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SD-WAN at an Inflection Point: As Deployments Scale, Enterprises Look Beyond Connectivity
Rohit Mehra is the Vice President of Network Infrastructure at IDC SD-WAN is on a strong trajectory. IDC survey data have captured these trends: In late 2018, 40% of enterprises had already tried or deployed SD-WAN, up from just 10% a year earlier. Of the 1,200 global enterprise WAN decision-makers…
Reinventing the Internet: Solving Communication Service Provider Bandwidth Issues with Better Network Design
Guest blog by Rajesh Ghai, Research Director, Carrier Network Infrastructure, IDC Every day, more applications migrate to the cloud. Corporate networks increasingly stream rich data such as video, and real-time services such as 5G and IoT drive more low-latency connections and bandwidth demands. Wit…
The New Era of Application Innovation
We’ve all been there. Fired up our online banking app only to get a server error. Tried to buy something online but the app times out before we can complete the process. Attempted to download an online catalog only to have the image loading stall. Customers today have high expectations for how apps…
AI-enabled Network Automation Requires the Right Tools for the Job
Amid the imperative of digital transformation and the enterprise adoption of multicloud, network agility and flexibility are prized. The right network-automation tools can help, contributing to agile operations while enabling the portability of applications and data between on-premises datacenters a…
Cisco Ranked #1 for 2018 Market Share in SD-WAN Infrastructure
As the SD-WAN market matures Cisco’s focus is to address the market shift from early-adopters to large scale adoption. We have listened to customers to understand their requirements which has enabled Cisco to consistently deliver new capabilities that align to the right use cases. This approach is c…
Transformation is the New Normal
As a partner, you may view digital transformation (DX) as an overused term, but don’t mistake that for lack of opportunity or impact in the real world. Monies spent on DX initiatives are significant and the impact of this trend is profound – for your customers and your own business. Not to put…
Cisco Recognized as a Leader in Incident Response
It is never ideal to “go it alone” during a cybersecurity breach. Talk about a high-pressure situation. Getting access to experts is critical: with a strong support team, you’ll have more hands on deck so you can act quickly, and when you tap into skilled incident response experts, you have the ben…
IDC analyst Part 1: How to make multi-cloud work for government
Guest Blogger: Adelaide O’Brien, Research Director, Government Digital Transformation Strategies at IDC Through her work at IDC, Adelaide drives better understanding of the full scope of efforts needed for digital transformation. This includes focusing on innovative technologies like Big Data…
Navigating the Digital Age with Services Partners
Cisco has been delivering services to our customers for over 30 years. As part of the Services organization for nearly two decades, I’ve had the opportunity to help Cisco evolve with every major technology transition and global economic inflection point. Along the way, my focus has always been on cu…