For decades, Cisco’s heritage has been connecting us with the rest of the world via innovative network and software solutions. Hey, Webex! About five years ago, Cisco began reimagining the workplace experience, introducing a cloud-based platform – Cisco Spaces.
Cisco Spaces is a visual representation of a workplace, giving employees and IT a birds-eye view of the office. It shows available office and meeting space and the number of people on a floor or in those rooms.
The platform can help make the office more inviting and encourage people to return. Let’s explore four ways Cisco Spaces does just that.
Cisco Spaces leverages your existing tech to simplify how employees and IT work
It’s in Cisco Spaces’ “DNA” (deep cut for Cisco enthusiasts) to make employee and IT work experiences smoother for everyone.
Whether employees are on their way into the office or are already there, Cisco Spaces keeps them informed of daily workplace, meeting space, device, and platform status.
The cloud platform uses your Cisco wireless network—like Aironet®, Cisco Catalyst®, Meraki®, Cisco Webex® and collaboration devices, and third-party sensors, native apps, and more to gather information. After collecting the data, Cisco Spaces provides valuable insights into how people and devices move around the office. This information can also help IT understand how to optimize spaces.
1. Wayfinding with Cisco Spaces
The modern workplace is more of a “come in to collaborate” space. Some that work remotely more often may not be aware of the latest office floor plans, rooms, and technologies. So, it is crucial to ensure everyone understands your office’s layout, including:
- How to get to each space
- Collaboration spaces with appropriate AV/UC solutions
- Available workstations
With Cisco Spaces, employees can easily plan for any situation before and during office hours. Cisco Spaces’ wayfinding feature offers a clickable 3D floor plan to help employees easily:
- Check which rooms on a floor are free
- Book a space
- Review the room devices available (is it a Cisco smart room?)
- Navigate to a space with real-time directions on their smartphone or office display
Because Cisco Spaces is accessible across devices, employees can schedule rooms anywhere at any time
Smart Workspaces with Cisco Spaces
2. Workplace safety to bring comfort and accelerate productivity
In addition to device and software security, we must also think of the employee side of safety and security. Post-pandemic, employees want to know their workspaces are safe and secure. Cisco Spaces can provide peace of mind by sharing:
- Floor and room occupancy levels
- Room temperature and humidity
- Room air quality and CO2 levels
You can also use Cisco Spaces to get to know and organize users based on their office visits and movements. Organizations that employ the Cisco Spaces Engagements app can send SMS, email, push notifications, and more to keep people updated on office news or emergencies. You can tailor messages based on how people interact in the workplace and their location.
3. Creating a more sustainable workplace
Managing energy use and keeping up with sustainability goals are top of mind in today’s workplace. A simple way for IT to promote these initiatives is by reminding teams to turn off meeting room tech when not in use. But wouldn’t it be even better if you could make this process automatic?
Cisco smart room solutions can seamlessly connect to Cisco Spaces. This means your meeting rooms will automatically:
- Power up when someone walks in the room
- Detect the number of people in a space
- Turn air conditioning and ventilation on and off
- Record room data
With Cisco Spaces, your organization can save energy, extend the life of room devices, and tell IT which rooms and devices get the most use.
4. Understanding workplace behavior to refine everyday activities
In addition to streamlined workplace operations, providing a safe environment, and empowering sustainability, Cisco Spaces provides IT and leadership with actionable data.
Now, IT can track space use and create action plans for room upgrades based on that data. Cisco Spaces uses 2D and 3D office floor plans to display heat maps of the rooms employees and visitors use the most.
When you connect every piece of the Cisco wireless network and third-party tech, Cisco Spaces captures data across the entire office. Combined, you can create a facility that truly becomes a smart building.
Cisco Spaces Digital Event – Smart Spaces Walkthrough
Maximize how you use your workplace real estate
Cisco Spaces’ dynamic visuals, accessibility, and flexibility may be ideal for your organization. You can enhance workplace experiences, create an eco-smart workspace, and inspire a return to the office. AVI-SPL is here to help you get the most out of Cisco Spaces and make it all happen!
Our dedicated Cisco technology experts can help:
- Assess your floorplans
- Recommend collaboration device and software upgrades
- Integrate and connect solutions to Cisco Spaces
- Manage cloud licenses
- Ensure your solutions work properly from day one
Contact AVI-SPL to start exploring the value of Cisco Spaces today.
