Building character towards future success

Why does someone become a fashion designer? Or a scientist, an investor, or entrepreneur – or all of the above? I don’t ever recall thinking I wanted to “be” this or that. I just wanted to do something. And then I looked up and discovered I had become...

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Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire ThousandEyes, Inc. – Network Intelligence for What’s Next

Today businesses, schools and governments depend on applications and digital services more than ever. Those applications run in data centers and clouds around the world. Our users and sites are connected over broadband, SD-WAN and cellular networks. It is key for every technology group to understand that the...

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Cisco continues investment protection with 64G FC readiness using Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors

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In this series of blogs, we are trying to discuss some of the unique advantages of Cisco MDS 9000 series switches across the Fibre Channel industry. In the first blog, we talked about NVMe/FC support in Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches. Now, let’s talk about investment protection....

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Cisco Remote Access VPN architecture for Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Today applications are evolving and moving to the public cloud. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers different types of services to host these applications in the cloud. Customers are opting for hybrid cloud services because it provides the optimum architecture for application hosting and performance. This change in cloud...

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Cisco® Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) 5.0 for the Changing World

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As we navigate these uncertain times, almost all industries are dealing with the rapid change of technology, increasing social changes and a more dispersed workforce. It is more important than ever to have a network that is automated and secure from the edge, to the data center and...

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Spinning up an NVMe over Fibre Channel Strategy using Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches

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Every so often there comes a time when we witness a major shift in the networking industry that fundamentally changes the landscape, including product portfolios and investment strategies. Storage and Storage Area Networks (SANs) are undergoing one such paradigm shift that opens up a huge opportunity for those...

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Automating Network Deployment with Cisco DNA Center and Cisco Action Orchestrator

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The Story: A major retailer is standing up a new location. They require: ◉ A connection to corporate remote data center for price list ◉ To quickly deploy the local network at the branch including standardized configuration ◉ On site compute for localized advertisement, webservers and general compute....

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Cisco and AWS Strategic Partnership: Working to Secure Your Acceleration to the Cloud

As many know, AWS deploys a shared responsibility security model, which starts with AWS taking responsibility for the security of the underlying cloud infrastructure— compute, storage, database, and networking—within its various regions and domains. In parallel, as an AWS customer, you are responsible for the security of your...

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How Partners Make Money with Cisco Customer Experience (CX)

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With the advent of SaaS and cloud business models, customers expect a shorter time between when they buy something and when they attain value from their purchase. These days, partners can’t sell something, install it, support it, and expect their customers will satisfactorily consume and receive available value...

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Cisco Threat Response takes the leap with SecureX

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Reimagine the grocery delivery experience Even in typical times, grocery and household shopping is time consuming. Especially, if you need to visit multiple stores – a main supermarket for your basics, a specialty store to accommodate diet restrictions, and another for bulk items. In a fast-paced world –...

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