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Getting to a Digital Network Architecture

Any change is tough. True transformation is even tougher –especially when we are talking about the transformation of your tried and tested networks to a new software-delivered model. Your network not only requires new technologies, but also new skill-sets and operational policies. I can’t imagine how difficult this type of transformation would be if you didn’t have help navigating through it.

Thankfully help is at hand.

Today we’re unveiling a new network readiness model that will put you in the driver’s seat as you embark on this exciting and challenging journey.

The Cisco Digital Network Architecture Readiness Model

After talking to hundreds of customers around the world, we’ve developed a network capabilities roadmap that maps out the different attributes generally exhibited at each stage of the journey. This framework will help you understand where you are on the journey and the benefits the next phase offers. The Cisco Digital Network Architecture Readiness Model,  or DNA Readiness Model for short, follows the standard five-stage maturity model approach (see image below ).

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Source: Cisco DNA Readiness Model Overview 

 This blog introduces the basic architectural concepts of each stage of Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture Readiness Model.  The readiness model is built around the evolution of these five key attributes:

    • Architectural Approach – From hardware and device-centric to open, extensible, software-delivered and cloud-enabled
    • Automation – From fragmented, manual, device centric management to policy-driven, automated, self-optimizing capabilities
    • Security – From reactive perimeter-focused security to proactive near real-time threat detection and containment from edge through core.
    • Service Assurance – From fragmented device-centric quality of service (QoS) to self-optimizing quality of experience (QoE)
    • Analytics – From device-specific event capture to integrated network-enabled IT, business and security data analysis and reporting

And it’s as simple as that (or at least that’s what they tell me). Stay tuned for a series of blogs that will introduce each of these concepts in more detail in the coming weeks.

What are customers telling us?

To better understand where organizations are on this digital network journey, we’ve been working with IDC Research to survey customers’ current network status on the roadmap and where they plan to be in two years time. The full survey results will be published in August; however the initial findings tell us this:

  1. 4/5ths of organizations have NOT yet aligned their business strategies and IT strategies.
  2. Those that have are seeing twice the revenue growth as those that have not.
  3. The percentage of customers with a fully software-delivered, and fully automation-capable network (stages 4 and 5) will more than triple over the next 2 years from 13% to 44%.image 3

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    Source: IDC Infographic, sponsored by Cisco, How “Digital-Ready” is your organization network today? 2016

    Customers are planning to rapidly advance the capabilities of their networks across all the key attributes – such as architectural approach, automation, security, analytics and more. For example the graph below describes the rapid planned adoption of network-enabled analytics over the next 2 years (in red).

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Source: IDC Infographic, sponsored by Cisco, How “Digital-Ready” is your organization network today? 2016

So what now?

Let’s say you decided to flip that switch in your head and acknowledged that your network really does need to evolve. Or maybe you are already there. What now; where do you start?

Your next steps depends on your role, but everyone does have a part to play. If you have responsibility for the network architecture, the first thing I would do is make sure you understand your organization’s digital plans. What digital initiatives does your organization have on the roadmap – and how well is your network positioned to support them? It’s critical to understand as that will guide how quickly you need to evolve your network to support the business.

Cisco and our partners will help you. We’ll work with you to align your business goals and technology requirements to create one vision. Then, we’ll help you investigate and evaluate your existing technology to prioritize areas that need enhancing to meet your business goals.

If you are a network manager, you will want to check out the new  programs that will provide you the basics of network programmability . Check out the latest announcement on Cisco DNA and be on the lookout for the next blog in the DNA Readiness Model series.

See if your network is ready today: Cisco DNA Readiness Model

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Prashanth Shenoy

Vice President of Marketing

Enterprise Networking and Mobility

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Cisco Umbrella Branch: the Fastest, Easiest Security for Branches

As an organization, providing secure guest and corporate Internet access at the branch can be a major challenge. Not only do you have to protect the enterprise, you also have to protect your customer. Protection is good… but it also needs to be simple to deploy, easy to manage, and integrates seamlessly. Let’s also not forget that you have to do all of this in a cost effective and highly scalable manner.

Already feeling under the weather? Don’t worry – Cisco Umbrella Branch is a new cloud-delivered security service on Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000s) that provides an added layer of security protection for branch offices.

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What can Umbrella Branch do for you?

