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Co-Author Sanjay Hooda, Cisco Distinguished Engineer As the world starts recovering from the COVID pandemic, returning to the workplace poses new challenges for IT. The workforce has come to enjoy the benefits of being mobile, and IT must prepare for a hybrid workspace that delivers an inclusive and immersive experience without compromising access, convenience, or security. Campus networks are at the heart of the modern enterprise, and these networks must be interconnected in a manner that…

SecureX is Cisco’s free, acronym-defying security platform. (“Is it XDR? Is it SOAR? Does it solve the same problems as a SIEM? As a TIP?” “Yes.”) From the very beginning, one of the pillars of SecureX was the ability to consume and operationalize your local security context alongside global threat intelligence. And to that end, SecureX includes, by default, a few very respectable threat intelligence providers: The Cisco Secure Endpoint File Reputation database (formerly AMP…

CIOs and IT decision makers have been challenged to accelerate their digital transformation, adapt to remote work, and make their organizations more productive. Organizations have been rapidly adopting new digital and cloud capabilities and are now faced with determining what types of technology investments they need as their workforce begins to return to the office. They need to ensure that they have the best user experience, while securing the business and its assets. The Challenges…

This post was authored by Ines Mateus a Customer Experience Intern from Portugal.  I’ve always put instinct over logic, and when it comes to job hunting, I’m no different. Back in October, I sat down in front of my laptop and started the laborious task of looking for open positions on LinkedIn. Suddenly, I stumbled across a 12-month Program Marketing Internship in the Cisco Customer Experience Center in Lisbon, Portugal. Apart from being named the…

There was a time when your IT team didn’t have to look far beyond your own backyard to solve problems affecting your business. These days, it’s different. The use of cloud-based apps and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is prevalent. More people than ever are working from home networks and via public clouds. One survey projects that 80% of customer experience apps will be in the cloud by 2023. The Internet is your network now. All of it….

Iceotope Technologies will offer HPE ProLiant servers in Iceotope’s self-contained liquid cooled chassis, which can run in enterprise data centers and is ruggedized to operate in extreme edge scenarios as well. The Ku:l chassis combines Iceotope’s immersion liquid-cooling technology in Avnet racks and EcoStruxure management technology from Schneider Electric. It supports standard server boards in a 1U immersion cooling tray from Iceotope. In an enterprise data center, the Ku:l chassis can add function without without…

Iceotope Technologies will offer HPE ProLiant servers in Iceotope’s self-contained liquid cooled chassis, which can run in enterprise data centers and is ruggedized to operate in extreme edge scenarios as well. The Ku:l chassis combines Iceotope’s immersion liquid-cooling technology in Avnet racks and EcoStruxure management technology from Schneider Electric. It supports standard server boards in a 1U immersion cooling tray from Iceotope. In an enterprise data center, the Ku:l chassis can add function without without…

Cisco has not stopped innovating when it comes to SD-WAN.  The new Cisco Catalyst Cellular Gateways provide multigigabit 5G cellular links in SD-WAN. When the SD-WAN fabric underlay offers multigigabit port options, customers can leverage the full potential of 5G multigigabit speeds in SD-WAN.  Adding a multigigabit cellular routing option in SD-WAN adds enormous flexibility to the network fabric, improving the overall multicloud experience and helping companies expand their WAN edge to new regions.  In the…

Spend just ten minutes talking with healthcare leaders about technology and you will inevitably hear about the importance of a ‘digital front door.’ A digital front door means providing access to healthcare wherever your patient is and support throughout their care journey. The market is flooded with solutions to help address specific use cases, but most health systems still need to develop a cohesive strategy to put the patient at the center. These days, Amazon, Walgreens,…

Choosing the best model Thirty years ago, I bought a 1991 Honda Accord.  I reasoned that as this newly designed model had debuted in 1990, it was ‘safe’ to buy as Honda had a year to work out any issues.  Today car buyers may follow a similar practice, but IT managers cannot afford to wait to experience that ‘new car smell’.  Business moves too fast, remote users need immediate and secure access to applications and…