The following is based on an excerpt from the 2020 CSR Impact Report, published on December 8, 2020. Cisco’s grants and partnerships with nonprofit organizations make a big impact, but so does our technology. Consider innovators who use Cisco’s data analytics and collaboration tools to improve quality of life and reduce harm to the environment. Networking and security products that keep organizations safe. Quality healthcare anywhere. Solutions that allow work and education to continue without disruption. Because…

The global pandemic of the past year has resulted in sudden and unexpected changes in all aspects of how we live and work. Everything we do, and how we do it, has been subject to re-evaluation and change. What’s at the center of this unprecedented and challenging time, as we adapt, pivot and create new and innovative approaches in all that we do at Cisco?  Communication: it’s a key factor that shapes how and when…

Insights from our new Advisory CISO, Helen Patton If there’s anyone who’s been put through their paces in the security industry, it’s Helen Patton, our new Advisory Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Helen has come to Cisco from The Ohio State University, where she served as CISO for approximately eight years. And before that she spent about 10 years as a security leader at JPMorgan Chase. She recently shared with me just how many different…

This blog is a joint collaboration between Ravi Balakrishnan (Cisco) and Payal Singh (F5). It is the third in a series. APIC EndPoints and EndPoint Groups When dealing with the Cisco ACI environment you may have wondered about using an Application-Centric Design or a Network-Centric Design. Both are valid designs. Regardless of the strategy, the ultimate goal is to have an accessible and secure application/workload in the ACI environment. An application is comprised of several servers;…

Online banking has almost become the standard, so that banks are using fewer and fewer employees on site. But many customers still want personal advice in the branch. Ratiodata Video Consult offers a practical solution here. Financial advice by video in the bank branch of the VR-Bankverein Bad Hersfeld-Rotenburg eG. “I’ve been a customer of the bank since 1954 when I earned my first money – that was twelve D-Marks and 32 pfennigs,” recalls a long-established citizen…

In my role at Cisco as Distinguished Engineer, I’ve been working on how to simplify network management for our customers. Networks are becoming too complex to operate manually. Troubleshooting a network problem involves managing and applying reasoning over very large volumes of data. It is predominantly a high-touch, time-consuming, and error prone endeavor. It’s a task reserved for “masters of complexity”—network administrators who have amassed over decades of work the required expert knowledge to diagnose…