From a hardware perspective, the cost isn't probably too off from traditional. What you will save in costs are time and user training management. Traditional uses CLI and you should definitely have some idea of how to navigate CLI when configuring traditional managed switches. We are slowly replacing all of our Access switches with Meraki equipment. a couple negatives of Meraki equipment compared to traditional is the need for the dashboard to make any substantial changes and it is a subscription base model. The Meraki equipment needs internet access and if your license expires and after multiple grace periods and warnings, Meraki can shutdown your network. Wit h traditional equipment, apart from necessary IOS updates, the equipment can just keep running with or without internet access or support.
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