Networking

The more decisions you make throughout the day, the harder each one becomes for your brain. According to The Week*, as a person makes decisions throughout the day, the brain depletes its limited amount of mental stamina, and starts employing one of two shortcuts: Make a rash decision or avoid the ac…

Your wireless network can deliver more than connectivity. Sure, connectivity is key but, because of the network’s end-to-end visibility, Wi-Fi can provide a unique perspective to power new and innovative use cases. Think back to the early days of the satellites. They were launched to replace underse…

Before you get into the meat of this blog, I encourage you to take a peek at Cisco’s newest video for Cisco DNA Center Assurance. Yes, it’s an ad, but trust me this one is definitely worth your time: When Cisco makes a new product announcement, it’s usually a big splash in the ind…

Cisco Live EMEA may have just concluded, but IT insights continue to pour in from across the pond in Barcelona. The latest? It’s all about attaining enterprise network ease — with the power of Software-Defined Access (SD-Access). As you are probably aware, enterprise networks have become much more c…

Wi-Fi has come a long way since the early days of the first 802.11 Wi-Fi standard. However, one thing has not changed, Cisco has been the industry leader through each phase of the Wi-Fi standard, and 802.11ac was no different. It seems like yesterday when we launched our first Aironet 802.11ac Wave…

Today at Cisco Live Barcelona, we rolled out the next chapter of our strategy to reinvent the network for the digital era. We announced powerful new software innovations for the data center and enterprise focused squarely on assurance, ones that will enable the network to quickly identify the root c…

It’s hard to believe Wi-Fi has been with us for two decades. In that time the technology has evolved from novelty, to convenience, to necessity. Now, mobile devices comfortably dominate the networking world and many of us are moving to wireless-only access in 2018. If Wi-Fi and mobile networking is…

Design Considerations for Branch Virtualization with NFV In the previous blogs (Part 1 and Part 2) on Enterprise NFV Design we discussed the concept of network function virtualization (NFV), its benefits, the foundation blocks and the design considerations of branch virtualization with NFV. In this…

Businesses thrive when they create value for their shareholder and stakeholders by maximizing revenues and minimizing costs. Technology, especially wireless and IoT, can be invaluable tools to achieve these goals. But, when it comes to operating costs, these IT pillars, while incredibly valuable, on…