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1,528 Customers Surveyed

12,709 Data Points Collected

77 Published TechFacts

19 Published Charts

42 Published Case Studies



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Cisco Identity Services Engine Customer Testimonial

Identity Services Engine has made a big impact. ISE has made it easy to send staff and student logins over wireless to the proper VLANs. This keeps them separated and makes it easier for the firewall to deliver proper content filtering.

Shane Maddox, Network Administrator, Jackson-Madison County School System

Cisco Identity Services Engine Case Study

Medium Enterprise Industrial Manufacturing Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise industrial manufacturing company is based on an April 2017 survey of Cisco Identity Services Engine customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“Cisco ISE allows us to gain awareness of everything hitting our network. It provides access consistently & efficiently and helps us relieve the stress of complex access management.”

“Any device connects to the network securely through authentication. It improved our network security.”

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Cisco Identity Services Engine:

  • Purchased Cisco ISE for the following reasons:
    • Preference and trust in Cisco Systems, Inc.
    • Integration with other Cisco products and technologies
  • The following IT trend is driving the need for Cisco ISE:
    • Secure Network Access

Use Case

The key feature and functionality of Cisco Identity Services Engine that the surveyed company uses:

  • Is using version 2.0 of Cisco ISE.

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Cisco Identity Services Engine:

  • Enables organizations to:
    • Secure access
    • Manage guest services
    • Segment their network
  • Evaluated the following vendor before purchasing ISE:
    • ForeScout
  • Achieved the following outcomes using Cisco ISE:
    • Provide actionable intelligence on the users and devices on the network
    • Minimize the risk of unsecured devices entering the network
  • Is currently very satisfied with ISE.
  • Finds the following Cisco ISE features to be most valuable:
    • TACACS+
    • Integration with Cisco and 3rd Party Solutions

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Case Study

British American Hospital

Introduction

This case study of British American Hospital is based on a December 2017 survey of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“Cisco ISE lets us see all the users and devices on the network, offer secure access at scale, and protect our network across the distributed enterprise.”

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE):

  • Driven to purchase Cisco ISE based on the following trends:
    • Secure Network Access
    • Cybersecurity
    • Remote Access

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that the surveyed company uses:

  • Deployed the following ISE services:
    • Access Control
    • Guest Services
    • Device Administration

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE):

  • Achieved the following outcomes from using Cisco ISE:
    • Provided actionable intelligence on the users and devices on the network
    • Minimized the risk of unsecured devices entering the network
    • Enabled employees the flexibility to work anywhere on any device securely
  • Reports the following networking environments gaining the most value from Cisco ISE:
    • Switching
    • Wireless
    • Security

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Customer Research

In which of the following areas do you plan to expand your use of ISE?

Access Control (e.g. 802.1x)
44%
Device Administration (e.g. TACACS+)
41%
User and device visibility (e.g. profiling)
41%
Endpoint Compliance (e.g. MDM)
40%
BYOD Access
39%
Software-defined Access
38%
Threat Control
35%
Guest Access
34%
Segmentation
34%
Context Exchange
16%

Cisco ISE Customer Testimonial

It is the only application capable of integrating several solutions in a single cluster.

Denys Monteiro, IT Specialist, Capgemini

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Customer Research

Cisco ISE has helped us achieve the following outcomes:

Minimize our risk of unsecure devices entering the network
78%
Provide actionable intelligence on the users and devices on the network
58%
Give employees the flexibility to work anywhere on any device securely
42%
Comply with regulatory requirements
41%
Minimize the impact of a breach
28%


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About Cisco Identity Services Engine

Gain awareness of everything hitting your network. Provide access consistently and efficiently. Relieve the stress of complex access management.

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