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Cisco Network Managed Service

What is the Cisco Network Managed Service?

Cisco Network Managed Service is a managed LAN and Wi‑Fi service for your existing Cisco environment. It combines proactive monitoring, lifecycle management and ITIL‑aligned processes, backed by 24/7/365 UK-based support to keep your network operational, available and stable.

Why choose our solution?

When the network is “always on”, support has to be as well. We take full ownership of day-to-day performance so your teams can focus on transformation, not firefighting.

Always watching, always acting

24/7/365 monitoring with real-time event handling means issues are spotted early and driven to resolution—fast, calm and controlled.

End-to-end incident ownership

From triage to resolution, we own the full incident journey—including Cisco TAC coordination where devices are covered by a Cisco support contract.

Governed change without the backlog

Governed change without the backlog

Standard MACs (Moves, Adds and Changes) delivered by certified engineers, with structured change management process to configuration reduce drift and risk.

Clear ownership, consistent service

Clear ownership, consistent service

A dedicated Service Delivery Manager leads onboarding, maintains a living Service Handbook, provides reports, and chairs regular service reviews.

The benefits of our Cisco Network Managed Service

Modern organisations are under constant pressure to keep networks secure, agile and cost-efficient—while meeting compliance demands and responding to rising cyber threats. Cisco Network Managed Service is designed to remove that operational burden and restore visibility and control.

With proactive monitoring, disciplined processes and continual service improvement, you get a network service that supports day-to-day stability and long-term planning—without the overhead of building and staffing it all in-house.

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Improved resilience and uptime

Reduce downtime through proactive monitoring and disciplined incident handling—improving availability across critical sites and services.

2

Faster recovery when issues hit

Shorten mean time to resolution with real-time event management and clear ownership from investigation through to closure.

3

Stronger security and lower exposure

Timely patching and accelerated firmware reviews for critical vulnerabilities help reduce security gaps and manage risk.

4

Predictable cost and better budgeting

Move to transparent, predictable pricing to reduce unexpected costs and support more confident financial planning.

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Better insight for smarter decisions

Gain clearer visibility of performance, trends, licensing and lifecycle to support governance, compliance and future roadmap choices.

Why your organisation needs our Cisco Network Managed Service


If your teams are stretched, your estate is growing, and the risk of downtime or security exposure is increasing, managed service can be the difference between controlled operations and constant interruption.

Common challenges include skills shortages, 24/7 coverage gaps, change backlogs, patch uncertainty and limited reporting visibility.

Skills shortage and capability gaps

Access certified Cisco specialists without the cost and complexity of building a larger in-house function.

Always-on expectations, limited cover

Always-on expectations, limited cover

When incidents happen outside office hours, you need round-the-clock monitoring and response from a UK-based NOC.

Downtime and slow recovery

Without proactive detection and clear ownership, resolution slows and business impact grows—especially across multi-site estates.

Change backlog and configuration drift

Unmanaged MACs and inconsistent changes increase instability. Governed change management keeps control without slowing progress.

Patch uncertainty and upgrade risk

Patch uncertainty and upgrade risk

Firmware decisions are high-risk when rushed. Regular reviews and accelerated action for critical vulnerabilities reduce uncertainty.

Poor visibility for governance and planning

Poor visibility for governance and planning

Fragmented reporting makes it hard to prove performance and manage SLAs. Regular reporting and reviews improve clarity and accountability.

Managed Network Services explained

Managed Cisco LAN & Wi Fi operations—run with discipline, built for outcomes

Cisco Network Managed Service is designed for organisations that rely on their existing Cisco LAN and Wi‑Fi estate and need it to stay stable, secure and supportable—without tying up internal teams. We bring proactive monitoring, lifecycle management and ITIL‑aligned service management together into one joined-up service, delivered by a UK-based Network Operations Centre and specialist engineers.

What we manage

  • 24/7/365 monitoring and real-time event handling to spot issues early and reduce business impact.

  • Incident management with end-to-end ownership, from triage through to resolution.

  • Standard MACs (Moves, Adds and Changes) delivered by certified engineers to keep your estate current and consistent.

  • Firmware and vulnerability governance, including quarterly firmware reviews and accelerated action for critical vulnerabilities.

How the service runs day to day

We operate using disciplined, ITIL‑aligned processes. Alerts flow from our observability platform into our ITSM tool, triggering prompt investigation and structured handling—so nothing falls between systems or teams.

A dedicated Service Delivery Manager (SDM) leads onboarding, maintains a living Service Handbook, provides regular service reports, and chairs service reviews. This creates a clear “single thread” of accountability for operational performance and continual improvement.

Vendor escalation and hardware support

Where devices are covered by a Cisco support contract, we coordinate with Cisco TAC during incidents and support escalation to keep resolution moving. We can also invoke and manage advanced hardware replacement end to end.

Visibility, lifecycle and long-term planning

For organisations using boxxe LABS Network Intelligence, we can provide clearer visibility of licensing and product lifecycle, supporting risk insights and longer-term planning—such as End-of-Life/End-of-Support tracking and smarter budget decisions.

