You have proposed an Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) Unified Infrastructure solution to a customer. The customer is also considering a Cisco Meraki solution. What are Aruba advantages that you…

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Options

• AAruba is much simpler than Meraki and offers cloud-based management, while Meraki does not.
• BAruba offers a broad portfolio of Wi-Fi 6 APs while Meraki does not yet support Wi-Fi 6.
• CAruba offers more architectural options than Meraki; Aruba has one product line specialized for
• DAs compared to Meraki, Aruba offers richer features, such as Client Match, Air Slice, and more

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  16% (8)
• C
  71% (36)
• D
  10% (5)

Explanation

Option C is correct because Aruba ESP's defining competitive advantage over Meraki is architectural flexibility - Aruba supports on-premises (controller-based), cloud-managed (via Aruba Central), and hybrid deployment models, whereas Meraki is fundamentally locked into a cloud-dependent, centralized architecture. This matters to customers who have regulatory, latency, or operational reasons to avoid full cloud dependency.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is false on two counts: Meraki is actually famous for cloud-based management - it's one of its core selling points - and calling Aruba "much simpler" is a subjective and inaccurate claim.
• B is factually incorrect; Cisco Meraki does offer Wi-Fi 6 access points, so claiming they don't is a statement you'd lose credibility for making in a sales conversation.
• D mentions real Aruba technologies (Client Match for intelligent client steering, Air Slice for Wi-Fi QoS), but the features cited don't represent the primary architectural differentiation, and some feature comparisons may be situationally nuanced rather than absolute advantages.

Memory tip: Think "Meraki = cloud or nothing; Aruba = your choice." The ESP (Edge Services Platform) pitch is built around giving customers options - that flexibility is the headline advantage and the heart of option C.

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