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Cisco Network Assurance: It’s a journey!
Ten years ago, who would have thought that self-driving cars would be on the brink of being a reality? What’s most important is that having a vision for a self-driving car is one thing but making it a reality is the toughest part of the journey. During the last decade there was a lot of emphasis on…
Cisco Announces Catalyst 9130 and Embedded Wireless Controllers
A little more than a few months ago I had the pleasure of announcing Cisco’s foray into the future with the launch of our new Catalyst 9100 access points. As American film director Godfrey Reggio once said, “It’s not that we use technology, we live technology.” This quote can be applied to Cisco as…
How Wi-Fi Can Help Drive Digital Transformation
Wireless networks have helped millions of employees connect to corporate networks and the Internet. But thinking about Wi-Fi as simply a tool to connect people to networks is incomplete. Instead of viewing wireless networks simply as a way to move data, we should really be thinking about Wi-Fi as a…
The Future is Now! Presenting the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Wi-Fi 6 Access Points
When I was a kid, the future meant flying cars and everyone wearing the same silver jumpsuits. It’s been a few years since I was a kid and while I may not own a flying car, but I don’t have to wear a jumpsuit and working at Cisco allows me to check out all of new innovations that we bring to the wor…
Multi-Modal Wireless Security: Air, Users, and Data
Wireless networks are integral to most business’ computing infrastructures. The security on these networks needs to be planned with the utmost care. Unfortunately, we often see that the planning for air security is an afterthought. It shouldn’t be. And it’s not difficult to plan holistically for wir…
Driving the Wi-Fi 6 conversation at Mobile World Congress 2019
At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) show last week in Barcelona, it was interesting to see the device makers roll out mobile handsets with the latest wireless technologies: 5G and Wi-Fi 6. I’d like to focus on Wi-Fi 6 for the moment. This upgrade will provide faster speeds and more efficiency to wire…
Cisco teams up with Samsung to make the promise of Wi-Fi 6 a reality
Like 5G for mobile carrier networks, Wi-Fi 6 is the next-generation wireless standard and represents a quantum leap forward for connectivity. And as with all new standards, there were inevitable gaps that showed up in development; unforeseen challenges that can only be unearthed through trial and er…
Solving the Data Blind Spots in Physical Locations with Cisco DNA Spaces
In a digitally disrupted world full of new online experiences, there is a blind spot lurking offline in our physical spaces – data without context. While digital transformation continues to rock industries, it’s also creating mountains of data that can be the greatest source of opportunity for busin…
What to Expect When Expecting 802.11ax
For Network Admins, it’s sort of like waiting for your favorite blockbuster to hit the local cinema. You’ve read a few spoilers, you’ve watched all of the previews, now you’re pumped for the movie. Only the movie hasn’t been released. As Tom Petty once sang, “The waiting is the hardest part.” At Cis…
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