Meraki Takes Wired Network Routers to the Cloud

“The traditional enterprise network pays for routers that are
then typically managed via the corporate LAN or VPN. Wi-Fi
networking vendor Meraki is now aiming to challenge the traditional
model of management and acquisition of wired routers with a new
cloud-based subscription service for router management and
hardware.

“The new Meraki cloud-managed MX50 and MX70 routers include
application firewalls as well as traffic shaping features. As
opposed to traditional router deployments, the MX50 and MX70
routers are managed via a cloud service deployed by Meraki.

“”Organizations have used MPLS tunnels, leased line and other
types of high cost dedicated links between branches to connect them
all,” Kiren Sekar, director of marketing at Meraki told
InternetNews.com. “The Meraki device is designed to use commodity
Internet connections.”

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