Every network team has the same fear: when a critical network platform goes down, will the backup actually work? In most environments, backups are treated as a checkbox – something that “should” work, but isn’t truly validated until it’s too late. Cisco ISE, Catalyst Center, FMC, CUCM, and other Cisco platforms are too important to gamble on.

Keeping your organisation secure is more important, and more complex, than ever. With new threats, new technologies and new compliance requirements appearing constantly, it can be hard to know if your security setup is really where it should be.

It's the worst nightmare of any network administrator: a major component of your network fails and you don't have a backup. Cisco ISE and Catalyst Center are critical for any network - having backups that are easy to restore when disaster strikes is key: Backup Assure is the answer.

Cisco has bought Splunk amid much fanfare, representing a massive investment. Why has Cisco bought Splunk and how can it help your business? Let’s take a look.

In this previous blog, we discussed the Cisco CURWB architecture, where Cisco CURWB required a dedicated infrastructure using devices like the IW9167 and IW9167-APs. The good news is that Cisco has now introduced a unified solution: Cisco wireless can now support both Wi-Fi and Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul on a single hardware platform, bringing[…]

As we all seek to reduce our carbon footprint, we have a number of options that we can offer to not only save your business money, but be environmentally responsible at the same time. If you have a lot of equipment to refresh, or you want to partake in the circular economy, there's an offer to suit!

Warehouses increasingly rely on great Wi-Fi - bar code scanners, voice pick devices and location services are all important in the warehouse environment.

IPTel are an approved Cisco Powered Managed Services provider, with multiple options for customers. One of the specialisations we have is for D4, Meraki SD-WAN. If you have a Meraki deployment, running SD-WAN, then this offering will be a great fit to support your WAN environment as part of our Managed Services offering.

IPTel are an approved Cisco Powered Managed Services provider, with multiple options for customers. One of the specialisations we have is for D3, Meraki Access. If you have a Meraki deployment, this offering will be a great fit to support your environment as part of our Managed Services offering.

When undertaking a Wi-Fi design, we often need to test onsite. When doing this onsite work, we use equipment that allows us to position the APs for the most accurate testing possible. In this blog, we’ll explore how we do this in stadiums and auditoriums.