Case Study: DEKRA Expert Services NV achieves rapid 7-site deployment and lower TCO with Cisco Meraki

Layer 2 & 3 access switches added to 7 sites in 3 weeks—no higher costs or more staff

DEKRA, a Belgian leader in vehicle, marine, fire and liability valuations, faced a fragmented network made up of many product types with different management interfaces. IT administrators needed a way to regain control without outsourcing management or hiring specialized staff, so they selected Cisco Meraki’s cloud-managed portfolio (Security & SD‑WAN, Switching, and Wireless LAN) to standardize networking across their sites.

Cisco Meraki deployed Layer 2 and 3 access switches, Meraki security appliances and 802.11ac access points to seven sites in 2–3 weeks, with site‑to‑site VPN, VLAN segmentation, 802.1X corporate SSIDs and guest Wi‑Fi. The unified Meraki dashboard gave DEKRA visibility, built‑in analytics, remote troubleshooting and security (malware detection, IDS/IPS), enabling secure remote access via client VPN, fewer on‑site staff, and lower overall TCO through included firmware/feature updates — all delivered without increasing costs or headcount.

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Eddy Van der Linden

IT Administrator