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Cisco is expanding its Catalyst family of switches for enterprises that need to blend industrial and operational technology (OT) systems The the ruggedized Catalyst Industrial Ethernet 9300 1RU rack-mountable switch is based on the same programmable Unified Access Data Plane (UADP) ASIC found in other Catalyst 9000 and features 28 Gigabit Ethernet ports. Up to eight of the units can be stacked together and managed as one system. The 9300 runs the same IOS XE…

This is the first of a six-part series on The Future of Work. To reimagine the future of work, rather than focusing on what we currently do – our applications and workflows – first we consider how technology itself will evolve, then we reimagine how these changes will impact our lives. Consider how the typewriter evolved into the word processor. The word processor made it easier to create documents. And if we only considered the…

A new year is a great time to reflect on the past 12 months and create goals for the year ahead. This is especially important for small businesses, which have been so dramatically affected by the pandemic. As with many disruptive events, the pandemic has provided many lessons for small businesses to pull from. We’ve narrowed it down to five resolutions small businesses should consider as you take on 2022. 1. Accelerate Innovation Whenever Possible…

We’re excited to begin the calendar year with the announcement of a new addition to Cisco’s Industrial Networking Switch portfolio. Introducing the Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series switches built to address the most pressing problems of industrial networks: Industrial operations are difficult to secure:  Cybersecurity threats are growing and evolving but most networks are flat layer-2 domains that are unsegmented with weak security controls. Often customers do not have visibility to what is connected to…

When it comes to hardcore quantum computing players Cisco might not be the first company you think of, but that could change a lot in 2022 and beyond. For starters, the company is investing in photonics development, which will enable quantum communications as well as other hardware and software technologies for quantum computing, networking, and cryptography.  Developing quantum technologies was also one of the top predictions on the 2022 predictions list of Cisco’s executive vice…

We have created a new blog series that will focus on the people behind Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Cisco. Each blog in this series will highlight a different Cisco employee who works closely with CSR initiatives across the company. Passionate best describes how employee volunteers at San Francisco-based AppDynamics feel about the work they do to support non-profit organizations addressing serious social issues to make the biggest impact globally. That’s why they formed AppD Cares,…

Listening and learning from our customers are some of the best parts of my day. What I’ve been hearing consistently is a sharp focus on business agility, global competitiveness, and workforce flexibility. To adapt, customers are digitizing all aspects of their business, including their industrial spaces, to overcome supply chain disruptions, accelerate automation and transition to hybrid work. But, connecting these industrial spaces and managing networks with the security, scale and performance they need is…

How you back up your database depends three factors: how the database is delivered to you, the backup logistics of the database, and the recovery time objective (RTO) and the recovery point objective (RPO) you are attempting to meet. This article covers how the database is delivered. There are three ways databases can be delivered: as software on a server you own; as platform-as-a-service (PaaS); and as a serverless service. Let’s take a look at…

Staying in the know With so many Cisco cloud innovations, it can be challenging to keep up to date on the many ways Cisco is moving your clouds forward. Whether you need security and visibility for your application developers and cloud-native technologies, or operations and management solutions for your cloud connections and operations, Cisco is the one provider that can help you make all of your clouds work smarter. And we’re making it easy to…

Cisco C-Bridge provides a quicker, more secure network transition for acquired companies. In order to grow and stay competitive, an enterprise must continue to expand its offerings with innovations that differentiate it from competitors. Increasing intellectual property by acquiring start-ups and other firms is a key to this success. However, robust merger and acquisition activity can lead to unorganized, and potentially unsafe networking practices. To hedge against this, Cisco keeps a stringent, uniform network standard…