Networking

Few products in Cisco’s illustrious history deserve the title of  “game changer” more than the Cisco Catalyst 6500 switch series. The longevity of the platform is a testament to the continual focus Cisco places on providing our customers with the best in today’s technology. With this in mind, it is…

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…

Organizations are implementing SD-WAN to bring secure, cost-effective, and efficient connectivity to distributed branches, retail outlets, and an increasingly distributed workforce. Top of mind for IT when expanding remote connectivity is ensuring the security and integrity of remote network applian…

Posted on behalf of contributing author:  Ian McLaughlin Ian has spent the past 10 years working on leading communication enablement technologies across networking, telecommunications and healthcare. As a Product Manager in Enterprise Routing, Ian works on key Cisco strategic initiatives, including…

In the 20 years since the first laptops with built-in Wi-Fi were introduced, the idea of totally wireless but completely connected personal devices has become commonplace. Today, many laptops don’t even have wired networking ports. Most IoT devices use Wi-Fi to communicate. Every smartphone has a Wi…

Co-author: Srini Jasti In our last blog, we discussed how Cisco delivers consistency and simplicity, with integrated security, across Enterprise domains. Now we’ll discuss in more detail how this is done. “People who are serious about software should make their own hardware” – Alan Kay Cisco uniquel…

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…

Imagine meandering through a vast shopping mall looking for that perfect gift for someone special. So many stores, so little time. Bet there’s an app for that, you think. And sure enough the mall provides an app to help navigate the shopping experience maze. After logging into the mall’s Wi-Fi netwo…

Intent-Based Networking is rapidly gaining converts as IT takes advantage of the multiple benefits it brings to managing both wired and wireless enterprise network fabrics. From data centers to campus to multi-domain cloud platforms and secure branch deployments, Intent-Based Networks provide the au…