We use the Cisco Meraki MX products for work group switches in our enterprise, we can simply add more switches when required by use of zero touch provision through the simple meraki dashboard, you don’t need to call in engineers each time you increase the footprint of the network, we are agile in our operation and the product suits us well.
Pros
Zero touch provision
Visibility
Software upgrades
Cons
Licensing tiers
Opex costs
Core scale
Likelihood to Recommend
The Cisco Meraki MX product is really well suited for zero touch provision through the dashboard, we can send a device out to a remote location where it is simply plugged in, we don’t need to send an engineer and the dashboard takes care of the proviso for us, a site can be up online in minutes of connection.
VU
Verified User
Paraprofessional in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)
We use the Cisco Meraki MX as our front end SD WAN solution with zero trust FW for the enterprise with VPN termination between branch locations.
Pros
VPN termination
Layer 4 Firewalling
Remote Access
Cons
Simplification of licensing
License cost reduction
Failover
Likelihood to Recommend
SD WAN deployment is fantastic for central and remote sites, you can setup a really simple central policy for central SD WAN including routing and incorporate site to site VPNs really simply from the Meraki dashboard, you dont need to be a ccie to do this so it’s easy to make changes.
VU
Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)
We use Cisco Meraki MX to support and enable our clients on their journey to go with a simplified solution that are typically more complex compared with other vendors that competes on the same space.
The central management and easy of use are one of the main value proposition to manage large distributed networks.
The SD-WAN, Next Gen Firewall and Assurance features provide a complete package for a robust and secure SD-WAN And a Next Gen Firewall
The single pane of glass from the Dashboard makes easier to remotely manage and administer all the Cisco Meraki MX stack components like the MX appliances.
There are also improvement areas like support of multiple VRF, NAT between LAN interfaces and more complex routing scenarios.
Specifically to business problems is enable our clients to simplify legacy and complex network setups with a technology like the Cisco Meraki MX that provides very easy and straightforward technology for Edge Routers (SD-WAN) and Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and also replacing expensive MPLS solutions with cheaper Internet circuits with 10X time the Bandwidth for less financial costs.
Network transport agnostic and encrypted (Network Overlay)
Next Generation Firewall (IPS/IDS, Content Filtering, AMP)
Router Mode and Concentrator Mode
VPN Remote Access (L2TP/IPSec & Cisco AnyConnect)
Cons
NAT between LAN interfaces for LAN-to-LAN Firewalling
Continue improving BGP
Multiple VRF Support
Likelihood to Recommend
<div>Meraki is well suited for Distributed Networks (Large or Small). Typical use cases are industries like Car Rental, Healthcare, Retail, Banking, Airline. </div><div>
</div><div>For clients and simple network setup it's a good fit for our clients that allows to easily centrally manage the network.</div><div>
</div><div>The platform combines SD-WAN and Next Generation Firewalls in one appliance which it makes a compelling solution.</div><div>
</div><div>Meraki SD-WAN allows to enable SD-WAN tunnels overlay without the need to have deep network skills and with just few clicks you can connect multiple sites just by defining network policies that are translated by the Meraki Dashboard (a.k.a. Network controller) into low level configurations that are pushed back to the devices.</div><div>
I work for a Telco company and have a managed portfolio for our customers.
Pros
dashboard
ease of use
continues improvments
Cons
MSP offerings (multi Tennant)
co management features
reporting schedule capabilities
Likelihood to Recommend
If asked, I think I am likely to recommend Cisco Meraki MX to a colleague because, in my experience, Cisco Meraki MX is great for our retail customers . enhanced security is not that strong compared to other vendors (Palo Alto)
I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Meraki MX with Poe (power over ethernet) on WAN (wide area network) interface
Likelihood to Recommend
If asked, I think I am likely to recommend Cisco Meraki MX to a colleague because, in my experience, Cisco Meraki MX is easy to deploy and preconfigure
We use the Cisco Meraki MX-Systems to connect 56 branch locations to one central system without the hussle to manually configure anything. The firewall-rules are deployed globally across all sides
Pros
Manage large numbers of clients without any bottleneck
Integration with Cisco Umbrella
Configuration with Terraform
Cons
Easier replacement function
Likelihood to Recommend
Keep multiple sides setup identical, not very well suited for a single side - there are more cost-effective solutions for that
In our organization, we user Cisco Meraki MX for Ease of use. Simpler network config and basic network understanding needed,
Pros
Simple
Easy
Cloud Backup
Cons
Cloud config push can be a bit slot
Likelihood to Recommend
If asked, I think I am likely to recommend Cisco Meraki MX to a colleague because, in my experience, Cisco Meraki MX Works very well for my smaller sites and my corporate HQ (headquarters).
In our organization, we use Cisco Meraki MX for Securing and managing my overall internet connectivity, separating cliennts from IOT devices
Pros
Easyness of deployment
Dashboard
Platform approach with integrating other Meraki products
Cons
Performance of dashboard
Likelihood to Recommend
If asked, I think I am likely to recommend Cisco Meraki MX to a colleague because of, in my experience, Cisco Meraki MX's Fast and accurate overview of my overall network status