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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…

I occasionally get questions sent from engineers working on network automation. I am humbled that anyone would think of me when they are stuck on a question, and if it’s a question that I can help with I like to take the time to reply. Recently I received an email from an engineer who was working through my Network Programmability Basics Video Course on DevNet. Their question related to understanding how the URLs for RESTCONF…

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have been in the spotlight. I think by now folks understand that neither are some strange form of technological magic, but rather a science and some working knowledge of the domain is now well understood. However, up to this point, the question has been “what are AI and ML?”  But what I want to take some time to ask, is why? Why do we need…

2020 is almost at an end, and it has been a year that summoned our reserves of adaptability and innovation. We learned new ways to help each other. I have learned lessons that I will take with me through the rest of my life. Mostly, I learned about trust. I learned how essential it is to be able to count on our partners. I learned how important it is to be the kind of company…