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Enterprise networks are focused on buying full-stack offerings that include key software components such as management, automation and AI but also routing, switching and security rather than a piecemeal approach. That trend is being driven by a post-COVID rethinking of network architecture but also the need to simplify the network and access to cloud resources, says  Juniper Networks’ executive vice president and chief product officer Manoj Leelanivas.  Juniper Networks Manoj Leelanivas “The idea that customers…

Have you ever gotten lost in the APIC GUI while trying to configure a feature? Or maybe you are tired of going over the same steps again and again when changing an ACI filter or a contract? Or maybe you have always asked yourself how you can integrate APIC with other systems such as an IT ticketing or monitoring system to improve workflows and making your ACI fabric management life easier. Whatever the case may…

Co-Authored by Alexandra Zagury Vice President, Partner Managed Services and aaS Sales,Global Partner Organization   Three not-for-profit (NFP) organizations based in Indianapolis — Partners in Housing, the John H. Boner Community Center, and the Englewood Community Development Corporation — provided Internet access to their low-income residents by teaming with IT consulting firm Trajectory, Cisco Managed Service Partner Catalyst Technology Group and Cisco. This is their story. Internet access: A required utility The three NFPs’ combined…

On August 3, 2021, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) released a report entitled “Federal Cybersecurity: America’s Data Still at Risk.” (See: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Federal%20Cybersecurity%20-%20America’s%20Data%20Still%20at%20Risk%20(FINAL).pdf) The 47-page report provided significant detail to support the conclusion that “According to agency inspectors general, the average grade of the agencies’ overall information security maturity is C-.” After nearly two decades of federal cybersecurity and risk management as practiced under the rubric of the Federal Information Security Management Act…

Black Hat is back! What an experience to be attending the first major cybersecurity conference since the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cisco Secure returned as a supporting partner of the Black Hat USA 2021 Network Operations Center (NOC) for the 5th year; joining conference producer Informa Tech and its other security partners. Like other Black Hat conferences, the mission of the NOC is to build a conference network that is secure, stable and accessible…

Nine people, three dogs, and a parrot all living in front of a gas fireplace. No safe water. No electricity. No heat. It’s the winter of 2021, in Texas, and what we endured was more intense than any forecast could have predicted. How did we manage? For me, Cisco’s support and our Emergency Time Off benefit was a large help in seeing me through. No one plans for an emergency Yes, you can prepare for…

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) will conduct a conference call Thursday, August 26, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. CDT to discuss its fiscal 2022 second quarter financial results. The conference will be available to the public as a live, audio-only webcast on Dell Technologies’ website at investors.delltechnologies.com; an archived version will be available at the same location. The company will issue the results via a press release with accompanying financial statements…

The business value of the network has never been higher, and this is driven by digital transformation as borne out businesses accelerating their digital initiatives by as much as seven years due to the pandemic. This is had a profound impact on the enterprise network as most of the enabling technologies such as cloud, mobility and IoT are network centric. This intense focus on digital transformation has exposed many flaws with legacy networks. They are…

(Image: Shutterstock) We rarely think about keeping time. As Chicago sang in the 60s, “Does anyone really know what time it is? Does anyone really care?” But, technically, we care a lot.  Our technology can’t work worth a darn if the Network Time Protocol (NTP) isn’t keeping our servers and PCs coordinated with one another. Without it, backups would fail, financial transactions would go awry, and many fundamental network services wouldn’t work. To help with these…

There is always excitement in the air throughout the Security community at this time of year; usually we excitedly approach “Hacker Summer Camp.” This year, like last, was a little different from what we have become used to over the last 24 years. Cisco Security was honored to be a sponsor of the 24th Black Hat USA 2021 Conference – the internationally recognized cybersecurity event series providing the security community with the latest cutting-edge research,…