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For Fast Business OutcomesCloud-Managed ITNC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialGood morning (afternoon). Thanks for joining me today as we discuss an innovative way of managing your network from the cloud.

Just as the cloud has become a vital source of computing, application, and development resources, it can also be used as a bona fide vehicle for managing your IT and networking environment.

Now, its not the only approach to IT management. In fact, Cisco has two best-in-class solutions: cloud-managed and on premise.

However, today, well be discussing the cloud-managed option, called Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed IT. Its got some advantages, particularly if managing lots of branch sites without much local IT expertise at each location. So its worth considering as a valuable addition to your bag of management tools and tricks.

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The Beauty of the CloudInstant ITFull BusinessVisibilityLower ITCostsOn-DemandScalability

Agility

NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialBy now, were all pretty accustomed to thinking about tapping into a private or public cloud as a way to get instant access to resources software as a service, development platform tools, even compute and storage. And were getting pretty familiar with cloud benefits. Lets review them:

Cloud technology is always kept up to date, relieving us of those maintenance and reinvestment burdens.We get an agile network, which has the ability to keep pace with the business.We can serve our immediate IT needs almost instantly.We often save money because:oWe can easily take advantage of the clouds economies of scale as our businesses grow.oWe dont have to place and pay people at each site to constantly buy, install and test equipment, update configurations, load new software versions, and apply security patches to local equipment.

2Why Your Management Model Matters70 percent of businesses say network operations are holding them backIT must empower growth in ways such as digital accelerationSource: Information Age: Keeping the Lights On Stops CIOs from Innovating (Survey) One option is to examine how your IT environment is run and to seek improvements.NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialThese same benefits that weve come to covet when accessing software as a service or platform as a service also apply when we use the cloud as an IT management vehicle. The tools are continually updated and honed for our quickly changing IT environments. Local IT isnt required. And we get instant economies of scale.

This is why we care about cloud and applying cloud concepts to managing our networking and IT resources.

Studies reveal that a majority of businesses feel that the complexity of network operations is getting in the way of business advancement. So IT must figure out how to make things simpler so that they can free up the business and empower growth.

One ripe area of opportunity is to simplify the management process, and this is where the cloud enters the picture.

3Choosing the Right Solution On-Premises ManagementCloud-Based Management Operational simplicity environmentHas a public cloud-based applicationLimited IT resources at the branchFranchise Model | Dealership Model | Retail Chain

K-12Retail (specialty)Professional ServicesHospitality

Higher Ed. (smallcampus)Sophisticated IT environment Most apps in the data centerComplete IT support Retail (department)MilitaryHospitalHigher Ed. (large campus)Federal Optimized for Ease of Management Optimized for Customization and ControlNC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialManagement encompasses provisioning, configuration, maintenance, security, and troubleshooting throughout the IT lifecycle. As such, it accounts for a significant portion of the complexity in operations. Fortunately, simpler ways to run things are emerging.

No matter which model you choose from Cisco on-premises management systems, a cloud-managed solution, or a bit of both youll get centralized management, consistent policy, simplified infrastructure, and high performance.

Weve integrated on-premise and cloud-managed components to simplify policy-setting and enforcement for you. Lets talk about that a bit.4

GranularControlEase of ManagementHybridHybrid Option for Different Needs at Different Locations: Consistent Operational Tools Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed NetworkingMeraki Dashboard Prime Infrastructure Cross-launch Meraki DashboardPrime Infrastructure Central ManagementMeraki SMARTnet to Meraki SMARTnet Integrated Support

Meraki Policy Identity Services Engine Identity Services EngineConsistent PolicyApplication Centric Infrastructure Simpler App Deployment

On-Premise Core and Data Center Cloud-Managed EdgeCampus & Branch (Wireless, Access Switching, WAN) On-Premise Campus, WAN, Core and Data Center

Cloud-Managed Branch (Wireless,Access Switching) On-Premise Branch, Campus, WAN, Core and Data Center, Wireless & Access Switching Edge|Cisco On-PremiseNetworking NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialMany organizations deploy a hybrid solution of on-premise and cloud-based policy and management. Going this route lets you benefit from the agility and simplicity of cloud and the flexibility and robust functionality of traditional models. To support this approach and enable consistency across the hybrid IT model, Cisco delivers the following to you:Consistent IT policy with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) You get a single user access policy across on-premise and cloud-managed networks instead of aligning multiple databases. In other words, the Meraki cloud-managed IT solution integrates with ISE to authenticate, authorize and account for end-user devices. Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) integration for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Enterprise (SME) directly communicates with Cisco ISE to enroll mobile devices and perform posture assessment Cisco Prime Infrastructure Integration We identify cloud-managed devices with the ability to directly launch the Cisco Meraki Dashboard for complete lifecycle management.

