When it comes to being a traditional network engineer, we often have a “go it alone” mindset. This is due to the nature of working in operations. Normally we are given a task or a series of projects that we must complete solo. This is because our teammates are just as loaded with work as we are. Although, this does not mean we can’t ask for help. The DevOps way is a completely different shift…

With today’s multi-cloud and modern application environments, security is more complex than ever before. With the Cisco Secure platform approach, we are helping you take steps to achieve radically simplified security across your organization. Today, we are driving simplified security to your hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), delivering support for Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly FTDv/NGFWv) on Cisco HyperFlex. Cisco HyperFlex, recognized by CRN as the HCI product of the year for 2019 and 2020,…

In May, Cisco was proud to host our first-ever summit for the U.S. Federal government to share lessons and a path forward for digital transformation across Federal agencies. Hundreds of Federal leaders joined us for FedFWD: A Roadmap to Digital Transformation. I’m excited to kick off a blog series that recaps some of the incredible insights that came out of those conversations, including leveraging data in government. Accurate and timely data is the backbone of…

If you are preparing the office for the gradual return of workers, you may be adding sensors to monitor environmental conditions, track employee movements, and increase visibility of critical assets. Or you are rearranging the office space so you can rotate the same work area between different people on different days. Or you are busy adding more video equipment for better collaboration and enhanced expectations. Once again, you find the common factor that can help…

To effectively protect precious data resources across campuses from infiltration, exfiltration, and ransomware, Enterprise IT needs deep visibility into everything connecting to the network and the ability to segment devices by access permissions and security policies. The goal is to attain a Zero-Trust Enterprise based on least-privileged access principles that prevents the lateral movement of threats and automatically isolates any offending endpoint or intrusion. Today, millions of enterprise endpoints are protected with implementations of Cisco…