NETWORKING

When something in your house breaks, it’s your problem. When something in your network breaks, it’s everyone’s problem. At least, that’s how it can feel when the sudden influx of support tickets, angry phone calls, and so on start rolling in. They quickly remind you that those numbers behind the traffic visualizations are more than numbers alone. They represent individuals. That includes individuals who don’t notice how the infrastructure supports them until suddenly… it’s not….

Once developers start the journey of adopting a modern microservices based architecture they also need to handle other aspects of Cloud Native architecture like Full Stack Observability, microservices authentication and authorization, CICD pipeline etc. Cisco’s DevRel engineering team has been developing all its applications as microservices, and running these on a Kubernetes based Cloud Native platform for 5+ years. As an early adopter of Cloud Native architecture, the DevRel engineering team needs to develop and…

“Hybrid work allows us to redefine what’s possible by bringing out the very best of work byempowering flexibility, choice, and inclusion for both employers and employees alike.” — Francine Katsoudas, EVP & Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer At Cisco, we’ve been ‘living hybrid’ for quite some time. Remote working and virtual collaboration are nothing new to us, but we also recognize that delivering on what hybrid work requires for success is not easy. We’ve…

Wireless technologies have evolved significantly over the years. Wireless solutions used to be limited to sensing less-than-critical applications and connecting user devices. Nowadays, wireless technologies are able to support bandwidth-intensive worker productivity applications, reliable mobility for critical assets, increased data collection from all areas of the plant, and applications that boost operational efficiencies and production uptime. Wireless is finding uses in every industrial setting. For example, autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)…

The Transformational Tech series highlights Cisco’s nonprofit grant recipients that use technology to help transform the lives of individuals and communities. Nonprofit Kobo, Inc. provides humanitarian aid workers with the tools they need to gather, manage, coordinate, and analyze data from interviewing displacement survivors, to be used to inform evidence-based programming and policymaking. With assistance of grant funding from Cisco Foundation, Kobo Inc. partnered with CLEAR Global to develop audio capture technology, speech recognition technology,…

The future of healthcare is being driven by digital transformation and innovation. Healthcare is evolving into a new era where nearly everything is connected through digital technologies to improve the way that healthcare is delivered. Most things that need to happen before the patient walks into a clinic or the hospital – from appointment scheduling to check in and digital intake forms – can be done using technology.   This was true before the pandemic, but…

On May 13, European policymakers reached a deal on a new law regulating cybersecurity for critical infrastructure entities (NIS 2 Directive). Cisco welcomes this agreement and the continued attention that the European Union (EU) is dedicating to secure critical infrastructure. The pandemic brought awareness that disruption of operations can cause a cascade of consequences along the supply chain and disrupt critical industries like food supply, transport and manufacturing. But Colonial Pipeline provided a real-world example…

Cisco Secure Access by Duo and Cisco Umbrella expands availability on AWS Marketplace Cisco Secure powers security resilience enabling you to protect the integrity of your business amidst unpredictable threats and major change, such as migrating to the cloud. As a leader in cloud enablement, Cisco Secure is excited to announce the availability of our Security SaaS portfolio on AWS Marketplace. Now with the addition of Secure Access by Duo and Cisco Umbrella, you can…

Episode 24 of the Cisco Optics Podcast is now posted! See below for episode notes. Podcast episodes are now being added to the Cisco Optics playlist on YouTube! Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 24 Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 24. How to Make Coherent Optics Small and Pluggable, with Tom Williams. Part 5 of 5. Coherent optics have been the go-to solution for high-end optical transport systems for years. Eventually, these optics were modularized and with recent…

EXPOSURE: The Information We Divulge On A Public Wireless Network – The 3rd Annual* RSAC SOC Report Register now for your free tour of the RSA Conference Security Operations Center (SOC), where engineers are monitoring all traffic on the Moscone Wireless Network for security threats. The SOC is sponsored by NetWitness and Cisco Secure.   Sign up for a guided tour, where we’ll show real time traffic in NetWitness Platform, plus advanced malware analysis and threat…