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As you read in part one of this blog, due to the pandemic and the resultant exponential increase in digital transactions, Customer Experience is far more paramount than ever before, across all demographics. It is imperative that as financial institutions embrace multi-cloud, the impact of how services are consumed from different clouds but presented in a consistent manner for the desired Customer Experience is vital. Impact of the Multi-cloud environment on CX As institutions go…

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between December 11 and December 18. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are automatically protected from these threats. As a reminder, the information provided for the following threats in this post is non-exhaustive…

Authored by Doug Walsten Digital technologies are transforming how people teach and learn. Today, digital learning capabilities have become the new norm to address rapidly evolving educational needs. Network readiness is an important factor in any new IT project at education institutions both large and small. New applications seem to require more bandwidth than the applications that they replace. These applications can also bring in new users, sometimes by the thousands. In some cases, network…

December is one of my favorite times of year. My family celebrates with German holiday traditions like St. Nicholas Day, an Advent wreath, and lots of stollen pastries. But more than that, this is a time to reflect on the year and all the things we have to be thankful for. This year, more than ever, I am grateful for you, our partners, and for everything we’ve learned and achieved together. During a challenging year,…

This past October at Cisco Partner Summit Digital we announced the largest change to the Cisco Partner Program in over a decade.  Marc Surplus, our Vice President of Strategy, Planning and Programs followed up with a great blog that if you have not had a chance to see, I would recommend you read.  We are going to continue to keep you informed on all the latest changes with a monthly series of blogs from experts…

The IT impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been massive. People are relying, more than ever before, on applications to get work done and keep business running.  And increasingly, they’re relying on their ability to use those applications ubiquitously. As the workforce and learning transitioned from on-campus to online environments cloud performance became even more critical to the remote-work experience. Proliferation of end-user devices along with IoT as well as network speed evolution, as  noted…

The arping command is one of the lesser known commands that works much like the ping command. The name stands for “arp ping” and it’s a tool that allows you to perform limited ping requests in that it collects information on local systems only. The reason for this is that it uses a Layer 2 network protocol and is, therefore, non-routable. The arping command is used for discovering and probing hosts on your local network….

The WebexOne series highlights a wave of Webex innovation to drive experiences that are 10x better than in-person interactions, help organizations collaborate seamlessly, and transform their employees and customer experiences to power an inclusive future for all. At WebexOne, we announced the all new Webex and how we are bringing it all together for a seamless collaboration experience. We are creating 10x better than in-person interactions every day. Webex is Making Calling Easier and More Accessible…

The transition to cloud native application architectures is rapidly growing and becoming mainstream, increasing the need for container operationalization and management. According to a Gartner report, “growing adoption of cloud-native applications and infrastructure will increase use of container management to over 75% of large enterprises in mature economies by 2024, up from less than 35% in 2020.” Three years ago we launched Cisco Container Platform (CCP), a self-hosted software container management platform, based on upstream…

The WebexOne series highlights a wave of Webex innovation to drive experiences that are 10x better than in-person interactions, help organizations collaborate seamlessly, and transform their employees and customer experiences to power an inclusive future for all. The All-New Webex Contact Center Lays the Foundation for the Next Generation of Customer Experiences If customer experience wasn’t important enough already, among the many things 2020 has taught us is that it is the essential ingredient to sustained…