Item: Cisco Spaces
Rating: 10
Author: Thomas Buschur

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Spaces

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are working on implementing Cisco Spaces from both wayfinding within buildings, but also for its environmental sensor displays using Cisco's latest version of AP's. To be able to overlay temperature and Air quality in not only the office space, but also the our manufacturing area is very exciting.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Digital Maping
Location Tracking
Wayfinding
Outputting data via Firehose API
Integrating with IOT devices

Cons

Documentation on implementing Firehose API. (how to output the Key for on Prem solution)
Syncing with DNA Center
Location Hierarchy editing

Return on Investment

Very positive on giving us a easy way to constantly monitor Air quality
Very positive on enabling Location tracking on devices
Very positive on enabling BLE tracking

Cisco Spaces Applications

Asset locator has been beneficial when trying to locate users that are reporting wifi issues as to where they may be when experiencing the issue. It has helped weed out interference issues.

Cisco & Partner Integrations

Cisco Catalyst Center

Having the tie into Cisco Spaces is helpful as we are trying to use it as our main hub of information. They one place to go for configuration and troubleshooting. Giving the location information to to Catalyst center so they can track objects from a single place is very helpful.

Behavioral Insights

It is still a little early in out journey to full tell. But we are hoping to overlay temperature data with weather patterns with areas on the manufacturing floor. To be able to full tell the affect of someone using a regular door vs a garage door has on the temp of a building, or the affect of leaving on oven on between jobs, or tracking the air quality around a paint booth

Asset Management

Not yet, but we are hoping to soon

Alternatives Considered

I was fortunate enough to finds Cisco Spaces first and found no need to look elsewhere

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

Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Cisco ThousandEyes

Likelihood to Recommend

Anytime you have a desire to do location tracking this is the tool to use at a large scale. The captive portal options are fantastic. The new option of converting CAD maps to 3D digital maps is great! If you have a very small deployment you may be better of sticking with a meraki solution.

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