WAN

Simultaneously, IT operations are becoming more centralized while business operations and company employees are becoming more decentralized, changing the role of WAN to take on an even greater importance.  That importance is hampered by the rising costs of traditional (MPLS) connectivity, the breadt…

Hello all, I thought it would be a good time to provide a quick update on our Cisco RV Series. As amazing as Rafael Nadal is as he took his 10th French Open yesterday at Roland Garros, our new RV340 Series models continue to amaze as they make their way to your local Cisco Partners! Well the two tho…

Not everyone works at a hospital, but understanding how the IT department at London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London in Ontario, Canada transformed their wireless network is important, no matter what industry you work in. The crux of the hospital’s problem was this: over 15…

Increase reliability and efficiency with converged WAN infrastructure Over the last several years we have worked closely with utilities across all areas of the Cisco IoT portfolio to accelerate grid modernization initiatives. Leaders in the industry have generated high impact business outcomes rangi…

Cisco WAN Automation Engine (WAE) is enabling real-time network planning. WAE 7.0 is a game-changer release, and we are thrilled to announce its general availability. You’re likely familiar with WAE Design application, which has been the market leader in network modeling and capacity planning for ye…

Last year Cisco laid out a blueprint for customers to build a digital ready network, Cisco Digital Network Architecture or DNA. Virtualization stood out as one of its key pillars and we announced Cisco Enterprise NFV,  a solution for virtualizing the branch, that enables our customers to deploy netw…

Intelligent WAN and the Branch Problem Most enterprises struggle with their IT strategies when it comes to branch offices.  At the core of this issue is the age-old problem of cost versus benefit (and also factoring in the ultimate quality of service at each price point).  In a time when IT departme…

It’s hard to believe that 2 ½ years ago, in my role as Head of Network Services at Cigna, I was in NYC presenting a concept to an emerging community called the Open Network Users Group.  Prior to the event, I vividly recall Nick Lippis (ONUG chair) asking me if this was a concept that I would bet my…

For me, 2016 can be described as “SD-WAN euphoria.” Everyone was talking about SD-WAN. But when listening to analysts, attending tradeshows or presenting to customers, one of the most common questions I asked, or was asked, is “What exactly is SD-WAN?” To highlight just how much opinions differ, IDC…