Nobody Ever Got Fired for Buying Cisco. Plenty Overpaid for It.
Cisco is the standard for a reason: the deepest portfolio, the largest installed base, and hardware that runs for a decade. It's also a licensing labyrinth that punishes casual buyers. palmiq's Cisco practice is about getting the standard at the right size and price — and knowing when the answer is Catalyst, when it's Meraki, and when it's neither.
Why Cisco?
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Meraki — Networking as a Dashboard
Switches, APs, firewalls, and cameras managed from one cloud dashboard. For multi-site organizations with lean IT, it's transformative.
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Catalyst — The Enterprise Backbone
The switching family the industry standardizes on, now cloud-monitorable through the same Meraki dashboard.
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Everything Connects to Everything
Collaboration (Webex), security (Umbrella, Duo), and SD-WAN in one ecosystem with one support structure behind it.
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Talent Everywhere
Every network engineer alive knows Cisco. Your network never depends on finding a unicorn.
Cisco – Core Solutions
Meraki Cloud Networking
- Full-stack branch: MX security appliances, MS switches, MR access points, MV cameras.
- Zero-touch provisioning: ship the box, it configures itself.
- Per-site visibility that makes multi-location management one person's part-time job.
Catalyst Enterprise Networking
- Catalyst 9000 switching from access to core.
- Wireless with embedded analytics.
- SD-Access segmentation for zero-trust campus networks.
Licensing & Lifecycle
- Smart Licensing and Enterprise Agreement navigation — palmiq's specialty.
- Refresh planning that phases spend instead of cliff-edge renewals.
- Trade-in and migration programs applied where they actually save money.
The palmiq Edge
Right Cisco, Right Size:
Catalyst where you need the backbone, Meraki where you need simplicity, and an honest "not Cisco" when Ruckus or Ubiquiti fits the budget better.
Licensed Correctly:
palmiq quotes through multiple authorized distributors and untangles the subscription stack — most estates we review are paying for shelfware.