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Oracle is not the first name in cloud computing, but never let it be said Larry and company don’t try. It is making a big push with its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) by offering Arm processor instances and new initiatives with the open-source community. The new instances are powered by Altra, Ampere’s 64-bit Arm processor, and are priced at 1 cent per core hour, which Oracle claims is the lowest price/performance available when compared to any…

In today’s landscape, people and businesses are connecting more applications, infrastructure, and devices via the cloud than ever before. As demands rise, so do the challenges and the needs of our customers. Anticipating and planning to meet those needs, Cisco has been developing a hybrid cloud strategy and building the infrastructure that enables our customers to rise to the unique challenges of this era. You can learn more about how Cisco’s capabilities and plans will…

Hei fra Norge! or “Hello from Norway!” I’m a Product Manager focused on the Webex Certification Program. I specifically work in the Webex Devices Business Unit based in Olso, Norway where all our Webex video endpoints are created. Since 2019, I’ve been an expat, and I’d love to share how I landed this role and what I’ve learned – all thanks to Cisco! The expat package at Cisco has two tiers. The first is the Cisco Talent…

Time flies when you’re having fun. It’s wild to realize it has been a year since we launched the DevNet Specialization. The initiative launched in May 2020 to recognize Cisco partners with the technical skills and business processes around software programmability and automation on Cisco products and services. It has also been a wild 12 months overall. Launching a new program in the middle of a global pandemic was challenging enough in itself, yet it…

The Center for Internet Security has updated its set of safeguards for warding off the five most common types of attacks facing enterprise networks—web-application hacking, insider and privilege misuse, malware, ransomware, and targeted intrusions. In issuing its CIS Controls V8 this month, the organization sought to present practical and specific actions businesses can take to protect their networks and data. These range from making an inventory of enterprise assets to account management to auditing logs….

Trying to find your way around a large campus, whether it is going to an appointment or looking for a specific conference room, can be disorienting when you are unaccustomed to the layout. Cisco DNA Spaces works with a multitude of partner apps and devices vendors to provide customers intuitive wayfinding solutions. Additionally, the location data that has long been used to make buildings more sustainable and secure can also make them safer, while optimizing…

News of ransomware attacks has become all too common in this modern age of cyberattacks. Some say it’s not a question of if you’ll be hit by a ransomware attack, but when. Such was the case with Sky Lakes Medical Center. On October 26, 2020, an employee at the medical center clicked on an innocent-looking link to a Google doc delivered in a disguised phishing email. The employee did not know this link pointed to…

Over 90% of enterprises now leverage multi-cloud and hybrid (public/private) cloud environments as a critical component of their networking and business strategy. As a result, essential data and business-critical applications may reside anywhere—whether on-campus, at a branch office, in the data center, or the cloud. And of course, where these applications live should be transparent to the end-user. Secure SD-WAN provides organizations the reliable and secure connectivity and user experience they need for their cloud…

TLDR? We have an exciting webinar coming up on the 3rd of June at 9:00 AM PDT. You will learn all about SecureX third party integrations, but specifically we will discuss how to integrate AWS in a very neat way, using a Serverless Relay Module. Read more about those modules in the blog of my colleague. You don’t want to miss this one!  Register here for the webinar! Want to get started right away? Then…

Overview DNA Center is maturing into a very robust tool for the network administrator. The lessons learned over a decade from Prime guided us toward a tool that will transform the future of networks. Prime has served many organizations for over a decade; DNA Centers’ capabilities and unique UI make it a robust successor. Additionally, DNA Center can easily accomplish various network automation tasks that would ordinarily take days to achieve. Lastly, to aid in…