Umbrella Branch enforces security at the Domain Name System (DNS) layer, which means you can block requests to malicious domains and IPs before a connection is ever made.

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Similar to how Amazon learns from shopping patterns to suggest your next purchase, Umbrella Branch learns from Internet activity patterns to uncover and predict threats. The huge volume of DNS requests from millions of users around the world (80+ billion requests per day, to be exact) that Cisco resolves provides a very diverse data set. Umbrella Branch applies statistical models to that data set which allows Cisco to identify where current and future attacks are staged on the Internet.

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Because DNS precedes all Internet activity, this is a powerful way to enforce security and gain visibility and insight at branch offices. Select from predefined policies and automate deployment, provisioning, and protection.

Most importantly, Cisco Umbrella Branch is easy to deploy and manage. Configuration takes just a few minutes via a dashboard.

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Umbrella Branch is the simplest way to protect any device in your branch offices and can add an easy, but very effective layer of protection. For more information, visit the Umbrella Branch web page, take a look at the At-a-Glance, or sign up for our router security innovations webinar here.

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If you have any questions, feel free to check out the FAQ or reach out to your Cisco sales or partner team.

See the Cisco DNA Announcement released at Cisco Live today.

 

 

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Jason Liu

Product Marketing Manager

Enterprise Networking and Mobility

July 10, 2016 3 Comments
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Optimizing the Mobile Enterprise with Apple iOS and Cisco

At Cisco, we have a passion for making amazing things happen. Now Apple and Cisco have done amazing things in the ten months since we announced our partnership. End users are getting a terrific new mobile experience. We’re also making it simpler for IT to give employees powerful new collaboration tools and the best network performance possible.

Of course, making business mobility simple is a lot of hard work. Teams at Apple and Cisco have focused their efforts on creating a seamless, secure, and easy-to-use mobile experience that will change the way you work. These solutions are in beta today and include optimized Wi-Fi roaming, app prioritization, and a seamless voice and collaboration experience.

To help you bring these capabilities to life, Cisco is rolling out several new services this fall, so organizations and end users can get even more from their Apple and Cisco solutions. Customers trust Cisco Services and our certified partners to understand their unique business goals and help them get the best results from technology, especially as the quantity and diversity of devices, apps and data make connecting and managing it all more challenging. Our extensive service portfolio means we can provide whatever level of assistance you want.

For example, Cisco Solution Support gives you centralized support for both Apple and Cisco technology, with experts who are your primary point of contact and own your case from first call to case closed. Cisco Solution Support works in partnership with your AppleCare for Enterprise coverage so we can effectively manage support among your Apple and Cisco teams to best resolve your case.

To help you deploy a wireless network that is optimized to support iOS devices, Cisco also offers Wi-Fi assessment, planning, design, implementation and validation services. We’ll help you prepare to scale and quickly turn up your network to drive a better, more productive end-user experience.

You can also rely on our end-to-end expertise to support your infrastructure securely. We continuously innovate new services, software processes, and strategic partnerships to keep your business humming. Stay tuned for more details about our new services and how they can help you make the most of your mobile and collaboration experience.

If you’re at Cisco Live in Las Vegas this week, be sure to visit the Cisco and iOS, booth #1025 in the World of Solutions, where you can experience demos on optimized Wi-Fi, app prioritization and a native voice experience using Spark on iPhone. Not going to Las Vegas?  Find information on Apple and Cisco joint solutions at http://www.cisco.com/go/apple.

And please drop a comment below to let me know what you think about the Apple and Cisco partnership. Can we help you amaze your users?

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If Programmability & Automation Top of Mind, Visit us @ChefConf, @CL Las Vegas

This year we have ChefConf 2016 (Austin, Texas July 11 – 13) and Cisco Live US (Las Vegas, Nevada July 10 – 14) occurring around the same time.

We realize that customers may not be able to attend both so we made sure we’re present at ChefConf. Regardless where you’ll be, we got you covered!

At ChefConf we’ll have two of our software engineers on the floor answering your questions and demoing our NX-OS capabilities with Chef. Here is a flavor of what you’ll see.

Customers will be able to accelerate their Day 0, 1 & 2 operations to install, configure, optimize and upgrade the network to meet application and user requirements, through automation leveraging Chef.

