches. They also maintain a connection to the file server for access to important data.

We do integrate our Cisco Routers with additional Cisco switch stacks as well as other third-party hardware such as other switches, firewalls, servers, UPS units, environmental sensors and a phone system. The Cisco Routers have "played well" with all the other equipment, from a myriad of different manufacturers. We are happy with the integration abilities. We went with Cisco on the recommendation of a trusted partner and haven't been disappointed.

We use the basic features of the Cisco Routers such as advanced logins and MFA. The devices are fairly secure by nature. We do not leverage additional features on the Cisco Routers themselves, as we have firewalls and third-party devices that secure the perimeter as well as internal security. However, we do trust that our routers are secure by the nature of Cisco products.

I mentioned it earlier, but let me expand-- the Cisco Routers have the highest uptime and resiliency of any of our hardware devices. We check them with our vendor (Cisco-certified experts) twice a year to determine if any firmware or other upgrades are needed. We also have a yearly review to check on EoL and other issues that might arise. Of course, out-of-band or emergency patches are brought to our attention immediately, but that has been extremely rare. We replaced previous routers from a brand that rhymes with "swell."