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) With ACI, you can integrate with 3rd party network management systems to automate, orchestrate, deliver custom reports, and develop data-driven service offerings. Regarding ACI strategy, Cisco will expand cloud-managed IT to have consistent policy automation with the on-prem model. SMARTnet Integration This provides your IT staff direct, anytime access to global Cisco experts and extensive Cisco resources. 5Identity Services Engine Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX)Global TAC SupportIntelligent WAN (IWAN)802.11ac WirelessSourcefire Unified Threat Detection

Cisco Technology Leadership Across Deployment ModesConsistent Intelligence and Functionality NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialWhen Comparing the Cisco Meraki Cloud-Managed and Cisco On-Prem solution they both are designed to deliver Centralized Management, Consistent Policy, Simplified Infrastructure and High Performance with two different operational models. These can be deployed separately or be combined in a hybrid IT model to benefit from cloud-managed simplicity and speed and the robust functionality of the on-premise solution. Many organizations deploy a hybrid solution of on-premise and cloud-based policy and management. Organizations (Such as Penn Mutual) benefit from the agility and simplicity of cloud and the flexibility and robust functionality of traditional models. To support this approach and enable consistency across the hybrid IT model, Cisco delivers the following:

To support this approach and enable consistency across the hybrid IT model, Cisco delivers the following:Consistent IT policy with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) a single user access policy across on-premise and cloud-managed networks instead of aligning multiple databases. Meraki cloud-managed IT solution integrates with ISE to authenticate, authorize and account for end-user devices. Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) integration for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Enterprise (SME) directly communicates with Cisco ISE to enroll mobile devices and perform posture assessment Cisco Prime Infrastructure Integration Identifies Cloud-Managed devices with the ability to directly launch the Cisco Meraki Dashboard for complete lifecycle management Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Cisco Meraki cloud infrastructure allow enterprises and MSPs to integrate with 3rd party network management systems to automate, orchestrate, deliver custom reports, and develop data-driven service offerings. Regarding ACI Strategy, cisco will expand cloud-managed IT to have consistent policy automation with the on-prem model.

SMARTnet Integration Provides IT staff direct, anytime access to global Cisco experts and extensive Cisco resources. .6Limit your requirements for highly paid management expertsCan help you make stronger business decisions and stay better informedWith little extra cost and complexityDont worry about reviving your system (no managing the management system)AnalyticsCompatible with future versionsEase of use and cost Scales from very small to very big Cloud-Managed IT Business BenefitsNC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialLets look more closely at the business benefits that might inspire you to add the cloud-managed option to your portfolio.

First, theres the ease of using a Web dashboard to manage all your remote sites. This allows you to hire more generalists instead of deep experts. Its easy for others to pick up running the system, because its designed for most workers to be able to use. So you need fewer resources to manage your environment.

And with unlimited resources in the cloud, you can scale your network and management environment from very small to very large with little extra cost and complexity.

Also, the setup is basically future-proof because it is agile and easily changeable. The cloud provider updates the system; you dont worry about that.

Finally, there are network and location analytics that tie business intelligence in with the management system. They not only reveal data relevant to managing the network and other IT resources. They reveal information about how customers, patients, students, and others are using your resources and where they are and what they are doing. So you can make better business decisions and engage with consumers.

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Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed ITAll Managed from the CloudNetwork InfrastructureUnified Threat Management

Mobile Management

SwitchingRouting

WAN OptimizationV

Wireless

Bonjour Gateway

Auto VPN

Next-Generation Firewall

Content Filtering

IntrusionPrevention

Device Management

ApplicationManagement

User ManagementNC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialYou can manage everything from the cloud via a web-based dashboard with Cisco Meraki Cloud-Managed IT. You can consistently manage all your networking elements through a comprehensive infrastructure. You get threat and mobility management. Its all been built from the ground up to work specifically for the cloud.

You dont need operations folks at every site or distributed office in order to do a superb job of keeping all your deployments around the world humming.

In fact, you might have dozens, hundreds, or thousands of branch offices with Cisco Meraki networking equipment in them. New sites might be coming online all the time. What could be more convenient than bringing them online and managing them centrally using the cloud, which scales infinitely? And doesnt require truck rolls?.

8Architectural View

Campus/HQBranch OfficeRetail StoreTeleworkerCloud HostedManagementManagementDataNC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialThis is a simplistic view of what your IT management setup could look like using Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed IT. You centralize the whole view and all your operational tasks.

Network endpoints are securely connected to the cloud.

You use a cloud-hosted centralized management platform for your domestic and international sites.

And, again, you can manage everything using an intuitive browser-based dashboard.

9Talk About Scale

Meraki is in worldwide deployments, some of which have more than 10,000 endpoints.NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialCentralized cloud management scales to thousands of sites. The Cisco Meraki cloud-managed networking solution has been proven in deployments with 10,000-and-up endpoints all over the world, for example.

Its a wholly integrated management architecture/solution integrated with the Meraki dashboard for managing Meraki equipment and technology

10Meraki MSEthernet SwitchesMeraki MXSecurity AppliancesMeraki SMMobile DeviceManagement

Meraki MRWireless LAN

Not Just for WirelessNC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialAnd just to be clear, Cisco Meraki isnt just for managing wireless access points. Yes, we do have an impressive array of Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi APs, and the Cisco Meraki cloud management solution does a great job of managing them. But the solution also manages a full suite of Meraki networking equipment switches, for example, and security appliances with built-in routers - and software-based mobile device management technology.