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If you’re in a DevOps or operations role, you care about bringing agility to your data center environment. This is enabled via NX-OS through the open interfaces, guestshell and bashshell access, support for common scripting languages like Python, PXE/PoAP to bring devices quickly and RPM to install 3rd party software or features/capabilities. In this whitepaper, I highlight the different use cases and how we address them based on NX-OS capabilities and openness.

To stay up to date on the latest version of the CiscoChef Module source code, visit this GitHub repository and Chef Supermarket that allow network administrators to manage Cisco Network Elements using Chef. Chef Modules for NX-OS are developed in partnership with Cisco and are opensource.

If you end up attending CLUS then you may want to consider attending these sessions around programmability and automation with NX-OS:

  1. BRKDCT-2025 – Maximize network programmability and automation with open NX-OS
  2. TECDCT-2941 – How to manage your Data Center network leveraging programmability and automation
  3. LTRDCT-1225 – Nexus 9000 DevOps & Programmability Options
  4. BRKARC-2023 – Create CSRs in AWS and Openstack and bring up a VPN tunnel between them using Ansible.
  5. BRKDCT-2459 – Programmability and automation on Cisco Nexus platforms

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Rami Rammaha

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Don’t miss these #CiscoChampion panels at Cisco Live! #CLUS

Don’t miss these panels featuring Cisco Champions at Cisco Live!

Theater Presentation: Build Your Personal Brand with Social Media

  • When: Tuesday, 7/12, 12:30 PM
  • Where: Solutions Theater West, WoS
  • Session ID: CISSOL-1113
  • Panelists:
    • Moderator: Lauren Friedman (@lauren)
    • Dennis Heim (@COLLABSENSEI), Solution Architect, World Wide Technology
    • Bill Carter (@CCIE5022), Senior Solutions Analyst, Sentinel Technologies, Inc.
    • Priscilla Oppenheimer (@priscillaoppy), Independent Consultant, Priscilla.com

Think Tank: Build Your Personal Brand with Social Media

  • When: Thursday, 7/14, 11:15 AM
  • Where: The Hub, Bayside B, Think Tank
  • Session ID: CISTHT-1001
  • Panelists:
    • Moderator: Kim Austin (@ciscokima)
    • Justin Cohen (@CANTECHIT), Solution Architect, Long View Systems
    • Dustin Beare (@NET_INTROVERT), Network Engineer Midcontinent Communications
    • Ed Walsh (@vEddieW), Direct of Technology Vision, EMC

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July 8, 2016 3 Comments
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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Tune into Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US

#CLUS is quickly approaching which means Tech Field Day Extra is just around the corner! Ten influencers will be joining Cisco in our sessions on Wednesday July 13th starting at 9am-2:30pm to discuss several new features and additions.

For those of you who haven’t seen Tech Field Day, here is the breakdown: the top influencers (podcasters, bloggers, and speakers) come to CLUS to listen to a few Cisco experts to share information and opinions in a presentation and discussion format. These sessions are live streamed and will also be posted on YouTube for you to watch at your leisure.

Watch the livestream here on July 13th at 9am: http://techfieldday.com/event/clus16/

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Breana Jordan

Product Marketing Specialist

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3 Ways Cisco is Enhancing the Industrial IoT

As the Internet of Things (IoT) gains widespread adoption, we now have the opportunity to accelerate business outcomes. Whether a business needs to create agile supply chains, automate manufacturing processes, or reduced operating costs, Cisco Industrial IoT solutions and products make it easier to innovate, boost productivity and derive value from IoT data.

The new IoT products and solutions deliver business impact as part of the digital transformation process taking shape across organizations. As a massive source of raw data, IoT offers a major opportunity for organizations to enable digital transformation.

The IoT initiatives that fuel digital transformation within our customers are centered on specific business outcomes. With such an orientation we have introduced new IoT products and solutions to support evolutionary adoption of IoT tied to business results and supported with architectures and Cisco validated designs to accelerate time to value.

The new offerings are framed across three solutions outlined below:

  1. Connected Factory solution enhancements

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The Cisco Connected Factory solution provides a blueprint for customers to increase availability, further mitigate security risk and speed manufacturing cycle time.

