Cisco Expands Cisco Designed Portfolio to CiscoLive!
While on the one hand, companies globally are experiencing several forms of limited reopening, on the other are also adapting to the new normal and technology will play a key role in supporting further ways of doing business. According to a survey of the National Small Business Association carried out on over 980 small companies, between March and April, the number of owners and employees who worked remotely doubled, a trend that is expected to grow.
SMEs are also increasingly becoming a target for hackers, so it's no surprise that security has become the biggest IT concern of these realities. Cisco and its partners therefore work to support small companies in securing employees remotely and supporting them in various sectors, including "Work from home", "Cybercrime protection", "Always-on companies", "Workplace monitoring" and "Office of the Future".
At CiscoLive !, Cisco has unveiled products and solutions to support SMEs. The first is Webex Work, a complete cloud collaboration solution that offers call and messaging services in a single subscription, with flexible monthly costs suitable for small businesses.
Cisco Business Dashboard, a new version of the network management tools with a simplified user interface to manage the entire network with integrated lifecycle management and automated alerting tools. With a plug and play and cloud or on premises installation, it allows companies to configure, monitor and manage network devices directly from a simple interface from any device.
Then the New Cisco Business Switches, switches included in the portfolio, Cisco Designed for a secure connection , flexible and easy to implement for all those companies that require connections to both the employee and remote for those in the office. Finally, the tools to manage the cloud network, in particular the Meraki Health and Meraki Insight, to monitor all parts of the network and applications through the Meraki Dashboard and API, and, at the same time, detect and resolve network problems in a few minutes.
recently, Cisco has also expanded its support to small businesses through various financing options, such as the program Business Resiliency, that allows to adopt the technology you need by referring to the 95% of the investment in January 2021. In addition, Cisco has offered a free Webex and security solutions to companies that have started their work experience from the remote.
