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As WAN network administrators, we have all run into that situation where a business group wants to roll out a new service, and we realize there is not enough bandwidth available in many of our locations. It then typically will take 90 – 120 days to add new bandwidth and then hours of dealing w…

Wondering what’s new and next for The Network. Intuitive? There’s been so much amazing progress in analytics and automation since we ushered in the era of intent-based networking. You’ve likely experienced firsthand how this unique approach, built on Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA), enables…

How often does IT receive the complaint “the network is slow?” End users complaining about application problems can be frustrating, especially when it is not always the network that is the cause. When those complaints come from remote sites, eliminating the WAN as the cause of the proble…

Co-authored by John Apostolopoulos, VP & CTO Enterprise Networking Business, and Lab Director for Innovation Labs   IT is facing a seemingly impossible tradeoff. On one hand, IT teams have to move faster to keep pace with the needs of the organization – making changes, rolling out new appl…

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has a motto: We treat kids better. And they’re always looking for new ways to do just that. Whether it means supporting new pediatric research, making sure every patient receives a special valentine, or training young people to be future healthcare superstars.…

Enterprises are increasingly looking to their wireless network to help automate and manage their operations. While connected devices play a huge role in this trend, they tend to be highly proprietary, consisting of specialized tags, sensors, and management systems that don’t talk to each other. The…

The transportation industry is undergoing unprecedented disruption that we read about in news every day.  Several companies are envisioning how transportation of humans and cargo will work in the future – from self-driving cars to magnetic levitation trains. Due to this renewed technology-driven reb…

In this special episode of the #CiscoChat podcast, we’re bringing you the latest installment of our IoT technical talk series, Ask the IoT Whiz. Recorded on the Cisco Live Barcelona show floor earlier this month, this podcast takes a glance at urban IoT initiatives — what they look like, what challe…

Before you get into the meat of this blog, I encourage you to take a peek at Cisco’s newest video for Cisco DNA Center Assurance. Yes, it’s an ad, but trust me this one is definitely worth your time: When Cisco makes a new product announcement, it’s usually a big splash in the ind…