The document discusses the benefits of Cisco's 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers for small and medium-sized businesses. It provides an all-in-one solution for routing, switching, wireless access and security in a single device. Key benefits include advanced wired and wireless connectivity, enterprise-class security features, and the ability to evolve the software-defined WAN over time through centralized management and policies. The 1000 Series offers an affordable way for SMBs to securely connect endpoints, devices and networks.

1. Four Reasons to Consider the All-in-one ISR 1000
For SMBs, Cisco’s 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) provide an
affordable solution for switching, routing, and wireless all in one device.
And today’s operations are more complex—going way beyond the basics.
SMBs have little-to-no-IT resources, time, energy or skills to handle this new
normal of business practices. For those who are interested in how it works, watch
this 2-minute video:
Cisco 1000 Series ISR for SMBs
https://video.cisco.com/detail/video/5798135974001/cisco-1000-series-isr-for-
smbs?autoStart=true&q=ISR%201000
SMBs, like all businesses, need secure, simple and affordable IT options that will
protect their critical business intellectual property, block or guard against risky
practices, set policies and offer backup connectivity—all while having the ability to
connect every device within any point in the network.

2. Having the right device to run day-to-day operations can transformyour
SMB.
Let’s imagine you are a small business that deals with the public in retail, finance,
education or other commercial firms. You want your customers to be able to use the
Wi-Fi guest access without any threat of them viewing financial, identity, health or
other private records. “The last thing a clinic wants is for the network to be hacked
and for patients’ records to be exposed. You want to provide guest access which is
independent of the clinic’s network. In technical terms, it’s called network
segmentation, which is simple to do with an ISR 1000.” says Shankar Ramachandran,
Product Line Manager for Cisco Integrated Services Routers.”
Companies need fast, secure and reliable connectivity. “Driving employee
engagement has been at the forefront of effective management for decades, but
now more than ever, it is central to employee attraction and retention,” writes
one Forbes reporter in a recent article.
Cisco’s versatile 1000 Series Integrated Services Router is like a
small office or branch office-in-a-box for your business, school,
clinic or retail location. Here are the top four reasons why:
1. All-in-one solution — Routing, wireless and switching are combined in a
single device with Cisco’s trusted IOS®
XE software. Internet access,
comprehensive security, and management are combined in a single, high-
performance device. Plus, with pay-as-you-grow performance licensing you
can avoid unnecessary hardware upgrades and save on CapEx.
2. Advanced wired and wireless access—All of your devices connected to
the network with advanced connectivity options like 4G LTE, DSL, copper and
fiber Ethernet. Plus, ISR 1000s have a built-in wireless access point that
includes integrated wireless controller capability, so you have the fastest way
to wirelessly connect an entire network or office site, quickly, easily and
affordably. With Cisco’s Mobility Express you can support up to 100 Cisco APs
and 2,000 connected client devices on a single Wi-Fi network.

3. 3. Enterprise-class security —With integrated security features like IP
Security, high-performance VPN’s and Encrypted Traffic Analytics, the ISR
1000 is always on, always open to protect your desktops, tablets and mobile
devices and content from malware and ransomware. In addition, Cisco
Umbrella™ is a cloud security platform that provides the first line of defense
against threats on the Internet wherever users go, blocking malicious attacks
and DDOS attacks before a connection is ever established. It will even help
identify where the next attack will emerge.
4. Cisco Software-Defined WAN Evolution — With Cisco SD-WAN you can
define policies and prioritize traffic all from one management console. Zero-
touch deployment across the WAN means you can deploy, manage, operate
and secure your network quickly and easily, so you can get back to your
business.
Original article from https://blogs.cisco.com/smallbusiness/new-cisco-isr-1000-
important-for-small-and-medium-sized-businesses
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