application development
APWhy, Part 2 – From Product, to Platform, to Ecosystem
APWhy? Why a product without an API is not a product at all In early 2007 a certain Steve Jobs stepped on stage in Cupertino California. In his pocket he had a small device and in his mind one of the greatest product presentations of all time. The presentation, or rather the product, he introduced w…
DevNet Certifications – Preparing for “Developing Applications Using Cisco Core Platforms and APIs” Exam
As we get ever closer to the highly anticipated availability of Cisco DevNet Certifications exams (February, 2020), the excitement is building for those wishing to take and pass the DEVNET CCNP. For the professional track, exam requirements are similar to the CCNP current R&S track. In order to…
Bored of 75+ DevNet Sandboxes? Try NINE New Ones!
Over the last month or two, as service usage has continued to expand, the DevNet Sandbox Team has been putting a lot of engineering concentrating on building out a new Data Center, focused on operational efficiency through automation and infrastructure programmability (you can read about some of the…
New DevNet Postman Collection Makes Using APIs Easier
Over the last few months, I have been very privileged to be working with the awesome team over at Postman. Postman is a great tool when exploring RESTful APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) on network/platform devices, or for testing ones you have created yourself. Our two teams have a lot in…
Itching for a Reason to Hit DevNet Sandbox? Here’s 10 New Ones!
CiscoLive US is nearly upon us and I’ll be jumping on a plane in just a few short days and hoping to meet many of you there to talk DevNet, Network Automation, Application Development and more! The DevNet Sandbox team will be back in the DevNet Zone and looking forward to helping you get hands on wi…
Cisco Open-sources the MindMeld Conversational AI Platform
Over the past five years, conversational applications have entered the mainstream. Virtual assistants like Siri, Cortana, Google Assistant, and Alexa field tens of billions of voice and natural language queries every month. Voice-enabled devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home reside in over a…
Wi-Fi 6 is for Developers!
Wi-Fi 6 is here, and it opens a new chapter in networking. With its enhanced connectivity, the way we access the network and our experiences while connected fundamentally shifts. It’s certainly an exciting time to be in the industry and even more exciting to be a developer because Wi-Fi 6 is for dev…
Integrators and Partners Meet-up with DevNet in Belarus
A Cisco DevNet meet-up was conducted in mid-April for partners and integrators from Belarus. The event brought together engineers, administrators, and developers of local integrators and partners, and consisted of several parts. Cisco DevNet: capabilities, solutions and examples of use During the f…
Engage with IoT, Edge, and Enterprise Transformation at DevNet Create 2019
DevNet Create 2019 is just around the corner – April 24-25th in Mountain View, California. Some 400 developers, network programmers, and IT pros will gather to share their latest findings when coding modern user experiences and applications leveraging network infrastructure, Machine Learning,…