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If you’re ever confused about which optics work with which systems and other optics, check out Cisco Optics online tools. You’re not alone, and it’s certainly not your fault. Pluggable optics nomenclature and compatibility are inherently complicated, which is why we created these online tools to help make your life easier. Written with Peter Wong, Product Manager, Cisco Optics. There are two Cisco Optics online tools currently available, with more on the way. The first…

As IP technology has matured, the range of devices that the internet protocol supports goes well beyond computers to include cell phones, entertainment systems, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which created the need for more IP addresses and the development of IPv6 to provide them. With more and more device types requiring network connectivity, the demand for addresses in an IPv4-based network is at a premium. It can provide somewhere south of 4,294,967,296 unique…

As customers look for ways to accelerate their digital transformation journeys, we must have offers and capabilities to help them move faster. Almost every customer is deploying and integrating new technology solutions into their existing infrastructure systems and data sources – and seeking to do this in a shortened timeframe. IT leaders need help to define a clear path to their desired outcomes while minimizing complexity and having access to the right resources at the…

If you haven’t already seen Part 1 of this blog series, please have a read through. This section will cover ACI + Terraform, and we’ll include a couple of new topics – Terraform importing and data resources.  ​​​​​​​ Introduction to Terraform Terraform and ACI​​​​​​​ Explanation of the Terraform configuration files Terraform Remote State and Team Collaboration Terraform Providers – How are they built? Code Example https://github.com/conmurphy/intro-to-terraform-and-aci Lab Infrastructure You may already have your own ACI…

Nvidia is offering a certification program to steer customers and partners to buy GPU servers specifically tailored for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads from top-tier OEMs and ODMs. The program, called Nvidia-Certified Systems, is similar to those offered by Intel and AMD. It tells customers that these servers with these configurations are best optimized for running AI workloads at peak performance and in large-scale deployments. Nvidia kicked off the program with 14 certified GPU servers from…

US mobile carriers see an opportunity to broaden their role in the enterprise marketplace as the rush to deploy 5G continues, but it’s unclear whether their strategy will be sufficient to achieve that goal, according to industry analysts. Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are cornerstones of America’s Internet infrastructure, but their role has been largely restricted to data transport for most of their history. The provide data pipelines, but efforts to monetize their networks beyond the…

This week, I had the opportunity to speak at a National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) industry listening session on the U.S. federal government’s strategy for 5G policy. The agency’s consistent commitment to working with private sector stakeholders allows for thoughtful exploration of knotty questions, like whether and how a pivot to open 5G network architectures impacts the security of those networks. The thrust of my message today was that we believe that well-designed open…

While the move to 400G Ethernet has so far been a largely hyperscaler and telco-network event, the ambition for those users, as well as data-center customers is ultimately to  move to at least 800Gbps and possibly 1.6Tbps. And while 800Gbps seems to be a solid goal for Ethernet networking visionaries, the challenges—such as the optics, power, and architecture required to make the next speed leap—seem formidable. The need for increased speed in data centers and…

At Cisco we are pleased to kick off 2021 with an exciting update to the Cisco Collaboration Flex Plan that continues our mission to drive experiences that are 10x better than in-person interactions, help organizations collaborate seamlessly, and transform employee and customer experiences to power an inclusive future for all. Building off our last blog where we discussed Cisco Calling Plans and better together Security + Collaboration offers, I am pleased to share that the…

Every day, more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created. A number so large our minds can’t comprehend it. In 2020, every minute, 41.6 million WhatsApp messages were sent, 1.4 million video and voice calls were made, 69,444 people applied for jobs on LinkedIn, and TikTok was downloaded 2,704 times – each transaction generating different types of data. To add another layer of complexity, there are projected to be 35 billion IoT devices worldwide in…