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The job growth in the US IT industry accelerated in August, adding 25,400 positions, according to figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in the latest figures from IT employment consultancy Janco Associates. That growth in IT positions comes when the highly infectious delta variant of the novel coronavirus slowed overall job growth, largely due to slowdowns in the restaurant and entertainment sectors. The August surge in US IT jobs follows job growth…

Why is it that we always seem to think that we can adopt a technology that has seriously revolutionary pieces by just buying it and hooking it up? This, despite the undeniable fact that everything in tech is getting more sophisticated, more complex? Software-defined WAN is a technology like that, and because all SD-WANs aren’t the same, or even close to the same, you’ll have to do some digging to make SD-WAN your own. SD-WAN…

Although it’s tempting to just deploy more access points (APs) when expanding your Wi-Fi network, there are many considerations to take in account first in order to get a high-performing result without overspending. Step one is to clearly understand what you are trying to achieve, then analyze the current setup so you know how well the network serves the coverage area, and only then go about designing and deploying the APs. Set your goals Scaling…

First there was Cisco StackWise® Virtual, providing the ability to virtualize two connected switches into a single virtual switch. Now there’s the next generation of the technology, developed by Cisco IOS XE engineers, with an array of new benefits. The biggest benefit is that this virtualization technology can now run over optical fiber, so switches can be physically located up to thousands of miles away from each other. What is Cisco StackWise Virtual and Cisco…

How in the world can you compare Cisco Developer Days to skydiving? Well, whether you’re a skydiver or a programmer, having the best people around you is as important. That goes for first-timers as well as experienced jumpers. Knowing you have people around you who have done numerous successful jumps can reduce stress and inspire you to take on the challenge! Since I did my first jump earlier this summer, I’ve been thinking about what…

It’s a brave new world for startups looking to enter the cloud market. According to McKinsey, over 90% of organizations say that COVID-19 accelerated their adoption of cloud – and with good reason: The cloud offers unparalleled advantages in terms of speed, scale, and agility…and with it, a new level of complexity. Today we have a world where developers are running fast. However, Ops and Cloud Ops are struggling because they’re trying to manage across…

Are you one of those people who, when entering a new building (such as a hotel, corporate office, stadium, hospital—literarily any building) the first thing you do is look up to spot the presence of an access point (AP)? What? You don’t? You don’t know what you are missing! Yes, I am one of those people. Call it professional deviation, but when entering a building I must check if there is a Wi-Fi signal, where…

Over the years, we have built a rich and extended relationship with Colt that goes above and beyond sourcing; together we have engaged in a broad partnership and our work with Segment Routing has been particularly successful. Colt was an early adopter of Segment Routing in 2017, working closely with Cisco to add value to its SR-based network. This early commitment has delivered the following key benefits to the Colt Network: • Reduced network complexity•…

As a child, I had remote-controlled race car toys.  To steer the car, some were tethered to a long wire, but the newer ones were radio controlled. I imagined rounding the corners of an imaginary track in my living room frequently crashing into the legs of furniture. Earlier this year, Michael Martens, CEO of Riedel Networks, called to ask if we could participate in a project to remotely connect a driver to an electric race…

Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners have been officially announced, we are excited for you to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation. The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is an annual competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage tech entrepreneurs solving the world’s toughest problems. Now in its fifth year, the competition awarded its largest prize pool ever, $1 million USD, to 20 winning teams from around the world. I…