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At its core, DevOps is about driving a cultural shift to break down typical organizational stove-piping and cultivating a culture of collaboration and shared ownership. Ironically, a key to DevOps success is tooling and automation that allows greater autonomy between teams. This is a role where Cisco NSO shines: ensuring infrastructure intent matches infrastructure reality. Cisco NSO is an extremely flexible platform, providing users with many ways to achieve your goals. As a result, it…

Analysts agree that edge computing, where the processing and storage is located as close as possible to where it’s used, is the next major development in information technology. Digital transformation, contactless commerce and data-driven decision are driving the shift to more distributed, hybrid networks. Our traditional notions of the enterprise perimeter have changed with the advent of remote working, software-defined enterprises and multi-cloud adoption. Today’s networks are far more distributed and complex than ever before….

Multicloud deployment is here to stay! According to Gartner, “the average enterprise now connects to more than 20 public cloud services, and these public cloud services frequently support performance-sensitive and business-critical applications like ERP and unified communications (UC).”(1) Every cloud deployment has its unique architecture, APIs and security considerations. So, while this multicloud approach allows companies to deploy applications and access cloud services in a more diverse environment, the lack of overall consistency across a…

Are you ready to TURN IT UP? Cisco Live Global 2021 starts next week on March 30th, and we’re so excited to “see” you at this premier event. Get ready to turn up the excitement, the inspiration, the education, and the fun! Cisco Live will feature keynotes, technical sessions, innovation talks, demonstrations in the “World of Solutions,” celebrity appearances, and more. If you have not already done so, please register today! The Cisco Live Partner Early…

This two-part blog series will provide insights on advanced SD-WAN platform capabilities that can help enterprises simplify their journey towards a better integration of the WAN to multi-cloud providers. When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, companies around the world had to shift their focus toward launching new and expanded digital services to support a fully remote workforce and accelerate the transition to a more cloud-connected world – all virtually overnight. The consequence of the global…

When riding a motorcycle, it’s recommended to keep your eyes looking far down the road. This increases your reaction time to potential hazards you may encounter. I believe it holds true for the current business environment we are in. The pandemic has changed the way we look at connectivity for the workforce and has dramatically transformed infrastructure. Multicloud and hybrid cloud initiatives are still accelerating to ensure users can securely connect to applications they need…

 At 27-years-old, I joined Cisco as a Commercial Sales Associate in Montreal and loving my experience as an employee of this technology juggernaut. Imagine my surprise then, when I was offered another role at another manufacturer – and my peers and management at Cisco encouraged me to go for it!  They all said things like, “That’s a great company! “and “This is a great move for you and I’m confident you’re going to do great!”…

Part 2: Industry trends In our Threat Trends blog series, we attempt to provide insight into the prevalent trends on the threat landscape. Our goal in giving you the latest info on these trends is that you’ll be better prepared to allocate security resources to where they’re needed most. Knowing the larger trends can help in this pursuit, particularly when it comes to the most common threat types. This is what we covered in part…

Bad dream for an IT engineer? Try this: an executive working from home gets booted off an all-hands video meeting. Then it happens again. And again. That happened to me a couple of months ago. Fortunately, when I received the call, I could see immediately that the problem lay with the executive’s ISP, not our network. As a result, my team quickly resolved the problem and saved hours of troubleshooting time. And I slept better. Better visibility is one of several ways…

Add-ons extend the latest technology to legacy systems, like how my old TV turned smart overnight with an additional streaming player. It is even better when the supplements work in cohesion with the primary products to deliver a seamless experience.  Imagine if you could utilize the same remote to operate your TV and streaming player. The Cisco Catalyst 9000 series wired and wireless devices enable enterprises to unlock newer network infrastructure possibilities. For instance, these platforms…