#1 most frequent
United States of America
72.2%70 installations of 97
What is Cisco Spaces?
Cisco Spaces is a cloud platform that connects people and things with spaces to transform buildings into smart spaces. Using Cisco devices as sensors (Catalyst, Meraki, Webex) and the Spaces ecosystem, the aim is to make buildings safe, smart, sustainable, and seamless. Currently the platform has digitized 193,781+ buildings, 72,836+ devices and has over 8,000+ global enterprise customers.
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Who Buys & Uses Cisco Spaces
#2 most frequent
Canada
7.2%7 installations of 97
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7.2%7 installations of 97
Pros
- Indoor Wayfinding Navigation using 3D maps
- Real-time Occupancy Monitoring for space utilization
- Detailed Reporting and Analytics on visits and duration
Cons
- Limited integration with Cisco Meraki and Catalyst Center
- Lack of seamless integration with external Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Insufficient customization options, such as adding custom points of interest
Cisco Spaces Locating the Future
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are working on implementing Cisco Spaces from both wayfinding within buildings, but also for its environmental sensor displays using Cisco's latest version of AP's. To be able to overlay temperature and Air quality in not only the office space, but also the our manufacturing area is very exciting.
Pros
- Digital Maping
- Location Tracking
- Wayfinding
- Outputting data via Firehose API
- Integrating with IOT devices
Cons
- Documentation on implementing Firehose API. (how to output the Key for on Prem solution)
- Syncing with DNA Center
- Location Hierarchy editing
Return on Investment
- Very positive on giving us a easy way to constantly monitor Air quality
- Very positive on enabling Location tracking on devices
- Very positive on enabling BLE tracking
Other Software Used
Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Cisco ThousandEyes
Future proof your office space
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Primary use case is for space occupancy. We're using Cisco Spaces to monitor and measure floor occupancy based on Wi-FI data, for individual meeting rooms we are also using it to visualize and display current occupancy. Cisco Spaces is also integrated with our Meraki Dashboard, so environmental sensor data for all offices is displayed in the digital rich map.
Pros
- Visualize occupancy of meeting rooms
- Visualize environmental conditions for individual offices
- Display analytics and reporting for occupancy based data
Cons
- Compatibility with 3rd party sensors
- Unification of capabilities regardless of source of occupancy data
- Robustness
Return on Investment
- Allows to optimize amount and size of meeting rooms
- Allows us to locate expensive equipment withing seconds
Other Software Used
Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Meraki Dashboard, Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms
Cisco Spaces
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use it for Location services and history. We are also authentication guests by Guest authentication service available in Cisco Spaces. Guests get one time password for 2nd factor authentication. We also use Cisco Spaces engagement services to send welcome back message to our guests once them come back to premises. We have integrated some sensors for people counting in meeting rooms.
Pros
- Location services
- Guest Authentication
- Smart building integration
- Reports
Cons
- Parking system integration for guests
- Pantry booking for guests
- Integration with building BMS system
Return on Investment
- Monitoring
- Location services
- Heat map
Alternatives Considered
Kontent.ai
Cisco Spaces gave insight to our Space
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Cisco Spaces makes our hybrid environment work more fluidly. Cisco Spaces not only tells our technicians when space is at a max level but also tells us when rogue devices are on our network. Cisco Spaces works by providing insight on not only what resources are used but if the bandwidth is being used beyond capacity and where. There are so many different types of metrics that you have access to that you can customize to your dashboard to see only the metrics you need for your business.
Pros
- Connecting the Hybrid Environment
- Indoor Analytics
- Location of devices
Cons
- Be able to better lock out devices outside the active window
- More precise location tracking
- Better integration for the switches with the cloud
Return on Investment
- Ability to see my Cisco Equipment in the cloud
- Able to see my manage all my devices anywhere
- Insights into what load each device is taking on
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Catalyst Center and Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance
Other Software Used
ScreenConnect, Fishbowl Solutions, Trend Vision One Endpoint Security
Usability
Cisco Spaces - Great Product
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Collaboration in developing ways to improve the workplace
Pros
- Cisco Penn1 refurb
- Cisco Atlanta
Cons
- None
Return on Investment
- Elimination of other control devices in the space