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When I was learning to write Python, I  did a lot of pair programming. Pair programming is where two engineers/developers work using only one machine – taking it in turns to write code (often coding every 15 minutes and swapping over). This technique is awesome for learning from each other. As our team members are now all working from home and in different time zones, collaboration has become a lot more challenging. Enter the Tabnine AI…

As organizations become less centralized they face new security challenges that require new ways of addressing threats that will change the basic fabric of network security, according to Gartner analysts. A persistent challenge adapting to these changes is the skills gap–finding IT pros with the technical know-how to meet evolving security issues, Peter Firstbrook, Gartner vice president and anayst told attendees at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2021 Americas. “Cybersecurity teams are being asked to secure countless…

These days, protecting the network perimeter is a foregone conclusion. However, there is no longer a monolithic perimeter—there are often multiple perimeters to protect. Unauthorized attempts to cross perimeters are frequent, and the need to defend against threats is critical to protect your assets. In any perimeter defense a key component is firewalls—the proverbial guard towers in your fortifications. They are chiefly responsible for controlling and inspecting the traffic coming into, and going out of,…

On a typically cool June 10, 2019, in San Diego, CA, we introduced a transformation in our network engineering certifications, with software, automation, and security woven throughout. We also announced a brand-new set of DevNet certifications that focused on a software-first approach to Cisco’s products and technologies. We had an Associate-level certification, various Specialist-level certifications, and a Professional-level certification. But something was missing. There was this little emblem over the Expert certification: Coming Soon. Well,…

I know what you’re thinking. Bill, it’s Tuesday, your next blog is supposed to be tomorrow. You’re correct. But when Tushar reached out to me with this amazing performance story on Cisco UCS X-Series, I didn’t think the news could wait. Let me introduce Tushar Patel, Principal Engineer, to give you all the details in his own words. I’ll be back tomorrow with a blog on X-Series & applications. By Tushar Patel   Adapting, Evolving,…

There’s no doubt that Cisco is a leading innovator in digital and climate solutions. Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) Program is aligned to Cisco’s mission of powering an inclusive future for all by unlocking the value of digitization. With over 900 projects impacting 60% of the world’s population, CDA helps countries grow GDP by fostering innovation across public and private sectors. Launched yesterday, the Americas Partner Organization (APO) has partnered with CDA to present the…

Part 3: Enhanced Application Experience with Cisco AppQoE As enterprise application data traverses WAN networks, the data can encounter congestion and packet losses that result in increasing latencies, resulting in sub-optimal experience for the workforce and machine-to-machine communications. My previous blog post illustrated how Cisco Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN), with advanced Application-Aware Routing based on network and application health telemetry, provides intelligent path selection and data policy enforcement. These contribute to an optimal application experience by…

I grew up in a ravishingly small village in Gujarat, India named Vekariya. My parents were farmers, and I was going to a rural private school where my teachers found me as a bright student. I eventually left school to take up the responsibility of caring for my younger brother, doing house chores, and cooking at the age of seven. All of this, while helping my parents on the farm. After a few days of…

The connections your customers build with your brand are largely tied to how they interact with your organization digitally. Customer experiences derived through these engagements have never been more important than now. Nearly a third (32%) of customers stated they would stop interacting with a brand they loved after one bad app experience,1 and a recent Forbes study found that 83% of executives surveyed faced moderate to severe risks to their revenue and market share…

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) board of directors has approved distribution of a special stock dividend to Dell Technologies stockholders of all its shares of Class A and Class B common stock of VMware, Inc. This represents approximately 81% of the outstanding shares of VMware common stock. Each share of VMware Class B common stock will be converted into one share of VMware Class A common stock…