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Network Automation in recent years has adopted the methodology and best practices from other domains. Software developers and Compute / Cloud infrastructure engineers use Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), along with DevOps best practices to increase reliability, decrease errors and save time. We have created a lab to showcase how applying these best practices to the network would look like using Cisco NSO. We are excited to announce a new CI/CD NetDevOps Learning Lab…

These are times of unprecedented change for organizations. Employees are working anywhere, whether that be remotely at home, on the go, at the branch or campus offices. The provisioning of remote workforce and branch connectivity at scale creates significant complexity across IT, security, and networking teams. This expanded access requirement also magnifies security threat vectors. The fact that employees now require secure access everywhere compel security services to be everywhere too. SASE is a network…

Are you still selling primarily to IT and seeing your revenues stagnate or decline? Are you looking for new opportunities to access line of business budgets? For years we’ve heard about budgets changing, and you’ve likely seen the IDC data noting that line of business CAGR has been two times greater than IT spend for the past three years. While I have a title you may not have heard of before — Director of Transformation…

Cisco Live Global 2021 kicks off globally in two weeks! Cisco Customer Experience (CX) is showing up in two live broadcast keynotes featuring Maria Martinez, 48+ hours of technical broadcast content to the 150 + Anytime sessions, and even more opportunities to engage on demand. This year’s theme is Turn IT Up. Cisco CX is leading the way by helping YOU, our customers and partners, fast track your way to success. Tune in to our…

[*] The IETF’s Discovery of Designated Resolvers The Domain Name System (DNS) has played a key role in the Internet’s success. It was designed to be scalable and resilient to handle enormous growth. The DNS has also proven to be a strong control point used to identify and remediate threats as Cisco Umbrella (previously Cisco OpenDNS) has repeatedly demonstrated. As the industry seeks to strengthen privacy, it must find methods to do so that retain…

ROUND ROCK, Texas, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — News summary Dell Technologies refreshes Dell EMC PowerEdge portfolio with 17 next-generation servers, enabling companies to analyze and take action on data wherever it resides New Dell EMC PowerEdge XE8545 and R750xa deliver accelerator-optimized performance to help businesses tackle their most data-intensive workloads From manufacturing to end of life, enhanced security and cyber-resilient innovations protect servers through their full lifecycle Energy efficiency improved by up to 60%…

I’ve long used Netgear Nighthawk Wi-Fi routers. They’ve proven to be good solid, small office/home office (SOHO) network gear. But, with the rise of mesh networking, I, and a lot of other people who work at home moved off to mesh-compatible equipment like Netgear‘s own Netgear Orbi Whole Home Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 system. But now Netgear is revitalizing its Nighthawk line with the new Nighthawk Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System (MK83). Let’s start with…

“The eyes are the window to your soul.” Hmmm. How about a new twist? Applications are the window to your business. Like windows, applications tempt thieves and prying eyes. Securing them can be paneful (ugh, sorry). But we’ve got some great advice on protecting applications in the modern era. The evolution of today’s applications Let’s get this out of the way right now: Modern applications are incredibly complex. Rapid digitization and business agility changed everything….

Our hyper-connected world Have you noticed how many smart devices you have connected to your home network lately? The other day, I stopped to count and realized that over the past year I’ve added over 50 different devices to my home network. 50. Sprinkler systems, sound systems, lighting, thermostats, cars, robot vacuums, smartwatches, security locks, alarms, doorbells, and cameras. All of those in addition to the usual suspects like smart TVs, tablets, home assistants, and…

The /etc/fstab file is a very important file on Linux systems. It contains information that allows the system to connect to disk partitions and determine where they should be mounted in the file system. While this file has played an important role over the years, its format has changed with the introduction of UUIDs and, on some systems, a more reliable file-system type. Here’s an example of an /etc/fstab file on a Fedora system: $…