Cisco Systems' $1.2 billion purchase of Meraki was pricey, but necessary if the company was going to make a wireless networking play and tap into the small- to mid-sized company market.

Cisco bought Swedish video analytics specialist Modcam and is working the firm‘s technology into its Meraki smart camera line to help end users gain more value from the data they collect.

One size does not fit all. For this reason, I believe Cisco is well-positioned to capture a substantial piece of SD-WAN market share—its Viptela and Meraki platforms address a wide range of ...