Meraki Unboxed

In this episode, we discuss networking in harsh environments with guest Brock Richards, Senior Solution Architect at Nutrien—the world’s largest provider of crop inputs, services, and solutions—and Meraki Technical Marketing Engineer Leader Brennan Martin.     Listen as they share the unique networking solutions they built for temperature-challenged environments and their future plans for the new...

Our API has evolved significantly since embracing Swagger, now OpenAPI v2. This integration has greatly streamlined our API development process, ensuring a smooth experience for developers. Now, we're advancing even further with OpenAPI v3, emphasizing our commitment to a high-quality API contract and empowering developers with the most up-to-date tools and technologies.    Tune in to this episode...

With the Meraki mobile app, you get everything you need for IT and network operations wherever you are. You can quickly access devices, identify problems, and easily navigate between networks and organizations.      Tune in to learn more about the mobile app and hear which features exist today, which ones are coming soon, and more.     Download the Meraki mobile app on the App Store   Download the...

Francisco “Panch” Ramirez is a Cisco Meraki leader with over 20 years of experience in sales engineering.   Tune in to this episode to gain insights into his unique career journey. Discover lessons that have shaped his distinctive leadership style, unlock strategies for building and managing an effective team, and learn ways to navigate through organizational changes. Host  Sammy Brenner , Virtual...

Wireless access takes business networking by storm. Meraki cloud-managed 5G wireless WAN offers businesses numerous advantages in campus, data center, and branch networking.   In this episode, learn how businesses can take full advantage of 5G in their branch networks using the Cisco Meraki MG51 and MG51E. Listen in as we discuss how the Meraki platform can help businesses simplify the management...

In this episode, we sit down with Tim Ormrod, Founder of Splash Access, and Shannon Nagel, Cisco Meraki Sales Leader, to discuss the benefits of using Splash Access to authenticate secure internet access and explore their recent wins in higher education. Splash Access allows you to automatically provision a custom splash page solution that instantly integrates into the Meraki cloud. Splash Access...

With cybersecurity threats lurking in every part of the digital landscape, connecting users to what they need securely and seamlessly is vital to supporting an efficient, productive, and happy workforce. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) offers IT a smart solution. Unified SASE takes simplicity to the next level by converging networking and security to deliver a streamlined experience for both IT...

Pride month is an opportunity to celebrate our differences, find connection in our humanity, and elevate our LGBTQIA+ community.  In this episode, we hear from members of the Queers and Friends at Meraki (QFAM) employee resource organization (ERO). Learn about their unique experiences navigating careers in tech, what Pride means to them, and how to become a more effective ally through inclusive wo...

Effective port management is crucial for optimal and secure network operations, but it can be complex and difficult to scale across sites. Does port management have to be a headache? Absolutely not.  In this episode, Cisco Champions and Meraki switching experts will dive into best practices for managing switch ports at scale. We’ll explore the potential business outcomes that can be achieved by le...

Cisco’s workforce is a diverse group of talented folks whose roles drive real impact across communities. Tune in to this episode to learn more about Nadine James, a global social impact leader with over 15 years of experience designing, launching, and scaling innovative community programs. We learn about Nadine’s rich history—including what fuels her passion for social justice and her journey into...

Our ability to give customers the power to monitor, manage, and secure their networks in a quick and easy manner is key to a successful managed services strategy at Cisco Meraki.    Listen in as Alexandra Zagury, Vice President, Partner Managed and As-a-Service, Global Partner Sales, discusses how Cisco is disrupting and building a managed services practice that empowers partners to increase opera...

Join our discussion about Meraki APIs and the Meraki solution application marketplace. Learn how these tools can help bring your products to customers and move the needle toward achieving successful business outcomes. We will introduce the breadth of APIs and the Meraki Marketplace, share practical examples and use cases, and show how to become a Marketplace ecosystem partner.  Learn more Join the...

