Cisco Meraki Access Points are a great tool to simplify the implementation of your network - cloud controlled, easy meshing and simple installation.  They look great - and offer high speeds. Coupled with auto code upgrades.. what's not to love?

The world is talking about the benefits that Machine Learning and AI will bring to us. Often hyped up and part of a story warning us of out of control robots, the future use of these technologies in networking is rather more benign – they will help us to monitor and maintain a network. 

At IPTel, we have developed a lot of techniques over the years to best fault find wireless issues. All too common is an installation which doesn't perform, causes dropouts, is slow and leaves the end customer with an unhappy result. We have the answer - it's called a Wi-Fi Assurance Review and is a service we have developed in house at IPTel.

This blog post covers some tips to consider in any Cisco DNA Center project. DNA Center is a highly capable management platform - to get the most from it though, you need to deploy it correctly. Here's our top tips to look out for when deploying DNAC!

Supermarkets and many other retailers have to label hundreds to thousands of items on their shelves. This is time consuming and mundane - what if there were a better way? Electronic Shelf Labelling is the answer - here's how to integrate this with your Cisco Access Points.

Retail Warehousing is going through a revolution currently. There are many more robotic and automated warehouses in the pipeline, especially for supermarkets, where the supply chain is so important and critical for everyone. Here's my rundown on key technologies for the retail warehouse. 

In December 2015, I was travelling to Canada and along the way took note of the Wi-Fi installations. I know it's a bit geeky.. when you work in Wi-Fi a while you kind of naturally end of looking at the ceiling in a lot of buildings.. and assessing how well Wi-Fi is installed when you travel overseas.

Meraki is a great fit for Managed Services providers. Meraki offers a common dashboard of the environment and the ability to manage all customers networks from one pane of glass, while keeping these securely separated. In this blog, we'll take a look at the Meraki Managed Service offering.

Retail has always been a difficult business, with customers quick to vote with their feet. Retailers are always looking for innovation to help improve their business outlook and customer experience. In this blog, I'll provide a summary of some of the top challenges that retailers face - and how technology can assist in delivering better outcomes.

A lot is starting to be written about Cisco’s DNA Center and to a large extent, Cisco are betting a lot on the product. There’s also a mixed reaction to Cisco software, with the older products (looking at you here, Cisco Works), not having been brilliant in terms of performance and capability.