Meraki MX Benefits
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Aamir Hussain
Production Operator at Al Ghurair Investments
Meraki MX has not only simplified our wide area network connectivity operations. It also gave us a very cost-effective solution. As compared to the most expensive MPLS and leased-line circuits, it works on a broadband connection.
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Craig Butler
Central Services Engineer at Liberty Technology
Meraki makes it easy to be secure and know where the holes are to fix them. We have been fixing anything that we have ever found for 20 years. We keep up-to-date with firmware upgrades. We just try to stay on top of everything for security, like maintaining updates and getting rid of old systems. I feel like we're on top of it. We are a mature organization in that regard; we are like a spry, almost middle-aged man.
They are integrating with SecureX and have some built-in security alerts that work with Cisco AMP for antivirus. They give us visibility where they need to and don't overstep. I like it when Meraki MX focuses on routing and what a firewall traditionally is, like antivirus and anti-malware. I don't know how much more Meraki MX needs to be doing with that. I understand they are a firewall, but firewalls are for routing, not for base layer.
I check something in Talos normally seven times a day. When I am working a normal day, I get new IPs or domains to review. Talos also feeds directly into Perch, AMP, and so many things. We rely heavily on Talos. I know they feed into Meraki MX as well. So, Talos is wonderful, and we could not do our job without them.
Meraki has always made our security posture better. It has always given us more visibility in general. It has also made the ease of access to secure our network easier. For example, if you compare learning the Meraki certificate to the Cisco CCNA certificate, the Meraki certificate is about a third of the difficulty of the CCNA cert. So, the barrier to entry to manage Merakis is lower in IT than the barrier to entry to manage Cisco ASAs. The learning curve matches that.
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Thomas Davis
President at TJD Consulting Inc.
The solution makes firewall management simple and easy, so other people in my organization can manage the firewalls, not just me.
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EDGARDO CRUZ
Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
It protects our network and does content filtering. It monitors our network for threats, and it also monitors the performance of the network. We also use it for the VPN.
The visibility that it provides is very good. It is the most valuable feature of Meraki. It allows us to easily monitor threats, internal users, and internal and external networks. We rely a lot on this facility.
Its ability to provide visibility into threats is good. By using the dashboard, we can watch and be aware of any threats and also take action if needed.
By using the VPN, we can connect remotely. We have two offices, and we could connect them through the VPN. We could establish a network between two sites, and that has improved and increased communication and productivity. Our remote site is able to access the server remotely.
Meraki has improved our security posture. Before Meraki, we didn't have any security. Now, we are protected by the firewall. It is our first perimeter protection. It has increased security, but we know that we need more security. The maturity of our organization's security implementation is low because we don't have many tools for security. Meraki is at the beginning of our security stack. We use the Meraki firewall, and that's all. We need more tools for security, but the problem is that tools are expensive. So, currently, we are protected by just the Meraki firewall and the antivirus for the endpoints.
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Rick Rutledge
Network Systems Administrator at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees
As the only network admin in the company, I have to monitor nine remote sites (production and shipping facilities) and 12 remote VPN connections from various smaller facilities. Each location is a processing facility, which, when in season, runs 24 x 7 for the duration they are in production. During this time frame, not having a tech support person on site to fix problems is a huge cost savings for us. I see problems usually before they are large enough to need someone on site and with the cloud services I can remotely control ports, firewall connections and equipment online. Meraki products are very solid and seem to work in harsh environments very well.
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Frank Theilen
IT Adviser/Manager with 51-200 employees
Everyone is able to look at the cloud management to find out problems and identify the source. You don't need a FW specialist any more. You can even outsource the maintenance and support via a support account and delegate access in networks, locations or even only one device.
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MXfirew677
CEO at ITSG SA
We are currently replacing all other old firewalls with new Meraki systems in the next two years. We do this first for new sites and for sites that need to change.
We do not change everything in one step also because of budget and also because of deployment requirements. This is a worldwide deployment. It will take time.
View full review »Setup and configuration could not be quicker. Their support is also unlimited, you call, you get a person who knows what they're doing and they always solve the problem.
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supervis809292
Supervisor of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
This solution has improved our organization with:
- Easy of use
- Remote management
We are an MSP and Meraki provides MSPs with a combined management dashboard to centralize all clients under one single pane of glass. They offer a dynamic DNS, so Client VPNs and point-to-point VPNs can dynamically follow IP changes with no need for static IPs. The SD-WAN VPNs are also the easiest VPNs to set up in either a mesh or hub-and-spoke configuration that you will find. It works with non-Meraki VPN equipment too.
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Jim Arvas
IT Support Admin at KuehneAndNadel
One improvement from Meraki is security. It improves security in our network. We don't have any problems with receiving intrusion alerts now.
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Javier Jaime
DIRECTOR
Meraki lets us control all the traffic data and analyze it. The Traffic Shaping lets us install voice servers and give quality of service. It prevents us from being hacked and delivers information about who and where the attack came from.
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Paal
CFO at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Minimal fuss. Stable and fast enough. Easy to administer and saves time when you have many smaller locations that you have to manage.
View full review »- Automatic site to site VPN
- Content caching
- Automatic ISP failover
- Easy to troubleshoot
- Everything done true dashboard.
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Luis Mendes
Network Security Engineer at TECHBASE
These particular firewalls are a very good solution for a company that doesn't have an IT employee working directly on IT. For small companies with no IT department, it is very user-friendly.
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Manuel Torfs
Company Owner at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
The security level of our organization has changed by using Meraki MX Firewalls. We didn't have the UTM before but now we have sandboxing, tray scanning, attack preventions, and monitorization. Our security level has improved.
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Alex D
Cloud Networking at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
- Easy and simple to deploy for new branch
- Easy and simple to troubleshoot from anywhere
- We are better secured
- Good warranty
It's the vision of the company through the managing directors to use Meraki as a solution for switches. I suggested using the firewall or a private solution like FortiGate.
FortiGate is cheaper than Meraki. Even the license renewal is less than Meraki.
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Juan Facundo Martinez
CISCO and AVAYA Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
In a week, we can make new policy and view what all our users did.
Simple to manage.
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Meraki MX
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Meraki MX. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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