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Byron Magrane

Product Manager, Marketing

A writer by trade, Byron Magrane is a Product Marketing Manager with over a decade of experience in the technology world. His primary duties include the support of both the Cisco wireless and switching product families.

Byron originally hails from Massachusetts and along with his wife and two daughters, calls the commonwealth his home.

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January 29, 2020

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Cisco Named a Leader by IDC MarketScape

Who doesn’t like to be told that they’re doing a good job? It’s ingrained in us when we’re kids and never leaves you even when you’re an adult. Being praised is always a good thing. Whether it was an ice cream sundae for scoring a goal in soccer or receiving five dollars for every “A” I…

January 28, 2020

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Certifiably awesome! Cisco Catalyst APs officially Wi-Fi 6 certified by WFA

If you’re looking for Wi-Fi 6 access points that are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA), your search is over. Cisco has them! Recently the WFA deemed that the Cisco Catalyst 9115 and 9120 Access Points have met the required criteria and were officially granted the Wi-Fi 6 certificate. The two acc…

January 22, 2020

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What to expect at Cisco Live! Europe

If you’re one of the thousands that are going to be descending on Barcelona at the end of January for Cisco Live! Europe, you’re going to be in for an excellent time. But you probably already know that. If you’re a Cisco Live! rookie, you’re wondering what Cisco has in store for you. The answer is t…

December 11, 2019

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The Cisco Wireless and Mobility Year in Review for 2019

If you’re anything like me, whenever the end of the year rolls around you start looking back at the accomplishments you made in the previous 12 months, and it’s pretty incredible to think about all of the things that you did. What I mean is, as you’re going through your day-to-day activities, it nev…

September 5, 2019

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Cisco Catalyst Controllers: Cloudy, with a chance of awesome

You read all about the recent news that Cisco Catalyst 9800 controller made an addition to its family with the Catalyst 9800-L. This new controller is specifically geared towards smaller sized environments. But how much do you know about a Catalyst controller that runs the gamut from small to large…

August 15, 2019

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What’s New with the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series?

In November, you may recall that Cisco knocked the industry on its backside with the announcement of the next generation of wireless controllers, the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series. As the new addition to the Catalyst 9000 family, the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers—which includes the 98…

May 22, 2019

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Cisco Pretties Up Amorepacific’s New Home

Amorepacific’s new headquarters is a building that is on the cutting-edge of design. So it only makes sense that its wireless infrastructure is the same—and that’s why they turned to Cisco. In November 2017, one of the top beauty companies in the world, Amorepacific, opened a new, state-of-the-art h…

May 7, 2019

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Miercom knows: Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers are in a Class by Itself

Waiting for test results can be a long and frustrating experience. Think back to when you were at school, taking the test was difficult; but waiting for the teacher to post the results were excruciating—even if you thought that you aced the exam! So you can understand how Cisco felt. Miercom, an ind…

January 17, 2019

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Cisco and Corning: Wireless Network Success

With over 165 years in material sciences, Corning has pretty much seen it all. But when they wanted to create a wireless network that will propel them into their future, they turned to the one company that could do it right, Cisco. Corning needed a network that could support a massive amount of band…