#intentbasednetworking
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…
From Controllers to Multi-Domain: 7 Pillars of Intent-Based Networking
About four years ago, my team at Cisco sat down to re-architect enterprise networking, because we knew that the traditional models for running networks were not going to be able to scale with the changes being forced on to them. For example, we saw that the number and types of devices connecting to…
Cloud ready networks for government: Connecting everyone and everything
By: Nick Michaelides, SVP of U.S. Public Sector, Cisco Co-Author: Grimt Habtemariam, Federal Cloud Strategist, Cisco We all understand the benefits of moving government to cloud. Especially the added value of better security for data and new capabilities that can support the large variety of…
Cisco DNA Center’s Network Assurance and Analytics Leaves the Competition Behind
Do you have what you really need for Network Assurance? Today’s businesses require fast-paced, dynamic networks that can assure the user and application quality of experience, securely. Today’s networks need Network Assurance Network health is an important aspect of any network operation, and histo…
3 Ways Intent-Based Networking Fulfills Business Intent with Multidomain Integration
Thanks to intent-based networking (IBN), your IT team no longer needs to panic when it’s asked to support a new business initiative, acquiring a new team, or onboarding new applications. With IBN, IT teams can quickly set up the appropriate networking policies to support any new need, in any domain:…
Improving Networks with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is changing how we manage networks, and it’s a change we need. Because as we rely more every day on networks and networked applications to keep businesses agile, secure, and competitive, we also need more advanced tools to keep on top of the networks themselves. AI will us ma…
The Future of Access is Now
We live in a time when everything is becoming connected. When I was a kid, our house had only 1 phone that we all had to share. Now, each person in my family has their own mobile phone. Not only that, but my house has connected cameras. And smart speakers. My car has connected sensors. The office ha…
Unplugged and Uninterrupted: What’s Driving Networking Today
Offices. Hospitals. Factories. Hotels. Universities. Sports arenas. In my job, I talk to the people around the world who run technology for all of these types of operations. They tell me that more wireless devices than ever are joining their networks, and that if they have no Wi-Fi, they have no bus…
Cisco propels intent-based networking through automation
Customers are saying that network automation is becoming a necessity rather than a nice-to-have. According to a recent IDG survey[1] of IT leaders, automation is fast expanding into areas such as network provisioning and orchestration (56%), policy configuration (54%), and issue resolution (50%). Th…