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Byron Magrane

Product Manager, Marketing

A writer by trade, Byron Magrane is a Product Marketing Manager with over a decade of experience in the technology world. His primary duties include the support of both the Cisco wireless and switching product families.

Byron originally hails from Massachusetts and along with his wife and two daughters, calls the commonwealth his home.

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January 10, 2019

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Bounce into 2019 with the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series and TechWiseTV

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It’s time to shake off those holiday cobwebs and get into the spirit of 2019! Thinking of upgrading your network? Cisco has you covered with the Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers.

September 13, 2018

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Don’t Forget About Cisco at 2018 MWCA

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Don't forget to swing by the Cisco booth in Hall West Stand S2.303B-A and Stand S2.303B-B at the 2018 Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA).

August 10, 2018

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Fact and Fiction

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In recent months, there have been erroneous competitor claims about Cisco access points. Responding to industry gossip and incorrect rumors isn’t something that we normally do, but we want to make sure that our customers are getting the correct message.

July 19, 2018

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Cisco Assurance is in Houston Methodist Hospital’s DNA

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How does Houston Methodist Hospital handle the crush of devices in such a high-stress environment? #CiscoDNA

July 11, 2018

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Sign Up Now for TechWise TV Workshop: Intelligent Capture

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July 17, 2018 is your lucky day because #Cisco experts Taranpreet Kohli and Min Se Kim will discuss Cisco Intelligent Capture. #WiFi

June 28, 2018

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Cisco Mobility Express: A Profile in IT

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Cisco created a new, fictional video that focuses on someone who has a lot of the same problems that many of our customers do.

May 29, 2018

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Live #CiscoChat May 31st — Cisco Aironet 4800 and DNA Center Assurance

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To learn more about how #CiscoDNA Center Assurance works with Aironet 4800, tune in to our live video #CiscoChat on Thursday, May 31st, at 10 a.m. PST.

February 26, 2018

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Cisco and Victoria University Create a Strong New Wireless Network

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In addition to the strong #WiFi, Victoria University administrators are making use of the reams of data that their new #network is providing them.

December 19, 2017

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Cisco Updates Spanish University’s Wireless Network

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While not quite as old as the school, which was founded in 1218, Spain’s Universidad de Salamanca’s wireless infrastructure was in desperate need of a refresh. Like most universities, the Universidad de Salamanca relies on its network to connect their 28,000 students. Whether it’s relaxing in their dorm rooms, learning in the classrooms or using […]

December 12, 2017

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Cisco and krz Partner to Offer Wireless

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As an IT service provider, Germany’s Kommunales Rechenzentrum Minden-Ravensberg/Lippe (krz) knows a thing or two about the technology world. That’s why it’s no surprise why they choose Cisco to outfit their organization with the most cutting-edge devices. When the company needed to improve network access and offer wireless devices with beefed up security, Cisco was […]

December 11, 2017

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Presenting the Award-Winning Cisco Software Defined Access

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We are very proud to announce that Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) was the winner of the 2017 Best Next Gen Wi-Fi Network Infrastructure award. The Best Next Gen Wi-Fi Network Infrastructure award was presented to a product that best demonstrate forward thinking in network infrastructure by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). SDA was nominated for […]

October 18, 2017

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Mad About Cisco Modules

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Cisco announces two new solutions that will bring added value to your Cisco Aironet Access Points-deployed wireless network.

July 17, 2017

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Want to Know More about Cisco DNA for Mobility? Find Out Here!

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Simply put, Cisco DNA is a new software-defined network that provides your network the performance, flexibility and options you need to serve wireless users and their devices.

June 8, 2017

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Canadian Hospital Keeps Connected with Cisco DNA

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Cisco DNA allows the hospital campuses act as a single entity, sharing real-time data securely and reliably. In other words, the entire medical staff is connected.

June 6, 2017

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Upgrading Your Cisco Network Makes Dollars AND Sense

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“Cisco was at least 50 percent cheaper once running costs were factored in,” said Luis Enrique Gómez Sutti, IT Infrastructure Manager at the Universidad Panamerican Mexico City campus.

May 17, 2017

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Cisco and the iSchool Initiative Bring Technology to US Schools

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The most difficult part of teaching students is making sure that they’re stimulated enough to learn. When anyone—not just a child—is bored, their mind wanders and the lesson is lost. The iSchool Initiative knows that keeping a brain active and present is no small feat and they’re able to do this, along with some help […]

May 3, 2017

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Cisco Flexible Radio Assignment Crushes the Competition

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Cisco Flexible Radio Assignment (FRA) allows your wireless network to automatically add capacity by changing the access point from 2.4/5GHz radios to dual 5GHz radios.

April 6, 2017

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Cisco Enables Dense Wi-Fi Pop-Up for Maine’s MLTI Student Conference

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Each May students from all over Maine converge on the University of Maine as it hosts a summer student conference as part of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) 1:1 program. Last year, for the 13th year, over one thousand middle school and high school students, armed with their mobile devices and laptops, descended on […]

March 27, 2017

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March 30 #CiscoChat: Keeping a Competitive Wireless Network from the Enterprise to Small Business

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In our upcoming #CiscoChat on March 30, we’ll discuss the wireless networking challenges small and medium-sized businesses are facing today.

