automation

Winning teams have a few things in common: they bring together diverse skills, their individual players collaborate to get the job done, and they are driven to succeed. All of those elements aligned in 2018 for the Cisco-CenturyLink partnership. Americas Service Provider Collaboration Partner of the…

Co-author: Chad Mitchel  |  DoD Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco     The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has long been on the forefront of technology innovation when it comes to increasing mission success. But as technology evolves, so does the cybersecurity threat landscape. This m…

A couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas, I felt like a member of a film crew watching my movie win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Verizon, the Cisco partner I’ve worked with for years, was named 2018 Global Service Provider of the Year. They then won a second honor: Enterprise Partner of the Year fo…

More great news for Cisco from a report completed by Analysys Mason – Cisco maintained its #1 market share position for Network Control and Orchestration solutions in 2017, cementing its place as the industry leader for service provider network automation and orchestration solutions. With 19%…

AI-driven Operations (AI Ops) will drive significant changes as IT organizations leverage AI, machine learning, and automation. This transition will provide opportunities for individuals to develop new skills that can enhance their careers. AI Ops and Self-Optimization Experts expect the use of AI,…

Vodafone-Netherlands (Ziggo) announced that they are taking their RAN automation to the next level and are building the required capabilities toward automation in the 5G Era with the commercial implementation of Cisco SONFlex. How Vodafone-Netherlands Ziggo uses SONFlex Vodafone-Netherlands has leve…

The pace of change is accelerating, with multiple trends converging to stress service providers’ network and IT infrastructure as we move towards 2019. The average service provider infrastructure must carry a heavier workload in the next few years. Globally, each customer is expected to be carrying…

We are incredibly excited to be the premier sponsor at Light Reading’s Software Defined Operations & the Autonomous Network event in London on November 7th and 8th! Light Reading has established this event as an opportunity for service providers and telecom industry leaders to engage in high-lev…

As an IT leader, how much of your budget do you typically spend to keep the lights on? 30 percent? 40 percent? Try 78 percent. So how much room does this leave for innovation? In my estimation, not nearly enough. This number, however, doesn’t shock or surprise me. We’ve been moving so quickly over t…