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Episode 20 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 20 Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 20. How to Make Coherent Optics Small and Pluggable, with Tom Williams. Part 1 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…

I always knew Like many children with dreams of what they want to be when they grow up, I too, had a career vision. From the time I was five years old, I never wavered from wanting to be an engineer. I enjoyed the process of making things—or make something better—as much as I was intrigued with putting things together to remedy a problem. Perhaps the experience of growing up in a war-torn country influenced…

Critical vulnerabilities in a software agent that’s used for remote management could allow hackers to execute malicious code and commands on thousands of medical and other types of devices from healthcare, manufacturing and other industries. Patches have been issued by the software agent’s developer, but most of the affected device vendors will need to release their own updates. In the meantime, users should mitigate the risks by doing network segmentation and blocking some of the…

Supply chain problems for Wi-Fi 6E access points are so bad that enterprises are skipping that version of wireless technology and waiting until Wi-Fi 7 equipment starts to ship late next year, says market researcher Dell’Oro Group. Wi-Fi 6E builds on Wi-Fi 6 by adding the the 6GHz band (5.925 GHz to 7.125 GHz), where, currently, there is a lot less traffic and much lower latency than in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands that Wi-Fi 6….

In part 1 of this blog series, we overviewed the different tools  that would be used as you go up the stack from infrastructure to application. In part 2, we provisioned the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins and GitHub. In this blog, we will go over how to deploy Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using GitOps. GitLab defines GitOps as an operational framework that takes DevOps best practices – used for application development such…

Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection is an innovative software solution that stops cyberattacks at the service provider network edge. The edge protection solution consists of a controller and one or more detectors. When deployed on Cisco NCS 540 routers, edge protection detects and mitigates DDoS attacks at the cell site router. By moving DDoS protection to the network edge, service providers can meet the sub-10-ms latency requirements of 5G applications and ensure customer quality of…

March 8 is International Women’s Day and this year Cisco is honoring women by supporting Kiva’s campaign to fund $5.5 million USD in loans to women worldwide. Kiva is a global nonprofit organization that provides an online, crowdsourced lending network for underserved people globally. Kiva microloans allow farmers to invest in equipment, students to pursue higher education, and entrepreneurs to start businesses and create jobs. Since 2009, Cisco has supported multiple Kiva through cash grants,…

The ongoing deployment of 5G networks, IoT and the automotive sector are the three biggest drivers of semiconductor revenue in the coming fiscal year, according to a new survey and analysis issued by KPMG. The accounting firm noted that semiconductor makers had shifted their organizational structures in response to those trends, with 53% of respondents reporting that they had increased their focus on specific operational requirements for hot applications — and away from general-use chipsets…

I love technology, the channel industry and Cisco partners. But there’s a long-neglected obstacle that risks impacting our collective growth. Can you guess what that is? Left unaddressed, this obstacle reduces the creativity, ingenuity and curiosity that has made working in the channel and IT industry so rewarding. It is subtle, but obvious. An addressable barrier that is simple to see yet filled with complexity.  It is something I passionately believe – both personally and…

Now more than ever, we believe that technology can be used to provide an opportunity and access for all, make a meaningful impact, and bring about a better and brighter future. Cisco’s purpose is to power an inclusive future for all, and we are committed to best supporting you as you reimagine care for the future.   Join our team next week at HIMSS 2022, healthcare’s most influential event of the year, and learn firsthand why…