Item: Cisco Spaces
Rating: 9
Author: Brittany Burch

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Spaces makes our hybrid environment work more fluidly. Cisco Spaces not only tells our technicians when space is at a max level but also tells us when rogue devices are on our network. Cisco Spaces works by providing insight on not only what resources are used but if the bandwidth is being used beyond capacity and where. There are so many different types of metrics that you have access to that you can customize to your dashboard to see only the metrics you need for your business.

Pros and Cons

Connecting the Hybrid Environment
Indoor Analytics
Location of devices

Be able to better lock out devices outside the active window
More precise location tracking
Better integration for the switches with the cloud

Return on Investment

Ability to see my Cisco Equipment in the cloud
Able to see my manage all my devices anywhere
Insights into what load each device is taking on

Cisco DNA Spaces Applications

Our company has benefited by using Cisco Spaces to see what devices are on our network, what devices are trying to connect to the network that shouldn't be connected, and where the devices are whether they are remote or on-premise. These insights have helped out by allowing our Cisco networking and access points to be in the cloud, which allows our technicians the ability to manage them anywhere, anytime.

Cisco & Partner Integrations

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points and Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches

We benefited by having our physical infrastructure in the cloud. Making this shift allowed our company to have better analytics in one dashboard then having to look at 3 separate dashboards. The Cisco equipment all integrating with each other, we can see if we have any gaps in our network that could be a cause for concerns when it comes to cybersecurity.

Behavioral Insights

We have noticed that our employees that have a hybrid environment work much better from mobile workstations. The employees find it much easier to transition from work at-home to the office when everything is done mobile. This also gives our employees the confidence that they will not miss a beat no matter where they work.

Asset Management

Cisco Spaces shows us what our utilization of our Access points and what bandwidth we are using. The assets management also allows us to see what area is used the most with mobile devices. We can also see how many cell phones connect to our APs and when they connect or disconnect.

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Spaces delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Spaces's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Spaces live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Spaces go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Spaces again?

Yes

Other Software Used

ConnectWise ScreenConnect, Fishbowl Solutions, Trend Micro Apex One

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Spaces is well suited from Small businesses to large businesses. The ability for Cisco Spaces to scale as your business scale is an important feature to leverage, especially for small businesses. The insights for the Cisco Spaces are helpful to the organization with utilizing what access points we have where and what load the access points are taking on. Our business also likes the fact that the switches, access points, and other Cisco equipment can be seen all in one, anywhere anytime. This makes it easier to manage our equipment.

Cisco Spaces gave insight to our Space

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Spaces