SD-WAN

The networking field is changing fast. This year, several emerging technologies will fundamentally impact how businesses and their employees connect. The good news is that each technology also represents a solid opportunity to improve some aspect of how a company runs – from network efficiency all t…

Thinking about our new corporate theme Bridge to Possible, unveiled at the 2018 Partner Summit, it seems to me that phrase encapsulates what we have been doing for many years in Enterprise Networking. We’ve been building bridges from data center to campus to branch to mobile workforce—with bridges t…

Cisco Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) holds promising opportunity for enterprises that want to use the Cloud to enhance their technological and competitive advantage. Cisco Capital flexible payment solutions offer many ways for your organization to realize the benefits this technology ca…

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…

In the new digital economy, there is an increased focus on delivery of superior customer experience as a means to competitive advantage. A recent study by Walker Research predicts that, “By 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator.” To support strateg…

The modern workforce is highly distributed – more users, devices, locations. Applications are more decentralized across multiple clouds and data centers.  The security perimeter has greatly expanded; more difficult to protect. A large business opportunity awaits the service provider – how will you g…

The proliferation of the cloud has allowed users to connect to applications and data from anywhere and from any device, which has been a net gain for businesses that have reaped the rewards of greater output and employee productivity. But many enterprises have seen their digital transformation hinde…

Kaizen, a Japanese word for “improvement,” is a term used in business to describe ongoing process improvement. The concept is simple: No process is perfect and, even if it’s working well today, the dynamic business environment could demand a change tomorrow. Kaizen is the relentless focu…

Cisco SD-WAN technology is already enhancing networks by efficiently connecting branches, colocation, data center, and cloud resources into the information fabric that unites a distributed enterprise. But it’s at the Cloud Edge—the intersection of the network, cloud, and security–where businesses al…