IOS XE

Towards the end of this busy and innovative year, Cisco leadership decided to combine several businesses under one leader, SVP/GM Scott Harrell, to create the Intent-Based Networking Group. So, what is the meaning in a change of names? The new organization consists of engineering and product marketi…

Part 2 of 2 In part one of this extended post, I explained some of the ways in which next-gen networks based on Cisco IOS XE transform digital experiences, how controller-first delivers consistent policies and security across multiple domains, and the ability to move applications closer to ed…

Part 1 of 2 Arthur C. Clarke’s famous witticism that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” could easily apply to the plethora of applications that are at our fingertips. By touching an icon on a piece of glass you can summon a ride, order a meal, show the wor…

Some partners resell Cisco products. Some go beyond selling and offer services. And some of them believe in the products so much, they use them internally. Such is the case with Katalyst, a certified Cisco Gold Partner and managed service provider; they do all three. I recently had a chance to speak…

Why Streaming Telemetry? Cisco IOS XE is the Network Operating System for the Enterprise. It runs on switches like the Catalyst 9000, routers like the ASR 1000, CSR1000v, and ISR 1000 and 4000’s, Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN controllers, as well as a few other devices in IoT and Cable product li…

The author of this blog is Stefano Gridelli, Co-Founder and CEO at NetBeez, Inc. I am happy to announce a new powerful integration between NetBeez and Cisco. Starting with Cisco IOS-XE version 16.12.1, Cisco users can install the NetBeez docker agent on Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches. This new…

When new hardware is ordered and it arrives on site, it’s an exciting time. New hardware! New software! … But new challenges too!  But the age-old challenge of getting new devices on the network doesn’t need to be one of them. Sitting in the lab pre-provisioning devices is no longe…

Posted on behalf of contributing author:  Travis Carlson Travis has worked in networking and telecommunications for 10 years with experience in device programmability, routing, Network Function virtualization (NFV), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. In Enterprise Routi…

Co-author: Srini Jasti, Sr. Product Manager – Enterprise Switching Enterprises are demanding more and more from their networks even with reducing budgets and increasing complexity. Today, IT teams are looking for effective, simpler solutions to deploy and operate their networks. Many are already won…