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The growth in online banking has been – and will continue to be – rapid. From a valuation of $11.43 billion in 2019, the projections are that it will reach $31.81 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 13.6%. For the incumbent banking system, this rapid growth poses a real and ongoing challenge, as it has opened the door to unconventional disruption and new competition. Non-banking companies are now able to bring different business models…

Nothing says summer fun like studying network automation. Am I right!?! Okay, maybe it’s not quite as much fun as amusement parks, beaches, mountain hiking, or camping, but that doesn’t mean you can’t also have fun studying for a DevNet Certification between those other activities.  And I’ll be hosting a series of FOUR webinars in June 2021 focusing on applying the skills of a DevNet Associate to real world tasks, use cases, and problems that…

The pandemic has raised the status and prospects of IT leaders within their organizations. But, what now? How can they capitalize on successes? Which pitfalls should they avoid? These were just some of the questions recently discussed during an IDG TECHTalk Twitter chat, sponsored by Comcast. The robust forum — summarized here — was led by Isaac Sacolick (@nyike), CIO contributing editor and author of Driving Digital. Answers lightly edited for clarity. Q1: What are…

It’s no secret that Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) has been a bit of a hot topic recently – and it’s for good reason.  In a recent study by Gartner, it is estimated that by 2024, 40% of enterprises will have explicit strategies to adopt a SASE approach. As we move towards a more long-term remote, hybrid, “work from anywhere” environment, the need for cloud-delivered secure connectivity is a must.  Our customers are struggling to…

Cisco SecureX has been enabling customers to build more secure, integrated infrastructure for over a year now. Leveraging both Cisco and third-party integrations, you can centralize visibility and aggregate intelligence while conducting incident investigation and response. SecureX orchestration allows you to take these integrations to the next level by creating custom workflows that enable your products to interact with each other in entirely new ways. However, since the SecureX platform is cloud-based, integration with on-premise…

Oracle is not the first name in cloud computing, but never let it be said Larry and company don’t try. It is making a big push with its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) by offering Arm processor instances and new initiatives with the open-source community. The new instances are powered by Altra, Ampere’s 64-bit Arm processor, and are priced at 1 cent per core hour, which Oracle claims is the lowest price/performance available when compared to any…

In today’s landscape, people and businesses are connecting more applications, infrastructure, and devices via the cloud than ever before. As demands rise, so do the challenges and the needs of our customers. Anticipating and planning to meet those needs, Cisco has been developing a hybrid cloud strategy and building the infrastructure that enables our customers to rise to the unique challenges of this era. You can learn more about how Cisco’s capabilities and plans will…

Hei fra Norge! or “Hello from Norway!” I’m a Product Manager focused on the Webex Certification Program. I specifically work in the Webex Devices Business Unit based in Olso, Norway where all our Webex video endpoints are created. Since 2019, I’ve been an expat, and I’d love to share how I landed this role and what I’ve learned – all thanks to Cisco! The expat package at Cisco has two tiers. The first is the Cisco Talent…

Time flies when you’re having fun. It’s wild to realize it has been a year since we launched the DevNet Specialization. The initiative launched in May 2020 to recognize Cisco partners with the technical skills and business processes around software programmability and automation on Cisco products and services. It has also been a wild 12 months overall. Launching a new program in the middle of a global pandemic was challenging enough in itself, yet it…

The Center for Internet Security has updated its set of safeguards for warding off the five most common types of attacks facing enterprise networks—web-application hacking, insider and privilege misuse, malware, ransomware, and targeted intrusions. In issuing its CIS Controls V8 this month, the organization sought to present practical and specific actions businesses can take to protect their networks and data. These range from making an inventory of enterprise assets to account management to auditing logs….