NETWORKING

Industrial networking production environments are evolving faster than ever. As a result, many customer networks are not ready for the new explosions of data this produces or evolving cyber threats. Rather than letting these challenges disrupt business, organizations must tackle issues head-on by leading with technology and digitizing their business, freeing data securely, to support the operational agility required. In order to survive and thrive, industrial networking customers must embrace Industry 4.0 principles of connectivity…

Today’s networks are hybrid collections of interconnected systems composed of campuses, physical and virtual data centers, multi-cloud environments, and branch offices. And they also include a work-from-anywhere workforce that needs consistent access to applications and resources whether working on-premises, at home, or while traveling. But digital acceleration isn’t just transforming our networks and how we do business. In terms of network security, the days of placing a firewall at the edge of the network perimeter…

Across both the Public and Private Sectors, the conversation around hybrid work is evolving with the greater widespread adoption of hybrid work as the new norm. The narrative is shifting from solving the challenges of remote work and bringing employees safely back to the office to thriving and innovating in this new work paradigm. However, a hybrid workforce comes with its own set of challenges. The rise in cybersecurity attacks aimed at the Public Sector…

“Things outside of a young person’s control can create an environment for underachievement,” says Daquan Oliver, founder and CEO of Cisco nonprofit partner WeThrive Education. Historically underrepresented youth often face many challenges, such as a lack of academic preparation, mentors and role models, and opportunities necessary to succeed later in life. In addition, sometimes parents and teachers don’t push them to reach their maximum potential, so they don’t expect much from themselves. The same held…

Palo Alto Networks has launched a new, fully managed “next-generation” firewall (NGFW) service in partnership with Amazon Web Services designed to remove the complexities of securing AWS cloud deployments. The network firewall vendor says its Cloud NGFW for AWS enables organizations to speed up cloud innovation while remaining secure. Cloud NGFW for AWS shifts security responsibility In a press release announcing the new service, Palo Alto Networks says it has recognized that its customers need…

This blog has been authored by Forrester Consulting Cisco commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study to examine the value that Secure Firewall customers could achieve by deploying Secure Firewall, Firewall Management Center, and optionally SecureX. We spoke with ten decision-makers from eight customer organizations about the benefits, costs, risks, and flexibility of their investment in these Cisco Security solutions. We used their data and profiles to build a composite organization…

You’ve just been given the task of solving a network problem that has been unresolved for many months. Where do you start? Is it a solvable problem or is it just the way the network works? Maybe you’ve encountered a limitation on how network protocols function. What follows is an account of just such a problem that stumped many good network engineers for months and how it was resolved by NetCraftsmen’s Samuel Bickham. It may…

The CCIE certification is one of the most prestigious marks of achievement in IT, evolving over the years to address the needs of both the IT landscape and CCIE candidates. At the forefront of every change is our unwavering commitment to deliver lab exams at the same standard and rigor for which the CCIE is known. And as we face new challenges that have led us to a new normal, our CCIE program has evolved…

Aruba Networks is expanding its Edge Services Platform to better manage and automate the operation of far-flung distributed enterprise networks. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s network subsidiary rolled out NetConductor, a cloud-based service that Aruba says will help enterprises centrally manage the security of distributed networks while simplifying policy provisioning and automating the orchestration of network configurations in wired, wireless, and WAN infrastructures. NetConductor is a service delivered by Aruba Central, the vendor’s core cloud-based management platform…

Register here We are happy to announce that Automation Developer Days is open for registration. The event, formerly known as NSO Developer Days has a new name to reflect that NSO (Network Services Orchestrator)  is part of a broader Network Automation suite.  Kevin Wollenweber, VP/GM of the Mass-scale Infrastructure Routing and Automation team, will kick off the event by reinforcing the importance of Automation for Cisco going forward. Before diving into the technical deep dives,…