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I graduated from college in 2020 – far from the ideal situation, and without the traditional pomp and circumstance. One moment we were gearing up for a monumental life moment, with the traditional celebration of graduation. The next, well, we were thrown into a world unlike any other before this time. For me and my friends, searching for work wasn’t easy. Offers that had been extended prior to graduation, were being rescinded amidst the uncertainty,…

At the highest levels, data center networking strategies are built on three main pillars: connect, secure, and automate. While connectivity and security are obvious, mandatory table stakes, automation has historically been less compulsory and more opportunistic. But, for a number of reasons, that’s changing in rapid and impactful ways. Increasingly, our customers must understand the state of their network at any given time to deliver consistent and high-quality network services. They must readily adapt to…

Coming soon to a factory floor near you: Google AI. Google Cloud and Siemens have announced an agreement that calls for Siemens to integrate Google Cloud’s AI and machine learning technologies into its factory automation products. Google Cloud’s AI/ML capabilities will be combined with Siemens Digital Industries’ factory automation portfolio, allowing manufacturers to harmonize their factory data, run cloud-based AI/ML models on top of that data, and deploy algorithms at the network edge. This enables…

If you’re a Linux user, you are undoubtedly familiar with the “dock”–that column of icons lined up on the side of your screen that includes important applications, your favorites. It allows you to open the applications simply by left clicking on one of the icons. Sandra Henry-Stocker / IDG But did you know that you can add or remove applications from your dock and sometimes even change the location of the dock on your screen?…

I consider myself a techno-optimist. Technology has improved life for humanity in countless ways, like the wheel, the printing press, selfie sticks—these marvels have enriched us all. So too has Wi-Fi. If not for Wi-Fi, no one could idly stream YouTube videos on company laptops through rogue hotspots at a busy-but-socially-distanced coffeeshop when we’re supposed to be doing our jobs. Which is to say none of us could fully leverage the remote network-connectivity tools that…

With a new wave of bandwidth-intensive and latency-sensitive services (5G, IoT, and AR/VR) on the way, communication service providers need to ready their access and aggregation networks – expanding the footprint of current IP networks while scaling up capacity and reducing overall power consumption. To assist communication service providers with the evolution to the next-gen access and aggregation networks, we are excited to announce a few key additions to the NCS 500 portfolio. NCS 540…

The following is based on an excerpt from the 2020 CSR Impact Report, published on December 8, 2020. Cisco’s grants and partnerships with nonprofit organizations make a big impact, but so does our technology. Consider innovators who use Cisco’s data analytics and collaboration tools to improve quality of life and reduce harm to the environment. Networking and security products that keep organizations safe. Quality healthcare anywhere. Solutions that allow work and education to continue without disruption. Because…

Insights from our new Advisory CISO, Helen Patton If there’s anyone who’s been put through their paces in the security industry, it’s Helen Patton, our new Advisory Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Helen has come to Cisco from The Ohio State University, where she served as CISO for approximately eight years. And before that she spent about 10 years as a security leader at JPMorgan Chase. She recently shared with me just how many different…

The global pandemic of the past year has resulted in sudden and unexpected changes in all aspects of how we live and work. Everything we do, and how we do it, has been subject to re-evaluation and change. What’s at the center of this unprecedented and challenging time, as we adapt, pivot and create new and innovative approaches in all that we do at Cisco?  Communication: it’s a key factor that shapes how and when…

This blog is a joint collaboration between Ravi Balakrishnan (Cisco) and Payal Singh (F5). It is the third in a series. APIC EndPoints and EndPoint Groups When dealing with the Cisco ACI environment you may have wondered about using an Application-Centric Design or a Network-Centric Design. Both are valid designs. Regardless of the strategy, the ultimate goal is to have an accessible and secure application/workload in the ACI environment. An application is comprised of several servers;…