11Analytics andUser EngagementLayer 7 Application ShapingIntegrated Mobile Device Management

A Complete Out-of-the-Box SolutionNo Extra Hardware, Software, or Complexity

An Integrated Solution for New IT Challenges1 Billion iOS and Android Devices

HD Video andRich Media

New Business Opportunities

NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialThe more taxed IT becomes with growing business demands, the more and better automated tools we in IT need to centrally manage and secure a consistent environment across borders. Its grown nearly impossible to manually keep with an installation here, an upgrade there, a security patch over there, when branches and mobile devices are dispersed all over the country and even the world. And when new apps are rolling out by the minute.

To handle these new challenges, Cisco Meraki hosts a cloud solution that integrates all the tools needed to manage a diverse, distributed, and increasingly mobile environment. That means that you get, out of the box:MDM for handling the billions of smartphones and tablets out there; Traffic management and shaping for making sure rich media applications perform to user expectations, andAnalytics so that you can deploy new services and apps and determine if they are leading to new customer engagements and how you might even use them for still more opportunities.

We refer to this capability set as full-stack Meraki in that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. For example, if you use MDM from Meraki, the MDM will automatically configure WLAN and VPN settings from the security appliances, which also double as routers. Because the functions are integrated, they work together to correlate information and deliver benefits that neither alone would be able to do.

12Business HighlightsPrioritized business-critical application capabilitiesSpecial access point hardware to keep Wi-Fi airwaves working at peak efficiency and to detect intrusions and threatsCustomer analytics for helping you understand business trendsNC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialLets get more specific about some of the things you get and can do using Cisco Meraki cloud management.

1) You have the tools to shape and control both wired and wireless traffic throughout your organizations. Throttle, block, or prioritize application traffic with deep packet inspection (DPI)-based fingerprinting. And set user and group-based shaping rules.

2) And you get optimization tools for avoiding interference and dynamically adjusting channel usage and power levels depending on whats going on in the RF environment right then. So you dynamically avoid interference and optimize RF channel selection and power levels to deliver a better mobile device experience.

3) You are also able to fine-tune the wireless environment so that slower devices dont bog down the performance of faster ones a capability we call airtime fairness. And so that all traffic moves smoothly even when the air is dense with signals from lots of Wi-Fi infrastructure and client devices that can potentially cause interference and slow response times.

4) There are Bluetooth analytics for tracking beacons and interacting with customer and Wi-Fi analytics for locating where customers are. Network traffic analytics, mentioned earlier, helps you understand what your customers are looking at and what their interests are.

13Solution Highlights

Simplified on-boardingIntegrated MDMDevice-aware securityHighlightsNC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialMobility, of course, has added a whole new dimension to enterprise IT management. Getting people on and off the network securely when apps and devices now circumvent data center firewalls has created the requirement for a whole new management and security overlay. One to deal with anytime, anywhere computing and communications, now that traditional network perimeters dont exist and cant be managed in traditional ways.

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Intuitive Web-Based DashboardInstant searchLocation analyticsReal-time controlWired + wirelessClient fingerprintsApplication QoS24NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialThe Cisco Meraki Cloud-Managed IT dashboard brings together your wired and wireless components under a common view, however, so that you dont have to manage multiple environments. You can get a sense of the power of the dashboard in this slide.

The dashboard also lets you understand who is accessing your network, the devices attached and the applications they are using. It also provides key intelligence such as :

Business intelligence that helps youCompare locationsDetermine visitors vs. passers-byDetermine return vs. new visitorsAssess the length of a customer engagement Ascertain if you are within regulatory compliance

Then theres network intelligence that helps you determineUser device identification User device complianceUser device net. usageApplication profilesTop network devices in useThreat analysisGranular troubleshooting

15Meraki by the Numberscustomers50,000+ networks deployed globally200,000+ Grew by108%in 2014NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialThe Cisco Meraki solution is a proven one you dont have to worry about being an early adopter. There are 50,000 customers of the service deployed in more than 200,000 networks globally.16Meraki by the Numbers (continued)Data CentersGlobal Support CentersGlobal Partners865+ 5800+Cisco Meraki Global Readiness NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialThe Cisco Meraki solution is well established throughout the world, not just in North America. There are 5800 global partners for solution. The service consists of 8 global data centers and 65 worldwide support centers.

17Harnessing the Power of the CloudDeployments without the need for local IT

INSTANT ITMonitoring of locations, users, devices, and apps

FULL BUSINESS VISIBILITY Consistentexperience acrossall locations

ON-DEMAND SCALABILITYFewer IT resources and greater manageability up to 67% cost savings LOWER IT COSTBETTER BUSINESS OUTCOMES The strength of a complete cloud-managed network NC97-733595-00 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialCloud-managed IT is attractive for all the same reasons that we want to use the cloud to scale and dynamically access other resources.

There are still good reasons to use premises-based management in parts of your global network, most notably in data centers and aggregation layers of your networks. But for the nimble and dynamic branch, where new services are emerging daily with business revenue attached to them, consider the central, cloud management and maintenance tool that gives you a birds-eye view into all your emerging and changing edge deployments.

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