Cisco Enterprise Networks

When I was a kid, about two weeks before each school year started, my parents would take me shopping for clothes and school supplies. As a pre-teen I wasn’t exactly enthused about these trips, but one shop – a shoe store – always had my undivided attention at checkout time. The store’s cash register…

With Halloween fast approaching, here is some food for thought (and when I say ‘food’ I don’t mean mini sized Snickers from your kid’s Halloween bag). What if you could wake up on October 31st and easily dress up your traditional WAN infrastructure as a threat detecting, cost saving, remotely manage…

By now, you’ve probably heard that the network is open for business with Cisco DNA Center. But, before we get into what that really means, let’s take a walk down the Cisco DNA Center memory lane. DNA Center is a complete software-based network automation and assurance solution in the form of a 360 d…

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…

In my last blog, I stressed the importance of migrating to a network that predicts, adapts and protects. Your network infrastructure is the enabler for digital transformation and is crucial to your organization’s success. Once you have the right network infrastructure in place, what new benefits can…

Guilty pleasures. We all have them. While my list is long, binge watching home renovation shows is definitely at the top. I just love the idea of a crew coming into my house and completely transforming it from the ground up, based on my vision. My vision includes a house with an open floor plan, an…

The Catalyst 9000 series is a new family of enterprise switches we recently announced. The engineering team purpose built this switch for the new realities of the digital era delivering innovations in the areas of security, mobility, cloud, and IoT. We started out about two years ago wanting to buil…

What are some of your biggest operational challenges in networking? Overcoming complexity? Maintaining true visibility into your network? Integrating systems? These challenges can be consuming, and may prevent you from being strategic and managing actual business outcomes. In this iTalk #CiscoChat,…

Some of the most challenging issues facing businesses today can be directly related to limitations on the network. It’s time to usher in the next generation. In this special iTalk edition of #CiscoChat, we’ll focus on certain key innovations in networking that enable you to take full advantage of th…