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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode we’re talking to David Zacks, the importance of flexible infrastructure.

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Cisco Guests

  • David Zacks (@davezacks), Distinguished System Engineer

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Podcast Discussion Topics

  • Introducing the Cat9K platform and next gen of chip set.
  • The power of the single code base in the new Catalyst Platform 9300, 9400 and 9500.
  • The ability to empower people with analytics at the edge.
  • Focusing on the flexible infrastructure and looking 1-3 years out.v
  • Encrypted threat analytics.
  • The power behind Network Intuitive.
  • The importance of flexible evergreen hardware as Cisco moves into being a software company.
  • Working with the design team to build a flexible infrastructure.
  • Moving to intent based networking.
  • Elevating the conversation in SDA and why it was built it in the first place.
  • Micro-segmenting.
  • How to do identification through context.
  • Coming out of the starting blocks with SDA.
  • CLI is not going away.
  • Building blocks for a new network implementation.
  • Moving networks into the 21st century.
  • Explaining cryptographic compliance.
  • SPLT packet review.

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Resources:

  • Cisco Enterprise Silicon – Delivering Innovation for Advanced Routing and Switching [BRKARC-3467] by Peter Jones and David Zacks, PDF of session presentation.
  • Detect threats in encrypted traffic without decryption, using network based security analytics [BRKCRS-1560] by Sarav Radhakrishnan, PDF of session presentation.