Customers using The Connected Factory solution can transition from issues commonly experienced:

  • Siloed connectivity from vendor-specific initiatives that limit effectiveness
  • Security programs which often lack integration with the enterprise as a whole
  • Lack of visibility that impairs the business decision making

We have introduced new IoT products to the Cisco Connected Factory solution to effectively scale and proven at creating business outcomes.

First we have added integrated IO/OT security within the manufacturing zone:

  • MACSec IEEE 802.1AE for data in transit protection
  • TrustSEC for centralized, policy-based access control enforcement
  • Identity Services Engine (ISE) for integrated IT/OT security policy management

And with the stackable Cisco IE5000 we’ve further increased resiliency options. This offers:

  • Ruggedized, high-density, multi-10GE aggregation switching
  • Resilient Ethernet Protocol Support (REP)

Second we have extended the impact of IoT to the extended enterprise. For example, the factory floor may easily gain wireless connectivity. Physical security protects in the form of connected IP cameras, access control and acoustic sensors.

  • The ruggedized IE4010 with up to 24 GE PoE/PoE+ ports, multi-speed ports to power devices in the industrial applications throughout the industrial areas allowing to easily install and move these devices as needed without an overhaul of the electrical layout

Third, we have enhanced the industrial application capability of the ISA 3000 to deliver industrial threat protection and simplified compliance.

Industrial Threat Protection

  • ISA 3000 application support for Common Industrial Protocol (CIP/EIP)
  • Joint development with Rockwell Automation
  • Configurable FirePower rule enforcement

Simplified Compliance

  • ISA 3000 zone segmentation
  • Centralized logging

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Finally, we have introduced the Cisco Industrial Ethernet 1000 Series Switches which opens up new opportunities for manufacturers and many other industries to cost-effectively connect devices that have not been connected or used to be connected with unmanaged switches lacking the required performance and not offering visibility and control. The IE1000 increases visibility and security with a simple user experience and interface well-suited to technicians and operators with a high price vs. performance.

Different models are available with a modularity from 5 to 10 Ethernet ports and with options supporting GE fiber interfaces as well up to 8 PoE/PoE+ enabled ports.

 

The net result of these new capabilities translates into better business outcomes for our customers. Specifically:

  • Reduced down-time through visibility of the complete networking infrastructure from the extreme edge to the core
  • Lower capital costs through a high price-performance ratio combined with essential management, traffic prioritization and control features
  • Improved security with integration of security capabilities within the switch

 

 2) Cisco Connected Machines solution enhancements

The Cisco Connected Machines solution offers a new business opportunity for machine makers through secure connectivity, immediate transformation of raw data into actionable information, and delivers insight through real-time analytics.

With the updated, now available with Cisco IOx , companies are able to take hold of this opportunity, with the ability to access data in real-time using Cisco IOx and Fog Applications.

Here is how Cisco Connected Machines delivers business value from IoT data:

  • Secure Connectivity: Cisco industrialized routers and switches provide secure connectivity
  • Immediate transformation of data into action: This network infrastructure runs Cisco IOx which combines IoT application execution within the fog, secure connectivity with Cisco IOS, and powerful services for rapid integration with IoT sensors and the cloud
  • Analytics run algorithms on streaming data in real-time to deliver insight relevant to improving machine utilization with predictive maintenance

Slide_16This approach applies to machines in any industry – elevators, crane, and jet engines all have the potential to deliver similar results.

The solution is delivering business impact for customers today.  Manufacturers working with the machine tool provider Mazak have increased manufacturing line availability and improved machine utilization.

Mazak worked with Cisco to helped increase efficiency by gathering intelligence from the applications running on the network infrastructure. Data is processed locally allowing Mazak to provide their manufacturing customers with secure, real-time processing.  Using analytics like adaptive learning of expected thresholds, the combined fog application and real-time analytics monitor sensor data for any aberration or deviation from expected norms.  Mazak’s customers can now prevent downtime, and improve maintenance cycles and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

 

  1. Cisco solution for LoRaWAN™

As cities and countries become digital, billions of sensors placed in everyday objects and assets require cost effective connectivity that is affordable at scale. Use cases such as air pollution monitoring, water quality control, downtown noise detection, city waste management, and more, require low-cost sensors that are massively scattered in geography. Not only distance needs to be considered, they are also sensitive to power consumption (powered by battery over years), require long-range connectivity and have low data-rate applications for short infrequent communication.

