What to Expect
OEMs Evaluated:
- Cisco / Meraki (Catalyst & Meraki cloud)
- HPE Aruba
- Juniper Mist
- Arista
- Fortinet
We can optionally include additional OEMs or niche capabilities by request.
Approach:
- Interview‑style discovery of current goals, constraints, and architecture (sites, users, devices, apps, risk profile).
- Tailored weighting of decision criteria based on your priorities.
- Side‑by‑side evaluation of five OEMs using a research‑backed rubric (100+ criteria).
- Collaborative down‑selection to the top 2–3 solutions for deeper validation.
- Executive readout with findings, trade‑offs, and next‑step recommendations.
- The 8‑hour engagement can be delivered in a single day or broken into 2–3 sessions, concluding with a final readout.
Goals & Objectives
- Produce a shortlist of 2 Wi‑Fi platforms that best match your business and technical priorities.
- Give stakeholders a clear, weighted comparison across architecture, security, operations, experience, and cost.
- Identify design patterns and integration considerations (NAC/IdP/MDM, segmentation, location/IoT, SD‑WAN/SASE alignment).
- Define a validation plan (ATC proof‑of‑concept, pilot, surveys, and success metrics).
Sample agenda (8 hours)
Optional pre‑brief (60–90 min): Goals, stakeholders, success metrics, as‑built review.
Block 1 – Align (2 hrs): Current architecture, constraints, Wi‑Fi personas/use cases, compliance.
Block 2 – Evaluate (3 hrs): Criteria walkthrough & OEM deep dive across the seven categories.
Block 3 – Score (2 hrs): Weighted scoring, trade‑offs, down‑select top 2–3.
Block 4 – Readout (1 hr): Executive summary, recommendations, validation plan.
Who should attend
- Business leaders for Workplace/Facilities/Operations
- Network and Security architects and operators
- Application owners for critical voice/video/real‑time workloads
Benefits
- Faster time‑to‑decision: Narrow OEMs prior to lab work and pilots.
- Cross‑team alignment: Network, security, and workplace teams evaluate together.
- Reduced presales cost & risk: Validate what matters with a smaller, clearer scope.
- Actionable next steps: Clear path into ATC testing, pilots, and deployment.