Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.4 Information Guide
© 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
1
Size: 18,500 employees
Location: United Kingdom
Industry: Insurance
RSA Group is a leading global insurance company with 18,500 employees
around the world, including just under 1000 in London. To reduce rental costs,
the company decided to consolidate its three separate London offices in one
location: the iconic “Walkie Talkie” building at 20 Fenchurch Street.
around the world, including just under 1000 in London. To reduce rental costs,
the company decided to consolidate its three separate London offices in one
location: the iconic “Walkie Talkie” building at 20 Fenchurch Street.
“We wanted to change the culture,” says James Sandell, Group IT Delivery
Director, RSA Group. “People would no longer own a particular desk or office.”
Instead they would choose the right space for the day’s work—maybe a quiet room
in the morning and a team room or the company coffee shop in the afternoon.
Director, RSA Group. “People would no longer own a particular desk or office.”
Instead they would choose the right space for the day’s work—maybe a quiet room
in the morning and a team room or the company coffee shop in the afternoon.
“
We’re saving millions of pounds a year from the combination of less
office space and office sharing. We could not have done it without a
rock-solid corporate Wi-Fi solution.
office space and office sharing. We could not have done it without a
rock-solid corporate Wi-Fi solution.
”
James Sandell, Group IT Delivery Director, RSA Group
Flexible workspace reduces space requirements because a certain percentage
of employees are out of the office at any given time. To make it work, RSA
needed a solid, secure wireless network and an easy way to manage it.
of employees are out of the office at any given time. To make it work, RSA
needed a solid, secure wireless network and an easy way to manage it.
• Reduce London real-estate costs
• Improve productivity and team collaboration
• Lower IT costs
• Improve productivity and team collaboration
• Lower IT costs
Challenges
RSA Group brought all London employees
under one roof with a Cisco® Unified Access
solution. There’s one network, one policy,
and one management interface for wired and
Wi-Fi connections.