#CiscoDNA

Leading into 2020, picture a world where Millennials are the shoppers in store with THEIR kids, and Gen Z, your teenagers, the “partial attention generation”, is the new growth demographic for retailers. So the definition of consumers is changing: technology-driven shifts empower customers, guests a…

While everyone else is enjoying summer’s warm days and fun-filled vacations, the analysts at Gartner and Forrester are busy working on their next set of reports covering the data virtualization market and key products in the space such as the Cisco Information Server. What new data virtualization re…

Cisco’s software strategy has been getting great external validation following our recent series of major announcements in network infrastructure software and subscription buying models. In May, we introduced Cisco Enterprise Agreement, a simpler, more flexible way for customers to buy network…

I don’t know about you, but everyone seems to be talking analytics – it is another great digital transformation buzzword. Most of the time in financial services, analytics means customer analytics – how we can combine structured data within the bank with the world of big data to give us amazingly ne…

Your network is complicated and you don’t have time for an intricate solution. Wouldn’t it be great if there was an answer that offers everything you need in one easy package? Say hello to Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA). Simply put, Cisco DNA is a new software-defined network that provides…

With Cisco’s launch of The Network. Intuitive., we are delivering an open and extensible architecture that is constantly learning, adapting, and protecting. As Nirav Sheth pointed out in his blog about the new network on June 21, we are leading a breakthrough approach from the traditional, man…

There are a number of key innovations within the new Catalyst 9000 series family, (Anand lists 9 of them). Two of my favorite, often overlooked innovations in this hardware include the UADP Programmable ASIC that sets us years apart from any competitor, and the fact that the IOS-XE operating system…

Above and beyond – that’s what your network needs to do. The pressures of the evolving healthcare environment require the network to go beyond supporting rising IT demands. It needs to empower your hospital to improve experiences and outcomes. With Cisco DNA, the new network is informed by context,…

What an incredible Cisco Live event! During the week of June 25, 2017 over 28,000 people from all over the country traveled to Las Vegas, NV to take part in a superhero-themed Cisco Live. From CEO, Chuck Robbins, opening the show with surprise guest, CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, to Bryan Cranston closing…