MERAKI

Meraki provides Cisco-based, cloud-controlled Wi-Fi and routing and security products for distributed wired and wireless networks. Cisco Meraki includes a portfolio of wireless LAN, switching, security appliances, and mobile device management, all centrally managed from the cloud. The company’s customers range from small and medium-sized businesses to global hotel chains to educational institutions. Meraki was created by Cisco’s 2012 acquisition of Meraki, a company that began as the brainchild of MIT PhD students. It is headquartered in Cisco SF, a center for software innovation based in San Francisco, California.