Industry Voice: A New Cloud-Driven Approach for the UK MSP Market

Established since 2003, Ruijie Networks are a global leader in network infrastructure and innovative digital solutions. With 8 R&D centres and more than 8000 professionals worldwide, Ruijie Networks are dedicated to integrating cutting-edge technology with real-world applications, helping organisations across education, enterprise, governments, and hospitality build smarter, more secure, and more connected environments.

Security and innovation are at the forefront of Ruijie's development, with the public cloud being hosted on AWS in a data centre in London following all UK compliance, combined with 55% of the workforce being committed to R&D, ensuring the product is always market leading. To explore and test demo projects, you can register here: https://cloud-eu.ruijienetworks.com/admin3/register

In this context, network security is not just a feature but a core principle. In a world where every device and user are a potential entry point, identity is the foundation of network security. Modern platforms must control who and what connects them, ensuring only authorised users and compliant devices gain access. Acting as an integrated AAA server, they enforce dynamic policies based on roles, device type, location, and posture. At the same time, advanced profiling, automated onboarding, and streamlined guest management give IT teams visibility and control.

This identity-driven approach is embodied in Ruijie’s RG-OCE Network Manager (OCE), an intelligent on-premises solution that unifies access control and infrastructure management within a single interface. The RG-OCE Identity Manager offers an intuitive user experience and seamless configuration. Supporting 802.1X, captive portal, and MAC-based authentication, it integrates easily with multiple identity sources, including local accounts, Active Directory, and LDAP, ensuring smooth alignment with existing enterprise systems. OCE also delivers a robust set of authorisation policies—from dynamic VLAN assignment and QoS rate limiting to concurrent user control, traffic quotas, and time-based access rules—empowering administrators to secure access at every level. Learn more here: https://reyee.ruijie.com/en-global/products/sme/network-management-control/oce-identity-manager/

Here are the six key advantages of the Ruijie RG-OCE Network Manager

  1. Centralised Management – Unified control of APs, switches, routers, and gateways with automated configuration and VLAN visualisation.
  2. Unified Wi-Fi Experience – Seamless Layer 2/3 roaming and adaptive wireless optimisation for consistent connectivity.
  3. Comprehensive Monitoring & Reporting – Real-time WAN insights, device statistics, and API-enabled analytics with long-term data visibility.
  4. Multi-Tenancy & Sub-Account Management – Ideal for MSPs, enabling hierarchical control and efficient multi-site operations.
  5. Third-Party Device Management – SNMP-based topology visualisation and real-time alarms for cross-vendor environments.
  6. Zero-Touch Provisioning – Plug-and-play deployment that automatically configures new devices.

This feature set reflects the market’s broader transformation. According to Gartner’s June 2025 “Market Guide for Campus Infrastructure and Operations Software”, Campus Networking has matured to the point where “hardware has become a commodity”. Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) leaders are now prioritising software capabilities—particularly those that unify management, automation, and security. Ruijie’s OCE aligns precisely with this shift, bridging on-premises control and cloud-ready flexibility to create a secure, intelligent campus environment. Learn more here: https://reyee.ruijie.com/en-global/about/news/2025-gartner-market-guide-representative-vendor/

With hardware increasingly commoditised, differentiation now resides in software that secures, automates, and scales. Ruijie’s RG-OCE-NM provides a practical, identity-first route to software-defined campus security—balancing operational simplicity with robust protection for organisations that must support guests, BYOD, and diverse IoT fleets across education, hospitality, government, and enterprise.

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This article is sponsored by Ruijie Networks.