Unprecedented business opportunities are arising from the ongoing miniaturization of sensors and their cost-effective operation. The battery technology has improved vastly where it can now be the size of a Skittle and can last up to 10 years in sensors. Helping us connect everything from cows on a farm, to trash cans provided by waste management companies.

Cisco announced an Low-Power-Wide-Area (LPWA) LoRaWAN™ solution  designed for cost-effectively connecting billions of such battery powered, low-data rate and long distance IoT sensors. The solution includes the Cisco interface module for LoRaWAN™ allowing for an IoT Gateway, which extends existing industry-leading Cisco Industrial Routers 809 and 829 with a ruggedized LoRaWAN™ interface, Cisco IoT Field Network Director, and partner’s back-end LoRA® Network Services.

Slide_22Approximately 45% of the projected 50 billion IoT devices are constrained by battery power and require long range for IoT connectivity. Connectivity is not affordable at scale and requires cost effective solutions. LPWA is a disruptive technology and an emerging wireless IoT infrastructure that is designed for cost-effectively connecting billions of such battery powered; low data-rate and long-distance IoT sensors. As per Machina Research, LPWA will exceed cellular M2M by 2021, reaching 3.3B by 2023.

Many public and private IoT infrastructure projects and pilots (SP, Smart Cities, Utilities and other verticals) across the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia are adding LoRaWAN™ validation to their schedule.  Cisco solution for LoRaWAN™ enables new IoT services in industrial applications and smart cities for both Enterprises and Service Providers and is a game-changer for the industrial IoT. For an example, see its use case with the Hamburg Port Authority’s Kattwyk Bridge. See the diagram above to see how the LoRaWAN™ solution would be implemented in a Smart Parking example.

 

 

The LoRa® name and associated logo are trademarks of Semtech Corporation or its subsidiaries. Semtech, the Semtech logo and LoRa® are registered trademarks of Semtech Corporation. LoRaWAN™ is a trademark of Semtech Corporation.

 

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Vikas Butaney

SVP | GM, Secure Routing and Industrial IoT

Secure WAN and Industrial IoT

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Everything You Need to Know About Cisco Live from Cisco Champions #CLUS #ciscochampion

Cisco Champions at Cisco Live

Going to Cisco Live? Find everything you need to know for the big show in these Cisco Champion blog posts.

Cisco Live 2016 – Tip #1 – Plan Early by Justin Cohen
“All the best sessions at Cisco Live – book up early, now in the past I have had good luck with standby lines – but some of the best are always sold out, and you never want to be sitting at the back of the room.”

Cisco Live! US CAE Headliner and Tip #2 by Justin Cohen
“If you have not visited Cisco Live! before, one of the greatest thank you’s for going is the Customer Appreciation Event – with free everything and a promise of an amazing time.   Don’t forget to find your favorite #CLUS friends to party along with you.”

Cisco Live – News About The Customer Appreciation Event (CAE) by Daniel Dib
“The arena also uses Cisco technology called Cisco StadiumVision which is an innovative digital content distribution system. The system is used to centrally manage and deliver all of the video and digital content in the arena, except the scoreboard. This means we can expect high quality video delivered to the screens in the arena.”

Cisco Live! Tip #3 – Mentorship by Justin Cohen
“If you have never attended Cisco Live! before, and you do not have a friend or colleague who has who can walk you through what your week will be like – you may come away from your first Live! event thinking ‘Wow, I wish I was better prepared’ or ‘I wish someone could have shown me around'” … This is exactly what the mentorship program is designed to do. Help you find the sessions that matter, make sure you get to all the places you need to get to – and there is a good chance you might make some new friends, colleagues or find your way to the next social event.”

Cisco Live 2016 (#CLUS) by Tim Miller
“As a new specialist, you have some experience with the particulars of your area. Requests come in, tickets get resolved. There are periodic service interruptions that the senior engineer handles and even briefs you on. Now you want to take on resolving bigger issues.” … For the other end of the spectrum, where you need a solid understanding across multiple technologies, Cisco Live literally has more opportunities than can be attended to broaden your experience.”

Cisco LIVE US – Session scheduler is open by Stefan Renner
“Yesterday Cisco opened the session scheduler for this year Cisco Live US in Las Vegas. Don’t miss to schedule your sessions as soon as possible as the free seats will fill up quickly.”