Service delivery process

Phase 1 — Onboarding & service baselining
SDM-led onboarding sets expectations, confirms service scope, and establishes your living Service Handbook and reporting cadence.

Phase 2 — Tooling integration & event flow
We connect monitoring/observability into ITSM workflows so events trigger consistent triage, escalation and tracking.

Phase 3 — Operate: monitor, respond, change
24/7/365 monitoring, real-time event management, standard MACs, and incident ownership to keep services stable and users productive.

Phase 4 — Review & improve
Regular reporting and service reviews drive continual optimisation, firmware governance, and practical improvements aligned to your operational priorities.

Summary

Always-on monitoring. 24/7/365 UK-based coverage and real-time event management help keep your Cisco LAN and Wi‑Fi operational and stable.

Governed support. ITIL‑aligned processes, structured incident ownership and standard MACs reduce drift, risk and disruption.

Smarter lifecycle control. Quarterly firmware reviews (accelerated for critical vulnerabilities) plus licensing and lifecycle insight support better decisions.

With a dedicated Service Delivery Manager, clear reporting and regular reviews, Cisco Network Managed Service gives you predictable operations and confidence—so your teams can focus on strategic initiatives, not constant firefighting.

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What you get

You receive a managed service built to make network operations simpler, more predictable and easier to govern.

  • 24/7/365 monitoring and real-time event handling from a UK-based Network Operations Centre

  • End-to-end incident ownership, including Cisco TAC coordination where supported by contract

  • Standard MACs (Moves, Adds and Changes) delivered by certified engineers

  • Quarterly firmware reviews, accelerated for critical vulnerabilities

  • Service governance via an SDM, a living Service Handbook, regular reporting and service reviews

  • Optional visibility and planning support via boxxe LABS Network Intelligence (where deployed)

  • Predictable pricing to support budgeting and reduce unexpected operational costs

What our customers say

We know boxxe Group will always deliver. As a hospital, we're dynamic and sometimes need to act quickly to support transformation. Often time is of the essence. With boxxe Group, we can pick up the phone and they will help... boxxe Group employees are technically sound; they follow best practice and instil confidence. They have good account management and excellent ties with Cisco.

Matthew Poxon
Head of Networks
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

"One of the things we are finding out, and working with our partners with boxxe Group, is how we can leverage the information the platform gives us to better understand the estate that we have. It is the ingenuity of technology partners that enabled us to build the provisioning system, that we were able to provision a network for a secondary school, in a couple of hours."

Simon Billington
ICT & Infrastructure Manager
Wrexham County Borough Council

“This is fantastic work and achievement. In all the years I've been in networking, I've never seen a change of this significance rolled out in anywhere near that time.... more like months rather than minutes. Truly outstanding and supports the exact message we give to customers.”

Ken Hobbs
Enterprise SE
Cisco

Key strategic partnership

Cisco Preferred Partner under the Partner 360 Program

boxxe's strong partnership with Cisco reflects how we deliver value to our customers, by being discovery-led, technically excellent, and focused on delivering outcomes that matter.

Our Preferred Partner status spans Networking, Security, AI & Cloud and Services, with Expert status in Customer Experience & Managed Services.

FAQs

If you’re weighing up managed service support, these are the practical questions we’re asked most often. If you don’t see yours here, we’ll answer it directly—no jargon, no sales theatre.

It’s designed for your existing Cisco environment—managed LAN and Wi‑Fi operations delivered with proactive monitoring, lifecycle management and ITIL‑aligned processes. That means you can improve stability and control without having to rip and replace.

Yes. The service includes 24/7/365 monitoring with UK-based Network Operations Centre. When alerts hit at 02:00, you’re not relying on “best efforts”—you have a team actively watching and responding.

We provide end-to-end incident ownership, from triage through to resolution. Where your devices are covered by a Cisco support contract, we also coordinate with Cisco TAC to keep escalation moving and reduce time lost in handovers.

We deliver standard MACs and run quarterly firmware reviews, with accelerated action for critical vulnerabilities. This helps reduce patch uncertainty and upgrade risk, while keeping changes governed and auditable—without creating a backlog.

Yes. Where you have boxxe Labs Network Intelligence deployed, you gain visibility of licensing and product lifecycle (including End‑of‑Life/Support insights) to support forecasting, budgeting and risk management—not just day-to-day operations.

Your Service Delivery Manager leads onboarding, maintains a living Service Handbook, provides regular reports and chairs service reviews. This creates predictable governance and continual improvement, so performance and priorities stay visible and aligned.

Get more from your network with Cisco Network Managed Service

Keep your Cisco LAN and Wi‑Fi stable, secure and well-governed—backed by 24/7/365 UK-based monitoring and expert ownership.

  • Reduce downtime with proactive monitoring and faster incident resolution

  • Keep changes and patching controlled with ITIL-aligned processes

  • Improve visibility with reporting, reviews and lifecycle insight (where deployed)

  • Budget confidently with predictable, transparent pricing

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