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History has been very clear that for broad industry adoption of the 800G generation, an optical pluggable form factor must be judged on:(1) Backwards compatibility with previous generation optics(2) 100G+ electrical performance(3) Excellent thermal power dissipation The recent QSFP-DD MSA updates ensure all of these, but I’d like to focus on the thermal performance here. Starting with 400G modules and continuing with 800G pluggable modules, the challenge of thermals and keeping optical pluggable modules cool…

Today, we are excited to announce the next-generation of FlexPod, an Intersight-enabled platform that delivers a modern hybrid-cloud infrastructure with enhanced observability and automation capabilities to simplify operations and accelerate the delivery of your modern applications. We’re announcing a strategic direction for FlexPod that will set the standard for the future.  With next-generation FlexPod, we are bringing cloud-like capabilities to the datacenter and connecting FlexPod to the public cloud for a hybrid cloud experience.   Let…

Summer may be starting, but the work for educators never stops. We’re thrilled to join more than 20,000 education professionals for ASU Remote 2021: The Connected Faculty Summit. ASU is hosting the Higher Education community for a professional development event to inspire, teach, and connect educators around the world. Higher education is at a tipping point after a year of upheaval and change. Summer gives us a time to ask ourselves “What next?” and plan…

SecureX is now a year old, with numerous releases delivered, dozens of integrations, and thousands of active customers that rely on it to simplify security and investigate threats faster. Cisco Secure Firewall protects hundreds of thousands of networks and Snort IPS has over a million deployments around the world. Together the breadth, variety, and capability of Cisco Security’s platform approach means you can depend on these solutions to protect you and deliver more value with…

They say the best things happen when you least expect them. For me, it was 2008 when I interviewed at Cisco. I had just passed my CCNA certification and was curious to experience technical interviews for the company whose certifications I aspired to. Two months later, I started working as Development Test Engineer at Cisco Bangalore for the ASR 1000 Enterprise Routing Platform Team. It was a dream opportunity for a fresh engineer like me…

Blog 3 of a 4 part series. Cybersecurity is a top priority for any organization conducting business over the Internet. Protecting your assets encompasses an ever-expanding digital landscape. Any data breach can have a devastating impact on the finances and brand equity of an organization. It’s why cybersecurity is treated as a business risk, rather than merely an IT issue. The importance of security is nothing new, but the global pandemic has made it even…

Today we are announcing the all-new Cisco Webex Suite for rich, interactive hybrid work experiences. As we think about the hybrid workforce, privacy and security are always top of mind for us. Cisco Webex is built on industry-leading security and now enables all European customers, from both the public and private sectors, to store and process their Webex data in the European Union (EU). Leading with innovation: enabling a more inclusive future EU data residency is…

Retailers have put the last year in the rear-view mirror and are looking to the future. It is a future where customer experience is the new differentiator and empowered associates are the drivers of brand loyalty. This future places a premium on security and efficiency and it will require real-time insights across all operations to drive profitable business decisions. Technology’s role in this future will be on full display at NRF Retail Converge, taking place…

This blog is co-authored by Han Trieu, a Software Engineering Leader with Cisco What is YANG Suite? Cisco YANG Suite provides a set of tools and plugins to learn, test, and adopt YANG programmable interfaces.  YANG Suite was released earlier this year, but it’s no stranger to Cisco Engineering teams.  It has already been leveraged within Cisco for many years for YANG model development. How has Cisco been using YANG Suite? Cisco devices provide many features…

Proximity is like opening curtains on a bright, sunny day: the light comes in and shows you all the details of the room, especially the things you may not have noticed before. The Proximity Initiative is a Cisco-original program that is an integral part of our purpose to power an inclusive future for all. A proximity meeting is a one-on-one authentic and transparent conversation with someone who is different than you. The intent is to…