#intentbasednetworking

April 9, 2019

NETWORKING

Cisco leads intent-based networking over the competition

It’s not surprising that networks are getting bigger, more business critical and more challenging to operate, especially when considering the impact of cloud, mobility, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). The consequence? Traditional ways of designing, deploying and manag…

December 4, 2018

NETWORKING

Wireless Catalyst 9800 Platform: Secure, Always On, Deployable Anywhere

We’ve been examining the benefits of Intent-Based Networking and seeing how organizations are using Cisco’s programmable network platform to improve application performance and transform rigid business processes into flexible digital workflows. Wireless access, in particular, plays a significant rol…

December 4, 2018

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Tackling Telecom’s Toughest Problems at the 2020 Vision Event

All eyes are on Lisbon, Portugal starting today, and not just because Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting.  This week’s LightReading 2020 Vision Executive Summit brings together some of the industry’s greatest minds to tackle telecom’s toughest problems. This is certainly relevant as we look ah…

October 5, 2018

NETWORKING

Intent-Based Networking: A Platform Designed for Change

The Radical Evolution of Networks Networks are the essential infrastructure that delivers the power of data in all its forms to support our interconnected civilization. We are all utterly dependent on networks to connect business systems, employees, customers, citizens—well, basically everybody and…

October 3, 2018

NETWORKING

Cisco SD-WAN: Nothing Scary Here This Halloween

With Halloween fast approaching, here is some food for thought (and when I say ‘food’ I don’t mean mini sized Snickers from your kid’s Halloween bag). What if you could wake up on October 31st and easily dress up your traditional WAN infrastructure as a threat detecting, cost saving, remotely manage…

September 20, 2018

NETWORKING

The “what”, “why”, and “how” of intent-based networking

Co-authored by Bob Laliberte, Practice Director & Senior Analyst, ESG Earlier in 2018, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) published its whitepaper on how an intent-based approach to networking was enabling IT and networking teams to address their top operational challenges, including: budget costs,…