Meraki is a leader in cloud networking with over 18,000 customer networks in 145 countries. It focuses on cloud-managed secure networking and was founded in 2006 at MIT. Meraki uses extensive R&D to develop cloud management systems and wireless access points. It has experienced strong triple-digit annual revenue growth. The global WLAN market is growing significantly due to factors like increased smartphone and tablet shipments. Meraki addresses networking challenges through its cloud-managed products which provide benefits like easy manageability, scalability, and cost savings compared to on-site solutions.

1. Meraki – Head in the Cloud
Cloud Managed Secure Networking
Greg Harris

2. About Meraki
• Meraki is the leader in Cloud Networking
- Over 18,000 customer networks in 145 countries worldwide
- Named Visionary in 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant
• Focus on technology innovation
- Founded in 2006 at MIT, in the cloud since Day 1
- Extensive R&D investments: cloud management systems, indoor and
outdoor 802.11n, routers and security appliances
• Strong Financial Performance
- Privately held, backed by Sequoia Capital and Google
- Triple-digit annual revenue growth
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3. Market Drivers/Observations
• Global WLAN market up 43.4% in 2011 - IDC
• EMEA WLAN market up 30.7% in 2011 - IDC
• Smartphone Shipments will grow from 455m in 2011 to
864m in 2015 - Canalys
• iPad Shipments will grow from 45m in 2011 to 113m in
2015 – Canalys
• Growth markets
- Education, retail, airports, manufacturing, SOHO,
hospitals, hotels and offices - Canalys
• Cloud, Mobility, Consumerisation, Social Networking
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4. Networking challenges
New devices High bandwidth web apps Access everywhere
Creating new challenges for IT:
“How do I support 10x more devices with a fixed staff?”
“How do I keep BitTorrent from slowing down business apps?”
“Is guest WiFi secure, even in my branches?”
Expectations have changed, networks have not
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5. The cloud: a new technology
Servers / Storage E-Mail / Applications Networking
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How will the cloud transform networking?
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6. The cloud increases IT efficiency
Manageability Scalability Cost Savings
• Turnkey installation and management
• No training or dedicated staff
• Integrated, always up to date features
• Scales from small branches to the campus
• TCO savings of over 50%
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7. Meraki: The recognized leader in Cloud Networking
Over 18,000 customer networks
Education, enterprise, healthcare, retail,
government, industrial, hospitality
Recognized for innovation
Visionary, Magic Quadrant Winner, Mobility and Wireless
for Wireless LAN Product of the Year
Technology Pioneer Award Winner, Best Product
Wireless Solution
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8. Wireless LAN, WAN and security product family
Cloud Managed Branch Routers and Wireless LAN
With Integrated Application, User, and Content-Aware Security
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9. Cloud Networking Architecture
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10. Cloud Networking architecture
High capacity on-site hardware, centrally managed from the cloud
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11. Meraki’s out-of-band control plane
Scalable
- Unlimited throughput: no centralized controller
bottlenecks
- Add devices or sites in minutes
Management
data (1 kb/s)
WAN Reliable
- Cloud service provides high availability,
configuration backups
- Network functions even if management traffic is
interrupted
Secure
- No user traffic passes through cloud
- Fully HIPAA / PCI compliant
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12. Complete control from the cloud
User
Client
fingerprints
location
Application Real-time
QoS control
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13. The Meraki Platform
Integrated Management, Security, and Capacity
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14. Powerful, intuitive management
Comprehensive management features:
• Zero-touch provisioning
• Automatic monitoring and alerts
• Over-the-web firmware upgrades
(user-scheduled)
Multi-Site Management • Searchable network-wide event log
• Reporting and analytics
• Cloud-based diagnostic tools
• 1-click port forwarding
• Intuitive VLAN configuration
• Printer and switch monitoring
User/Device Fingerprinting
Intelligent network automation
• VPN tunnel establishment/NAT traversal
• Automatic WAN link balancing and failover
• Cloud-based RF optimization
Application Shaping/QoS
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15. Rich application, user, and content-aware security
Comprehensive security features:
• Cloud security
- 2 factor authentication
- Role-based administration
- SSL-encrypted management plane
Guest Isolation Firewall - 3rd party audited cloud services
- Physically secured datacenters
• Network-wide security
- User/group policy firewall
- Application firewall
- 1:1 NAT, DMZ
- Site to site VPN
Network Access Control (NAC) - Active Directory and RADIUS integration
- Antivirus, anti-malware, anti-phishing
• Wireless security
- WPA2 Enterprise/802.1x
- Guest WiFi firewall
- Rogue AP detection
Content Filtering • HIPAA, PCI, and CIPA compliant
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16. High capacity for dense networks
Meraki Beats Cisco by 42% in Wireless Benchmark
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Meraki MR24
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Cisco 3502i
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150
100
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15' 30' 50' 75' 100' 150' Loc A Loc B Loc C Loc D
Independent analysis by The Tolly Group comparing throughput of Meraki’s
MR24 to Cisco’s top of the line 3502i.
