open source

August 7, 2017

SECURITY

Open Source Threat Intel: GOSINT

2 min read

It’s our pleasure to announce the public availability of GOSINT – the open source intelligence gathering and processing framework. GOSINT allows a security analyst to collect and standardize structured and unstructured threat intelligence. Applying threat intelligence to security operations enriches alert data with additional confidence, context, and co-occurrence. This means that you are applying research […]

August 7, 2017

CLOUD

Cloud Unfiltered Podcast, Episode 14: OpenDaylight, Kolla, and Containers with Vikram Hosakote

1 min read

Like many of you out there, Vikram Hosakote was one of those kids who was always taking apart the remote controls and other electronic gadgets in his home to see how they worked. By the time he was 11 he had gotten his hands on an x86 box, and soon he was learning COBOL and […]

July 26, 2017

CLOUD

It’s All About VPP and FD.io on Episode 13 of Cloud Unfiltered!

1 min read

Have you heard of Vector Packet Processing? You know, VPP? If you haven’t, you will soon, because this particular technology allows networks to move information much faster than they’ve been able to up until now. I know, I know—the network is always getting faster. Making it faster is our job. But sometimes it gets faster […]

June 14, 2017

CLOUD

Cloud Unfiltered Podcast, Episode 11: Ken Owens

1 min read

When I think “bleeding edge,” in regards to technology I become anxious. Maybe I should get excited, but really, the feeling is one of vague panic. I think of products that I am probably not ready for and product engineers that are going to be frustrated with my inability to instantly grasp the full impact […]

All Hail (and Support) Open Source!

2 min read

Open source is not a panacea. An open source product doesn’t mean it’s cheap or free. And open source solutions don’t provide a cookie-cutter approach – every solution needs customization and usually integration.

May 2, 2017

CLOUD

Cloud Unfiltered Podcast, Episode 07: Jeff Dickey, Redapt

1 min read

Jeff Dickey doesn’t believe in the open source business model, and he doesn’t think that cloud is going to make your life any easier. Provocative, right? Not exactly the song that most people in the industry are singing. But here’s the thing: Jeff works for Redapt—a company that builds enormous cloud systems for companies in all […]

March 15, 2017

CLOUD

Getting Smarter About Cloud

1 min read

What if you could increase your cloud knowledge—in a substantial way—without having to lift a finger? No downloading whitepapers, no registering for webinars, no traveling to distant conferences, no scouring the Internet for relevant articles. It would be cool, wouldn’t it? Well, I’m here to tell you that the dream is real. Starting today, Cisco […]

December 6, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cloud Scale Networking, Finding Common Ground

2 min read

We launched Cloud Scale Networking about a year ago to address the initial wave of software and hardware innovations that were built to enable co-development with Web Scale companies. Last July I offered my views on how Service Providers can thrive in the future. Since that time I have had the privilege of meeting with […]

November 29, 2016

SECURITY

To be Effective, Security Needs to Play Well with Others

5 min read

Effective security is simple, open, and automated.  In the last blog, I described several efforts by Cisco to pursue simplicity.  Now let’s talk about how we are executing on the open part. Openness is about playing well with others. As a kid I heard it from my parents, and now I find myself saying it […]