Sunday, 16 December 2018

Planning a Cloud Communications Migration: Navigating IT Priorities & LAN/WAN Management

In this post, we take on another common challenge in migrating business communications to the cloud – the increased demands on IP access connectivity – both from a technical and commercial perspective. From a technical standpoint, hosted voice and video communications are some of the most sensitive traffic...

Friday, 14 December 2018

Integrating Warehouses and Distribution Centers into the Enterprise Network

We’re witnessing digital transformation all around us, and it’s driving fierce competition, new challenges, and compelling opportunities in every industry. We talked about some of the ways business are using the Internet of Things (IoT) to extend operations beyond traditional carpeted spaces inside the office and out to...

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Simplify Your Communications Migration Options: Private & Public Cloud Solutions

In this post, we tackle another common challenge in migration planning – the decision to deploy sites and users on either multi-tenant or “public” cloud solutions versus dedicated, virtualized systems in “private” cloud solutions. In the communications industry, PBX vendors and service providers tend to promote the specific...

Friday, 7 December 2018

Automating Your Network Operations, Part 2 – Data Models

Keeping your IT infrastructure operational Before I get into data models, I want to take a slight diversion to incorporate some of the feedback that I received from the first blog. It was pointed out that my use of the ios_config module was “naïve.” I contend that it...

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Cisco Threat Response with Email Security Integration: Harmonizing Your Security Products

Those of us who have been in security for more than 20 years are very familiar with the assertion that security is a process. For me, security has always been a process like a melody that ties in all other parts of the song.  Staying on this musical...

Sunday, 2 December 2018

Automating Your Network Operations, Part 1 – Ansible Basics

I’ve spent the last couple of years at Red Hat helping customers automate their networks with Ansible. If there is one thing that I’ve learned during that time, it is that network automation is not as easy as many would have you believe. That is not to say...

Friday, 30 November 2018

AI Ops and the Self-Optimization of Resources

AI Ops includes the ability to dynamically optimize infrastructure resources through a holistic approach. Cisco Workload Optimization Manager is an important component in our strategy of delivering enhanced customer benefits through AI Ops. Our Strategy for Delivering the Benefits of AI Ops Cisco is executing a strategy to...

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