NETWORKING

There is arguably no networking technology surrounded by more hype than software defined WANs (SD-WAN), and much of it is well deserved. A significant number of network professionals either have an SD-WAN deployment underway or on their near-term roadmap. The reason is that SD-WAN architecture is optimized for cloud computing while legacy WANs were designed when client-server computing was the norm. As work-from-home has shifted more apps to the cloud, the adoption of SD-WAN has…

If the past 18 months have taught us anything, it’s that the only constant is change and the future is uncertain. According to McKinsey research, companies report that one month or more of disruptions occur every 3.7 years, resulting in losses worth almost 45 percent of one year’s EBITDA over the course of a decade. Organizations need to be adaptive to this change and attain true business resiliency—the ability to withstand, adjust, and thrive in…

Co-Author Sanjay Hooda, Cisco Distinguished Engineer As the world starts recovering from the COVID pandemic, returning to the workplace poses new challenges for IT. The workforce has come to enjoy the benefits of being mobile, and IT must prepare for a hybrid workspace that delivers an inclusive and immersive experience without compromising access, convenience, or security. Campus networks are at the heart of the modern enterprise, and these networks must be interconnected in a manner that…

SecureX is Cisco’s free, acronym-defying security platform. (“Is it XDR? Is it SOAR? Does it solve the same problems as a SIEM? As a TIP?” “Yes.”) From the very beginning, one of the pillars of SecureX was the ability to consume and operationalize your local security context alongside global threat intelligence. And to that end, SecureX includes, by default, a few very respectable threat intelligence providers: The Cisco Secure Endpoint File Reputation database (formerly AMP…

CIOs and IT decision makers have been challenged to accelerate their digital transformation, adapt to remote work, and make their organizations more productive. Organizations have been rapidly adopting new digital and cloud capabilities and are now faced with determining what types of technology investments they need as their workforce begins to return to the office. They need to ensure that they have the best user experience, while securing the business and its assets. The Challenges…

This post was authored by Ines Mateus a Customer Experience Intern from Portugal.  I’ve always put instinct over logic, and when it comes to job hunting, I’m no different. Back in October, I sat down in front of my laptop and started the laborious task of looking for open positions on LinkedIn. Suddenly, I stumbled across a 12-month Program Marketing Internship in the Cisco Customer Experience Center in Lisbon, Portugal. Apart from being named the…

There was a time when your IT team didn’t have to look far beyond your own backyard to solve problems affecting your business. These days, it’s different. The use of cloud-based apps and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is prevalent. More people than ever are working from home networks and via public clouds. One survey projects that 80% of customer experience apps will be in the cloud by 2023. The Internet is your network now. All of it….

Iceotope Technologies will offer HPE ProLiant servers in Iceotope’s self-contained liquid cooled chassis, which can run in enterprise data centers and is ruggedized to operate in extreme edge scenarios as well. The Ku:l chassis combines Iceotope’s immersion liquid-cooling technology in Avnet racks and EcoStruxure management technology from Schneider Electric. It supports standard server boards in a 1U immersion cooling tray from Iceotope. In an enterprise data center, the Ku:l chassis can add function without without…

Iceotope Technologies will offer HPE ProLiant servers in Iceotope’s self-contained liquid cooled chassis, which can run in enterprise data centers and is ruggedized to operate in extreme edge scenarios as well. The Ku:l chassis combines Iceotope’s immersion liquid-cooling technology in Avnet racks and EcoStruxure management technology from Schneider Electric. It supports standard server boards in a 1U immersion cooling tray from Iceotope. In an enterprise data center, the Ku:l chassis can add function without without…

Cisco has not stopped innovating when it comes to SD-WAN.  The new Cisco Catalyst Cellular Gateways provide multigigabit 5G cellular links in SD-WAN. When the SD-WAN fabric underlay offers multigigabit port options, customers can leverage the full potential of 5G multigigabit speeds in SD-WAN.  Adding a multigigabit cellular routing option in SD-WAN adds enormous flexibility to the network fabric, improving the overall multicloud experience and helping companies expand their WAN edge to new regions.  In the…