Wireless performance features:
- 802.11n WiFi with 3-stream 3x3 MIMO, up to 900 Mbit/s
- Cloud-based RF optimization with spectrum analysis
- Ultra-high performance mesh networking
WAN performance features:
- WAN link aggregation
- High throughput security: VPN, stateful firewall, content filtering
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17. Case Studies
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18. Customer success across all industries
Enterprise Higher Ed Retail Healthcare
Hospitality K-12 Industrial Government
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19. Turnkey installation and management
• WiFi deployment replacing Cisco
• Virtual isolated networks for researchers, staff,
and students
• Reliable, high-density lecture hall coverage
• Deployment completed in 4 hours
“Having a wireless network just work is kind of refreshing.”
- Miles Davis, IT Director
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20. User-centric security
• Medical group with 22 hospitals and clinics, 275
physicians, and 150,000 patients
• HIPAA-compliant 802.1x secure wireless for
wireless tablets and electronic medical records
• Virtual isolated WiFi for patients and visitors
“Meraki provided a future-proof solution that passed our
rigorous requirements while providing superior value.”
- Marshall Veerkamp, S.V.P. & CIO
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21. Cost savings
• Dish Networks service provider with 15 locations
• Replaced Cisco ASA solution, saving 60%
• Site to site VPN, firewall, and content filtering
connects and protects branches
• Wired and wireless networks managed under
single pane of glass
“Meraki provides all the content filtering, site-to-site VPN,
firewall, and routing functionality that we could possibly need,
for an extremely good value”
- Nathan Sterling, Network Administrator
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22. Products
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23. 802.11n wireless LAN
APs ranging from high density campus models to teleworker and outdoor units
Meraki MR12 Meraki MR16 MR24
Single-Radio 802.11b/g/n Dual-Radio 802.11a/b/g/n 3 Stream Dual-Radio
802.11 a/b/g/n
300 Mbit/s 600 Mbit/s 900 Mbit/s
Most economical Most popular Highest performance
Meraki Enterprise Cloud Controller
• Cloud-hosted wireless controller, replaces on-site controller hardware
• Full enterprise feature set: guest access, wireless security, multi-site management,
RF optimization, application traffic shaping, NAC, location services
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24. Rugged/outdoor 802.11n wireless LAN
APs for high-density outdoor WiFi, mesh, and point to point
Meraki MR62 Meraki MR66 Meraki MR58
Single-Radio 802.11b/g/n Dual-Radio 802.11a/b/g/n 3-Radio 802.11a/b/g/n
300 Mbit/s 600 Mbit/s 900 Mbit/s
Outdoor value Outdoor capacity Mesh and point-to-point
Meraki Enterprise Cloud Controller
• Cloud-hosted wireless controller, replaces on-site controller hardware
• Full enterprise feature set: guest access, wireless security, multi-site management,
RF optimization, application traffic shaping, NAC, location services
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25. Multi-service branch routers/firewalls
Multi-service router/firewall designed for distributed networks
Meraki MX60 Meraki MX70
100 Mbit/s stateful firewall throughput 400 Mbit/s stateful firewall throughput
20 Mbit/s advanced security throughput 125 Mbit/s advanced security throughput
1 Gigabit WAN interface 2x Gigabit WAN with link balancing/failover
Small branches Medium/large branches
Cloud Services License: Cloud Services License:
Enterprise Edition Advanced Security Edition
• Deploys behind existing firewall • Complete firewall services
• Traffic shaping, user and application • Enterprise Edition features plus site to site
visibility, monitoring, NAT/DHCP/DMZ VPN, content filtering, antivirus/antiphishing
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26. Cloud architecture saves up to 50%
• Infrastructure savings
- Fully integrated design eliminates point solutions
- No wireless controller or overlay management systems
• Staff savings
- No specialized training
- No added staff
• No hidden fees
- No per-user licenses
- New features added at no cost
- Lifetime warranty
- Maintenance and support included
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27. Win a Meraki MR12 and 3 year licence
Come and see us at the Vcentral/Meraki stand, have a chat,
give us your badge number and we’ll enter you into a draw to
win!!
Meraki MR12
Single-Radio 802.11b/g/n
300 Mbit/s
Most economical
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28. Thank you!
For additional product information, case studies, and free tools, please visit www.meraki.com.