Prashanth Shenoy

The intent-based networking (IBN) model promises to deliver on intelligent automation that continuously aligns the network to business needs. Many established and start-up networking vendors are recognizing IT needs more than basic automation to keep up with dynamic business needs. One could say tha…

Over the last year, Cisco has continued on our intent-based networking journey, making sure that we addressed our customers’ business outcomes and use cases for the entire wired and wireless access networking. No matter the new products, from our switches to access points, to controllers to software…

Our very first Networking.Next event was a huge success, and we appreciate the questions and feedback we’ve gotten from our attendees. During the event, we heard from analyst Will Townsend, futurist Radha Mistry, and Cisco experts on what to expect in networking technology, operations, and talent. S…

Whether you’re the CIO of a Fortune 500 company, or you’re managing the still-complex network strategy of a smaller company, you need to know what to prepare for—what are the trends in networking you can’t ignore? I am delighted to speak at next week’s Gartner IT Symposium/XPO in Orlando, where I wi…

The world around us is changing at an enormous pace. Organizations and businesses need to keep up. So the timing couldn’t be better for the emergence of new networking models and advanced technologies that give IT leaders and network professionals the option to stay ahead. Inevitably, with all our v…

Thanks to intent-based networking (IBN), your IT team no longer needs to panic when it’s asked to support a new business initiative, acquiring a new team, or onboarding new applications. With IBN, IT teams can quickly set up the appropriate networking policies to support any new need, in any domain:…

During customer meetings, I receive a lot of positive feedback on Cisco DNA – our intent-based networking solution for campus and branch. Customers tell me how Cisco DNA Center, its controller, reduces the time it takes them to onboard users and things securely, helps their engineers focus on more b…

Do you remember life without Wi-Fi? With wireless innovation in its infancy when I was in college, I remember it more than most. Using Windows 98 PCs in the college library to check my email, only to find my inbox filled with chain mail. Dialing up to download “Sorry Ms. Jackson” on Napster – a proc…

Last year, Cisco defined a bold vision on a new Intent-based Networking architecture. It soon became apparent that WAN would be one of the strongest use cases for this new architecture mainly due to businesses rapidly adopting cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud and cloud applications…