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Alucid Team

Sep 151 min read

Cisco Wants You Locked In - Break Free and Keep HALF Your IT Budget!

Many companies default to one thing: renewing contracts with the original equipment manufacturer (OEM)—like Cisco.

Brittany Perry

Apr 31 min read

End of Life: Cisco Meraki Switches 2025

Cisco has announced end-of-sales and end-of-support dates for numerous Meraki switch models in 2025.

Alucid Team

Mar 252 min read

Did Cisco just Change the Game in Switching?

Cisco unveiled its N9300 Series Smart Switches marking a significant advancement in data center networking and security.

Brittany Perry

Feb 141 min read

Cisco Meraki announced EOS for MR56-HW — Should You Pull the Plug?

ecently, Cisco Meraki announced the End-of-Sale for the MR56-HW Cloud Managed Access Point.

Alucid Team

Feb 102 min read

Network Refresh for International Retailer

We just completed a full network refresh for a retail location, included Meraki routers, switches and more.

Alucid Team

Aug 30, 20241 min read

Did your Cisco Nexus Switch just go EOSL?

The Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for VMware vSphere reached its end-of-support on July 31st, 2024. Does your team have a plan in place?

Brittany Perry

Aug 1, 20241 min read

Nexus 9300 Switches and APIC Servers Can Experience Memory Failures - Hardware Upgrade Available!

Cisco recently issued an update regarding memory failures in Nexus 9300 Switches and APIC Servers.

Brittany Perry

Jul 29, 20241 min read

Cisco Routers that are End-of-Life

If you have Cisco Routers that are End-of-Life, it may be time to consider Third-Party Maintenance.

Alucid Team

Jun 12, 20241 min read

Cisco - The founding Story

@Cisco Systems was founded in 1984 by a couple, Leonard Bosack and Sandra Lerner. The two met while studying at Stanford University and...

Mackenzie Perry

Jan 14, 20231 min read