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With Programmable Networks, Level 3 Puts Customers Front and Center
With Programmable Networks, Level 3 Puts Customers Front and Center
What does it take to be an agile digital service provider in today’s competitive marketplace? For Level 3, it’s all about speed, simplicity, and
Oct. 28, 2016
Cisco Congratulates NBASE-T Alliance on Approval of a New Industry Standard.
Cisco Congratulates NBASE-T Alliance on Approval of a New Industry Standard.
As a founding member of the NBASE-T Alliance℠, Cisco is proud to celebrate IEEE’s approval of IEEE 802.3bzTM (2.5G/5G BASE-T) as a new Ethernet standard.
Sept. 27, 2016
Speed, Agility, Automation—It’s All Possible with Cisco NSO
Speed, Agility, Automation—It’s All Possible with Cisco NSO
For cloud service providers, the market landscape can look like an ocean of new opportunities—or an obstacle course with one difficult challenge after
Sept. 6, 2016
Lift and Shift Is Necessary but Not Sufficient
Lift and Shift Is Necessary but Not Sufficient
Originally published in the book: Gray, Ken & Nadeau, Thomas. Network Function Virtualization, 1st Edition. (2016). Morgan Kaufman, also available
Aug. 30, 2016
5 Features To Consider When Buying a Top of Rack Switch
5 Features To Consider When Buying a Top of Rack Switch
I was playing Pokémon GO the other day, and I realized how new technologies and applications are being launched every day, rapidly reshaping how we
Aug. 15, 2016
Let’s Talk Simply About SD-WANs, Shall We?
Let’s Talk Simply About SD-WANs, Shall We?
If “talk nerdy to me” were to be elevated to an art form, then at Cisco, we’re Rembrandt! Following a recent article suggesting that our naming
Aug. 9, 2016
KVM App Hosting on a Cisco Router
KVM App Hosting on a Cisco Router
Run your own virtual machine directly on a Cisco router. In 2013 we introduced a pretty cool new trick for Cisco routers. The ISR 4000 Series and ASR 1000
June 10, 2016
Creating Context to Attract the Connected Customer
Creating Context to Attract the Connected Customer
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to lead a session at the SAS Global Forum, along with Intel VP Steve Brown and Lori Schafer, SAS Retail
May 27, 2016
Network Security is Not Child’s Play
Network Security is Not Child’s Play
Do you remember the childhood game Gossip? Maybe you played it. A secret message is whispered from one person to the next until it reaches the last person
May 23, 2016
Cisco extends market leadership for Unified Access with revolutionary ASIC
Cisco extends market leadership for Unified Access with revolutionary ASIC
Cisco innovates in the industry’s largest product line Cisco Unified Access is about converging wired and wireless networks to improve scale and quickly
July 23, 2015
Digital Payments Lack the Framework for Success…And That Needs To Change
Digital Payments Lack the Framework for Success…And That Needs To Change
Co-authored with Mark Kovarski In an era of constant technological evolution, our utilization of different technologies, including mobile devices, has had massive impact on the financial services industry. As...
July 22, 2015
Security Everywhere Across the Extended Network
Security Everywhere Across the Extended Network
The digital economy and the Internet of Everything (IoE) are creating a host of new opportunities.  With as many as 50 billion connected devices by 2020,
June 8, 2015