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MegaTrends: Network Programming and Cisco ONE in Enterprise Networks
MegaTrends: Network Programming and Cisco ONE in Enterprise Networks
How do we evolve the IT architecture to enable an ever-increasing set of services while multiple MegaTrends are rapidly transforming the environment? How
Oct. 21, 2013
SDN: Cisco Domain Ten tells us it’s not (just) about the Network
SDN: Cisco Domain Ten tells us it’s not (just) about the Network
In my first SDN blog, I asserted that "Services" - that is technical support, professional and consultancy services - are the missing "S" in the SDN debate.  I'd...
Sept. 26, 2013
The Programmable Network: IP and Optical Convergence
The Programmable Network: IP and Optical Convergence
Someday soon, personal sensors, wearable gadgets, and embedded devices and services may make today’s PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones look quaint by
Sept. 11, 2013
ONE + ONE = 6: The New Enterprise Programmability Math
ONE + ONE = 6: The New Enterprise Programmability Math
In my last blog I discussed how Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture fits with the Cisco ONE. Let’s now look at how the new Cisco ONE Enterprise
Sept. 9, 2013
ONE + ONE = 6: New Math for Enterprise Programmability
ONE + ONE = 6: New Math for Enterprise Programmability
In my previous 3-part blog series I discussed the challenges in the Enterprise WAN and relevancy of SDN in overcoming these challenges and how Cisco ONE
Aug. 26, 2013
The Programmable Network: Elastic Services
The Programmable Network: Elastic Services
In our last blog on “Advanced Flow Control” we used the metaphor of a three-dimensional collection of intersecting highways of many different kinds with a
July 23, 2013
Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture: Programmability for WAN Networks
Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture: Programmability for WAN Networks
In my last two blogs I discussed the challenges Enterprises are facing for their WAN, the differences between Enterprise needs in their LAN and WAN, and
July 8, 2013
Introducing Cisco Unified Fabric Innovations: Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation, Nexus 7700 Switches, and F3 Modules
Introducing Cisco Unified Fabric Innovations: Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation, Nexus 7700 Switches, and F3 Modules
Cisco today introduced Application-Centric Infrastructure as the vision for Next Generation Data Center architecture, built for both today’s physical and
June 26, 2013
Leading the Network Evolution to SDN – Helping You with Your SDN Adoption Strategy
Leading the Network Evolution to SDN – Helping You with Your SDN Adoption Strategy
If you are following the industry debates around Software Defined Networking (SDN), and are wondering “What really is SDN?”, “How the concepts of network virtualization and network programmability relate...
June 23, 2013
Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions – Is SDN Relevant to the Enterprise WAN?
Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions – Is SDN Relevant to the Enterprise WAN?
June is summer weather in the San Francisco Bay Area, but quite different from the June I was used to in Boston. A common misconception around Mark Twain
June 20, 2013
The Model for Next Generation IT
The Model for Next Generation IT
The promise of the Internet of Everything (IoE) looms near, and as the networked connections between people, process, data and things exponentially
June 18, 2013
The Programmable Network: End-to-End Visualization and Control
The Programmable Network: End-to-End Visualization and Control
In our last blog, we talked about the next generation Internet. It will be about the Internet of Everything­ ─ people-to-people, machine-to-machine,
May 2, 2013