Case Study: Francesco Smalto achieves secure, streamlined multi-site connectivity with Cisco Meraki

Delivering a secure connection for historic Parisian tailor across multiple sites

Francesco Smalto, a historic bespoke tailor headquartered in Paris with 10 branch locations, needed a reliable, secure way to connect stores to the Paris workshop for transferring business‑critical communications and customer information. Cisco Meraki was chosen, using its Security & SD‑WAN and Wireless LAN solutions—notably Meraki Security Appliances with built‑in WiFi and Auto VPN—to simplify deployment and centralize management.

Cisco Meraki pre‑configured and deployed security appliances (including MX60 models with integrated WiFi at six sites) via the cloud dashboard, establishing site‑to‑site Auto VPN and device/group policies in just two weeks. The rollout consolidated WiFi and VPN into fewer devices, gave admins Layer‑7 visibility and remote troubleshooting tools, delivered real‑time location analytics for customer insights, and provided seamless, zero‑disruption firmware updates—resulting in reliable, centrally managed connectivity across all 10 locations.

Francesco Smalto

Luc Pendic

Administrateur Systèmes & Réseaux