- Last updated June 20, 2024
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Cisco has announced the launch of the Meraki India Region, a new cloud service hosted locally within India to support businesses transitioning to the cloud while addressing local data storage and privacy requirements.
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Today, global networking giant Cisco has announced the launch of the Meraki India Region, a new cloud service hosted locally within India to support businesses transitioning to the cloud while addressing local data storage and privacy requirements.
At the launch, Daisy Chittilapilly, president of Cisco India and SAARC said that India is one of the top 10 markets globally for the company and addressed the company’s ambition to elevate it to the top five. The launch of Meraki India Region is a step towards making that happen.
In 2012, Cisco acquired San Francisco based cloud infrastructure startup Meraki for $1.2 billion in cash.
Under the Hood
Cisco Meraki, used by over 810,000 customers globally, is a leading cloud-managed IT platform offers simplified operations, secure networking, and an ecosystem that fosters growth and innovation. Meraki’s offerings include comprehensive networking solutions (wired, wireless, SD-WAN), secure networking, and IoT capabilities, providing customers with centralised visibility and control, unified management of networks, and reduced operational costs.
Chittilapilly was joined by Lawrence Huang, SVP/GM of Cisco Networking of Meraki and Wireless, who said, “Launching the Meraki India Region is crucial for ensuring customers can securely connect and scale their businesses with Meraki’s simplicity.” The region will help customers meet local data storage needs with advanced security features such as penetration testing and daily vulnerability scans, supporting the country’s digital transformation efforts.
The demand for data localisation and privacy in India is growing.
According to Cisco’s 2024 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, 97% of Indian organisations believe data is safer when stored locally, and 94% trust global providers over local ones for data protection. The Meraki India Region offers significant benefits for public sector entities, government, education, financial institutions, healthcare, and professional services that prioritise local data storage as part of their cloud transformation.
Earlier this month, the security solutions provider also introduced AI-powered features for digital resilience by integrating network capabilities with claims of stronger security, observability, and data management, simplifying adoption and providing comprehensive visibility.
It launched one billion dollar global AI investment fund to foster industry innovation and support its AI-driven strategy for connecting and protecting organisations.
Furthermore, Lenovo and Cisco have been in global partnership to deliver integrated infrastructure and networking solutions for accelerating digital transformation for businesses of all sizes with turnkey solutions from edge to cloud since May of this year.
Since May, Lenovo and Cisco have partnered globally to provide integrated infrastructure and networking solutions. accelerate digital transformation for businesses with turnkey solutions from edge to cloud.
Shritama (she/her) is a technology journalist at AIM who is passionate to explore the influence of AI on different domains including fashion, healthcare and banks.
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