intent-based networking

“Evolution requires us to continually refresh our competitive advantage. Sometimes in major cataclysms. Sometimes in dribs and drabs. Innovate forever, in other words, is neither a slogan nor an aspiration. It is a requirement.” – Geoffrey A. Moore, author of Dealing with Darwin: How Great Com…

The Internet of Things has changed the game for network professionals. Instead of being responsible for keeping people’s computers and smartphones online and keeping the data on servers secure, on today’s networks, network professionals are becoming responsible for keeping new kinds of devices – and…

Opening the Gates to Intent-based Networking This is a guest post authored by Muninder Sambi, Senior Director of Product Management, Enterprise Networking Business. As I think about the transformation we, at Cisco, are trying to drive in the networking industry with intent-based Networking, I can’t…

At the end of the day, technology is at its best when it’s helping people – empowering them to accomplish their goals. Whether that’s members of my team envisioning new products or supporting our current ones – or customers doing more with less and being smarter in their business – that’s when…

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…

Wi-Fi has come a long way since the early days of the first 802.11 Wi-Fi standard. However, one thing has not changed, Cisco has been the industry leader through each phase of the Wi-Fi standard, and 802.11ac was no different. It seems like yesterday when we launched our first Aironet 802.11ac Wave…

When the telephone rings in the IT department, you can bet there’s an unhappy user on the other end. “I can’t connect.” “My app won’t load.” “The network keeps kicking me off.” “The wireless has been flakey for two weeks.” The only thing more certain than dissatisfied users is a frustrated IT depart…