network

October 17, 2016

CLOUD

Why Care About Cloud Managed Services?

Here in Cisco’s Cloud and Managed Services, or CMS, we think a lot about the value proposition for the managed services offerings we bring to market. Obviously, we try to create managed services that help augment Cisco’s networking, collaboration, and data center products and that allow us to be suc…

October 12, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

SoftBank Cuts Cloud Service Deployment Times by Nearly 90 Percent With Network Virtualization, Automation, and Orchestra …

In the competitive market for network services, it’s getting harder for operators to stand out from the crowd. SoftBank, a Tier-1 service provider in Asia, is changing the game with automation, virtualization, and orchestration. Today, enterprise customers can select and tailor network service offer…

October 11, 2016

NETWORKING

Cisco ONE Software delivers the Digital Network Architecture to 14,000 customers

Six months ago, Cisco announced the Digital Network Architecture (DNA), providing companies with infrastructure capabilities necessary to digitize their businesses. At the core of DNA are four guiding principles: Virtualize networking services into software, with the freedom to run on a variety of…

October 7, 2016

RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY

Top 5 Security Threats for Retailers in the Digital Age

As we enter Cybersecurity Awareness month, it’s an appropriate time to closely examine the specific security threats that retailers and hospitality providers face each and every day. In these industries, the overall “attack surface” is becoming dramatically more complex and hackers are more sophisti…

Game over. Automation Scores Huge Upset against Operational Costs.

When significant real-world ROI results come in from the field, we’re excited to share them. Some recent proof points from our service provider customers are especially compelling. Why? Because they’re about one of your biggest challenges―reducing high operational costs. Big Reductions in OpEx Confi…

September 30, 2016

SMALL BUSINESS

New Cisco WAP361 Indoor Mounting Video now available

Hello friends! Just a quick note to let you know there is a new Cisco WAP361 Video available. If you didn’t hear about this new model, here are some quick details about this new 11ac, Dual Radio dynamo. With speeds up to 1.2Gbps, this new model offers a 5-port switch, of which one is a PSE (Po…

September 27, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Why Ron Hranac is the Standard of Excellence

By Sean Welch, vice president and general manager, Cable Access BU, Cisco It wouldn’t be a Cable-Tec Expo without our own Ron Hranac parading a convention badge with a trail of award ribbons cascading nearly to his knees. After all, he’s been a (very) active SCTE member since 1979, and is a self-dia…

September 27, 2016

NETWORKING

Cisco Congratulates NBASE-T Alliance on Approval of a New Industry Standard.

As a founding member of the NBASE-T Alliance℠, Cisco is proud to celebrate IEEE’s approval of IEEE 802.3bzTM (2.5G/5G BASE-T) as a new Ethernet standard. From the start we saw the issue, understood the opportunity and realized the value to customers. Some of our most talented engineers are investing…

September 22, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Playing to your strengths: The key to service provider success

Today’s marketplace is a challenging one but service providers offering the right help to their enterprise customers are more relevant than ever. Develop your strengths to ensure ongoing prosperity. A concert pianist spends very little time in the gym bulking up her biceps. And with good reason. Wha…