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Will we recognize Networking in 2 years? Exploring Networking Trends in Europe
I just got to spend a week at Cisco Live Barcelona, where I spent time with our European customers to learn about their most pressing networking needs. What did I hear? Over and over, one of the recurring themes was that teams are feeling overwhelmed by the unprecedented changes their networks need…
SDN is Growing Up – It’s called IBN
Recently, there have been some questions circulating about whether software-defined networking (SDN) has been a success and even whether it has a future at all. In fact, if you look at the actual adoption numbers, SDN has been hugely successful in helping enterprise IT teams achieve more simplified,…
Software Driven Vertical Outcomes
Manufacturing sites are dangerous places to work. In addition to the human cost, workplace injuries in manufacturing have severe business implications such as downtime, insurance, legal and regulatory costs. It is no surprise then that improving worker safety through digitization is a top priority f…
City of Luxembourg builds on its storied heritage
When you visit Luxembourg, technology would probably be the farthest from your mind as you immerse yourself in centuries of art, history and royalty of The Grand Ducal Palace or Bock Casemates. There is so much to see in the old city with its fortified walls (which has been added to UNESCO World Her…
Bringing Domains Together with Intent-Based Networking
Cisco’s multidomain integration is a new chapter in the intent-based networking journey with access and security policies that follow users and devices as network traffic traverses between domains. Automating connectivity and policy across domains – data center, campus, and branch – is…
REWE retail group discusses business value of AI/ML in enterprise networking
How can you quantify the real business value that customers are seeing from AI/ML technology in Cisco DNA Center? In a video case study, the IT staff of REWE Group, one of Europe’s largest supermarket chains, breaks it down. By now you’ve certainly heard from the experts at Cisco about the be…
Drag and drop your way to network segmentation
I can understand if you dread configuring network segmentation. Not only is it hard to configure the many different switches and routers, creating VLANs, using ACLs to create lists of permit or deny IP addresses, it is also easy to make mistakes and risk shutting down parts of the network. And with…
Network control for the digital age
If you are struggling to manage your network and spending hours making sure all devices are configured properly, sifting through umpteen logs to identify the root cause of issues, and wondering why you don’t have better tools, take heart. Your network is important to you. After all, it’s the…
WIT fosters startups and nurtures students with an open yet secure network
Just about two years ago, Aidan McGrath, Pat Cluney, and Jerry Horgan found themselves in a dilemma. The infrastructure of the network at Waterford Institute of Technology needed an upgrade. The dilemma was whether to simply upgrade what was in place and keep IT running as usual, or be bold, and use…