Tune in to this episode to hear from Morgan Teachworth, a founding member of the Meraki engineering team and current SVP of Hardware Engineering at Cisco. He is responsible for leading hardware and supply chain for the Cisco wireless and Meraki portfolio. Learn about his amazing journey, what led to his career in hardware engineering, his unique experiences as a founding Meraki engineer and the le...

In this episode, we celebrate where we’ve been, where we are today, and where we’re going–as a podcast series and as an organization. You’ll hear from key Meraki employees—covering talent acquisition, sales, and technical support—and gain insights into their unique experiences and perspectives on the future of Meraki. Learn more https://meraki.cisco.com/careers/ Hosts Sammy Brenner, Cisco Meraki,...

Today’s episode is delivered to you in collaboration with the Cisco Champion Radio podcast—a series that brings together Cisco Champions and our best Cisco experts to talk about technology. Tune in to hear more about the first-ever 5G cellular gateway from Cisco Meraki and discover how Meraki cloud-managed 5G helps organizations scale faster, build stronger, and execute flexibly, across a variety...

In this episode, we chat with Erin Myers, Director of Sales Operations at Cisco Meraki. She’s been with Meraki since 2015, and played a crucial role in helping grow the business from $500 million to almost $5 billion in annual revenue. Erin talks about her journey to leadership, overcoming imposter syndrome, and tips for approaching difficult conversations. Tune in and listen today!

Today on the podcast we’re chatting with the 2022 Cisco Meraki Hackathon winners to learn about the solution they created. You’ll meet Simon Blondieau, Jean-Philippe Cabay, and Pascal Mathis who all work on the same team for Meraki channel partner NTT. The winners will open up about their experience creating the solution using Meraki technology. Tune in and listen—you don’t want to miss this one!

The Forest of Dean Trust, an education provider in the UK, and their preferred reseller, Redway Networks, recently decided to upgrade to Meraki. We discuss their journey to overhaul an outdated network and how that resulted in reduced IT notifications and better security, blocking more than 150 online threats in just the first two weeks of installation. Tune in today to hear the Meraki Magic come...

Today we’re chatting with Tanner Yehlik, Network Support Engineer (NSE) at Meraki. He walks us through a day in the life of an NSE, discussing his unique approach to problem solving. Tanner opens up about how he remains cool, calm, and collected in the midst of high -stress situations, even sharing tips around how to approach troubleshooting before even needing to pick up the phone.

The Blackhat event series began in 1997, and is widely known in the cybersecurity world. In 2022, Meraki powered the networks that underpin the events, and it’s no soft option, as you’ll hear in this episode. We reflect on the experiences, lessons learned, and unique challenges these events present. Read the blog .

Cellular technologies have transformed the way we connect with one another, first with consumer devices, and now with powering full-on networks. We’re in conversation with Pratik Desai from Meraki Product Marketing, who helps provide a perspective on what we can do with cellular technologies and the opportunities that are opening up.

Today we're sitting down with Archit Sachdeva, an incredible employee who's a part of Meraki's apprenticeship program. Learn a bit more about what the program entails by listening to Archit's unique story. He shares how he's been able to step outside the box, storytell on a daily basis to our customers, and grow his young career by helping create meaningful projects as a part of this program.

In another bonus episode, we celebrate a Meraki milestone by tracking down Lawrence Huang, recently named SVP/GM of Cisco Networking, Meraki, and Wireless. Lawrence returns to the podcast to share a story of growth, and more importantly, of solving more and more of our customers’ problems. We’d love you to join us as we continue to grow. Head over to meraki.cisco.com/careers to see where you might...

A very positive trend in IT has been the democratization of enterprise-class features across organizations of every size. New and emerging small businesses are the growth engines of our economies, and have a lot to teach larger organizations about efficiency and speed. In this episode we’re discussing the fascinating dynamic between small and large businesses, and how technology underpins them all...

Learn how Meraki powers Ottawa’s multiple campuses and championship esports program. Guest host Kaelie Lund, Global Customer Stories Manager for Cisco Meraki, speaks with Adam Caylor, Chief Technical Officer at Ottawa University. Explore the "entrepreneurial side of IT" and learn how launching an esports program can benefit students and universities alike.