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See How to Use the Plug and Play API in DNA Center – Part 2
Continuing the PnP story… The first blog in this series gave an overview of network Plug and Play (PnP) and how it has evolved in DNA Center. It showed a very simple workflow to provision a device with a configuration template with a variable called “hostname”. One of my customers had a requ…
Why Cisco SD-Branch is better than a ‘white box’
A typical branch office IT installation consists of multiple point products, each having a specific function, engineered into a rigid topology. Changing something in that chain, be it adding a new function or connection, increasing bandwidth, or introducing encryption, affects multiple separate prod…
Python Scripting APIs in Cisco DNA Center Let You Improve Effectiveness
Get your free DevNet account for access to our developer resources, learning labs & sandbox Just before I left for Cisco Live US, I was given the chance to work with the APIs on Cisco DNA Center. Having never used Cisco DNA Center this was a quick learning curve, but once I started I could see…
A Welcomed Break – ‘Kidnapping’ Our Director for Lunch
We all get caught up in our work day. Cisco provides a great work/life balance, but you can often hear co-workers joking about missing a meal, not out of necessity, but out of the love for what we do here. Time flies when you’re having fun, and suddenly the rumble in your stomach reminds you that it…
Are You Cloud Native?
In IT, the “next big thing” happens a lot. With technology moving so fast and shifting so quickly, sometimes it’s unclear where to best invest your time, effort, and dollars. In the cloud corner of IT, one of the next big things has been happening for a couple years now—cloud native computing. The r…
Intent-based Networking Innovations at Center Stage at Cisco Live
June is one of my favorite months of the year because the beginning of summer is also the time for our largest conference of the year – Cisco Live! This year, Cisco’s annual conference of innovation was on full display in sunny Orlando, Florida. Cisco Live is our best opportunity in the year to enga…
Cisco DNA Center Plug and Play (PnP) – Part 1
Background I have written a number of blogs on Network Plug and Play (PnP) on APIC-EM and wanted to provide an update of the new improved PnP in Cisco DNA Center. This new series covers the changes and enhancements made to PnP on Cisco DNA Center 1.2. The PnP application was not officially exposed…
Why Your Campus Network Needs Intent
Contributing author: Matthias Falkner, Distinguished Technical Marketing Engineer Previous blogs in this series have gone “under-the-hood” of intent-based networking and explored how software-defined networking (SDN) is a foundational element of an intent-based network. In this blog,…
Next-Generation Wireless at Mobile World Congress
Going to a foreign city for a conference can be an exhilarating experience, but it can also be a bit frustrating when it comes to your wireless network. Does your home carrier work in the conference city? How easy is it to go from one public network to another? What’s the security like? How is…