Cisco Live – Number one Datacenter conference by Stefan Renner
“Years ago Cisco started to be not just an Network company. With Cisco UCS they became a data center company and started to deliver high-quality dc equimpent. Together with NetApp and the FlexPod this became even bigger.” … “Now this year in march Cisco announced their first and very unique Hyper-Converged system, Cisco Hyperflex, which is the first solution to offer a whole data center stack including storage, network, virtualization and server performance.”

Cisco Live US – Prep for Transport by Justin Cohen
“So we are mere weeks away at this point, so it’s time to start thinking about what you will bring with you…  If this is your first #CLUS then first – CONGRATS!   You will be overwhelmed.    Here’s my random ramblings about how to prep.”

Strategies for Last Minute Cisco Live 2016 Scheduling by Tim Miller
“You never know what interesting topic you will come across during the week.  You want to leave yourself a little time to find out more about something new – whether a product or technology.  The exhibit hall is one place where you can learn more about Cisco products as well as the partner ecosystem.”

Speaking at Cisco Live! by Justin Cohen
“With a mere days left until Cisco Live!   It’s been announced I will be speaking at the Think Tank about building your personal brand with Social Media.   I am honored that Cisco would ask me to speak on such an amazing topic  – I promise I will not monopolize the mic – too much.” … “My personal views over the last year, my journey into the Cisco Champions program, and most importantly how I have continued to maintain my independence as an online blogger and writer.    I will also have some interesting announcements.    Come to this session and find me – and get yourself a Cisco HyperFlex Gumby!”

What You Should Know Before You Go to Cisco Live 2016 by Brad Haynes
“As a technical advisor, I like to stay up to date with technology and trends. This year I will be attending the Cisco Technical Leadership Council on Monday and Tuesday and then will be attending technical sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. My tech sessions of choice are related to cybersecurity, ACI-Application Centric Infrastructure, Cisco Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI), Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) and Cisco’s Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL).”

Cisco Live 2016! by Priscilla Oppenheimer
“I’m attending Cisco Live this year! This will be my first Cisco Live in five years, so I’m a little nervous. I have memories of being run down by hordes of young men swinging large backpacks. 🙂 But I also have memories of learning amazing new technologies, getting to know fellow networking nerds, and cool hats!”

Cisco Live Tips and Tricks Podcast! by Justin Cohen
“The Cisco Champions – A group of very experienced Cisco Live attendee’s share tips and tricks to get you to, and from the event to make the most of your week.” … “Join me and my fellow champions on this weeks episode!”

Cisco Live 2016 Bag Revealed by Justin Cohen
“Enough said…  Bag is looking pretty snazzy…”

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Containers and Container Networking are the Hot Topics at Red Hat Summit and Cisco Live

Last week was a busy week in San Francisco, and thanks to our good friends at Red Hat for an awesome Red Hat Summit! We kicked off the event after the first keynote with a packed crowd for the session Hot Topics in Containers, OpenStack and Hadoop.

Containers, OpenStack, and Hadoop are three of the most talked about topics in the industry today. In the session, we discussed the convergence of containers and OpenStack including projects Magnum, Kolla and Contiv. We also highlighted new communities and products including Open Container Initiative (OCI), Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Cisco NFVI and Mantl/Shipped. The session featured a deep-dive on how Hadoop can be deployed on OpenStack with the Hadoop-as-a-Service (HaaS) Cisco Validated Designs (CVD).

Cisco’s Chief Technical Architect David Ward presented a Red Hat Summit keynote Open Source: the Forefront of Innovation and talked about the whole stack and community drinving innovation for open source. He followed the session with an interview with Chris Wright from Red Hat.

As we transition to Cisco Live next week in Las Vegas, we will continue the container and openstack conversation with a container and container networking session at 8:00 am Monday, July 11, before Chuck’s keynote. Register for the session!  One of the topics we will cover in the session is Kubernetes. David Wang shared an interesting blog post on deploying Ceph for Kuberenetes, you can read it here.

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Also on Monday at 1:00 pm, Lew Tucker will also be featured in an Open Source panel in the DevNet Zone. Register for the session!

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Thanks to Red Hat for a great Red Hat Summit and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at Cisco Live in Las Vegas next week!

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Duane DeCapite

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