Paving the Way for Network Transformation

Service providers today are facing serious challenges. Developments like 5G and ultra high definition video are putting them under growing pressure to supply large bandwidths, fast speeds and low latencies.

To address this, providers are realising that they can operate their networks more efficiently by keeping more traffic in the outer network layers. This can help them provide services that are faster and more responsive to demand, by minimising the time that traffic takes to travel through the network. At this level, every millisecond counts.

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New Cisco 250 and 350 Series Switches with Multi-Gigabit and 10GE

Today we proudly announce the availability of several new models in the 350 and 250 Series. These new models provide even more Managed and Smart Switch options including MGig and 10 Gigabit Ethernet models.

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The Power of Logging in Incident Response

A deep dive into logging as an often-overlooked but powerful tool for incident detection and response

“Lack of instrumentation or insufficient logging” is often a phrase used on incident response reports. During incident response activities, this isn’t a phrase you want to see, since lack of logging inhibits your organization’s ability to conclusively determine root cause analysis.

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New Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud: Built for Managed Security Service Providers

As the threat landscape continues to become more complex, more and more businesses are looking to outsource their security needs. According to the 2018 Cisco Cybersecurity Report, 44 percent of enterprises and 54 percent of small businesses based in the United States outsource their security monitoring capabilities. The Global Managed Security Services Market has a projected compound annual growth rate of 14.5 percent through 2022, reaching US $45 billion.

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Helping SMBs Compete on a Level (Wireless) Playing Field

It can be tough for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). They need to compete with the deep pockets of bigger organizations who can provide top-notch wireless access to customers, vendors and employees alike. But finding cutting-edge wireless network solutions that won’t break the bank, are easy-to-deploy and don’t take up a lot of space can seem impossible.

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Cisco Crosswork Network Automation: The Industry’s Most Comprehensive Closed-Loop Automation Solution

Cisco announced its latest innovation – Cisco Crosswork Network Automation – a new network automation portfolio for Service Providers.  We are very excited about creating the industry’s most comprehensive closed-loop, mass-scale automation solution that embraces multi-vendor networks.  We are more excited about the transformations we are seeing inside of our Service Provider customers and how this can help them accelerate their journey to a fully self-healing infrastructure.

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Serverless & Developing Applications Using Multiple Cloud Providers

I’ve been into serverless technologies for a few years now. The thought of not having to care about what platform my code is executing on, or having to manage and operate it, resonated with my developer side that just wants to code. I also saw it as a possible catalyst for change in how we are developing applications using cloud provider services, one that allows services from multiple clouds to be pieced together to form a whole application…but more on that further down this blog!

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