March 7, 2017

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Cisco and Watkins Glen Take Back Wasted Time

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Wasted time. We’ve all experienced it. From waiting in line at the DMV to sitting in traffic, when we’re stuck in neutral through no fault of our own. It’s frustrating and we’d all love to be doing something more constructive with our time. This isn’t just an experience that is unique to adults, it happens […]

March 2, 2017

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Cisco APs Provide Real-World Data for University of Melbourne

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Analytics are the backbone of any good decision. If you don’t have all of the numbers, you’re not getting the full picture. Sometimes it’s hard to get the right numbers though. But that’s all changed, getting the numbers is easier than you think – you just need to look to your wireless network. That’s what […]

January 17, 2017

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Welcome to the Future of Mobility, Courtesy of Cisco DNA

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When discussing the future, what’s the one aspect that never changes? From Gene Roddenberry to Isaac Asimov to George Jetson, the one constant is that life becomes easier the more mobile and more automated it is. Well, welcome to the future, courtesy of Cisco.

December 9, 2016

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University of Florida Chooses Cisco for its World Class Wireless Program

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Whether it’s a hotel, a dorm or any situation where a large number of people are living under one roof, making sure that the wireless network is fast and reliant can be a tall task. This is especially true in a university setting where young people and their multitudes of devices are crammed into a […]

November 7, 2016

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No Debate About It: Cisco Scores Big During the Presidential Debates

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How Cisco provided the wireless network infrastructure for the first debate and helped deploy wireless networks at the sites of the second and third Presidential debates.

November 7, 2016

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Cisco Keeps the Conferences Connected

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When you’re in charge of creating a wireless infrastructure for an event that drops 125,000 balloons at its culmination, you know that you deployed a network for a huge party.   Since 2000, Cisco has been the Network Technological Provider for both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. That means that Cisco provided the networking […]

November 4, 2016

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Very Graphic: Learn More About Cisco Aironet APs

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Here’s a work riddle: When does having a Cisco Aironet Access Point (AP) result in fewer meetings? Answer: Every time. With Cisco Aironet Access Points employing Flexible Radio Assignment (FRA) to automatically adjust the AP’s dual radios to better account for increased network traffic. This means your meetings will be so worry-free (technology wise), you’ll […]

October 19, 2016

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Indian City in the Pink with New Cisco Network

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The way that Jaipur looks at it, every few centuries a city needs an upgrade.

October 14, 2016

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New Cisco Network for vRad Helps Doctor-Patient Relationships

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We’ve all been there: we just had a test performed at a doctor’s office, now we’re at home waiting on pins and needles for the results. Whether the results are good or bad, hearing them on the telephone can be a bit impersonal. Some times the doctor isn’t the one making the phone call. If […]

October 5, 2016

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By Opening their Workspace with Cisco, Cybozu Finds Balance

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Cybozu, a Japanese-based information system service company, wanted an open workspace where their 300 plus employees would stay connected. The company wanted a network where workers had a place to share ideas with one another while also offering the flexibility to work from satellite offices or from their homes. Cybozu embarked on an office renovation […]

September 30, 2016

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Cisco and Romanian Airport Flying High with Modern Network

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A wireless network with zero downtime? For a network made up ancient LAN switches, a few isolated access points and a single gigabit Ethernet uplink, that’s a lofty goal. Now imagine that this network is in an airport. Forget lofty goal, you’re talking Mission: Impossible. But for Romania’s National Company Bucharest Airports (CNAB), the reality […]

September 26, 2016

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Did You Hear? Another Wave 2 AP Victory for Cisco!

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It’s a question that needs to be asked: when you’re looking to upgrade your network, why wouldn’t you immediately choose Cisco? For the second straight year, Cisco 802.11ac Wave 2 Access Points crushed their competitors in an independent test. Miercom, a nonpartisan testing lab, recently pit the Cisco Aironet 2800 and 3800 Access Points against […]

September 8, 2016

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Spanish University Takes a Big Leap into the Future with Cisco

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Spain’s University of León was slowly starting to fall behind the country’s other universities. The reason? An outdated wireless network was making it tough for communication and idea sharing. Both the teachers and the students were equally frustrated by the speed of the network and consequently it wasn’t being used much anymore. This is not […]

August 11, 2016

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Cisco Installs Healthy Wireless Network in UK Hospital

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With life and death situations occurring nearly every hour, working in a hospital can be an extremely difficult business. How about working in a hospital with out-of-date WiFi infrastructure that routinely broke down once or twice a month? That’s almost impossible. This was the situation that was facing the United Kingdom’s Milton Keynes University Hospital […]

August 9, 2016

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Cisco and Florida Hospital Save Time to Help Stroke Victims

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When it comes to a stroke, every second matters. Lee Memorial Hospital Systems (LMHS) located in North Fort Myers, Florida has taken that truism and has adapted it over their network of four acute care hospitals. With a goal of expanding stroke care services, LMHS needed to make sure that the hospitals and the physicians […]

July 27, 2016

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Cisco: A Shining Beacon of Light in Florida

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People are much more susceptible to light than we imagine. For instance, tests have shown that natural light has a positive affect on people than staid, artificial light. The Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is putting that theory to the test and Cisco is helping them along the way. As the fourth-largest school district in […]

June 29, 2016

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Digitization and Cisco Spins Whirlpool’s Network

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One of the best things about the Cisco initiative of “There’s Never Been a Better Time” is the way that businesses—and our world as a whole—are transforming for the better. With digitization, simple tasks that used to take a half hour are cut to just minutes. Allowing employees to work from home—and establish a better […]

June 22, 2016

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Swiss City Finds There’s Never Been a Better Time for Digitization

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When we talk about digitization and “There’s Never Been a Better Time”, the assumption is that we’re only talking about the future—and putting aside the past. That’s not true. The city of Biel, Switzerland has been settled for hundred of years, but they are getting in on digitization too. For older cities, this can be […]

June 8, 2016

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Exhibit A: London’s National History Museum and Cisco are a Perfect Fit

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Generally, museums are pretty large places with dozens of exhibits and thousands of pieces of artwork to view. The National History Museum (NHM) in London is no exception. When museum brass discovered that there was a way for their visitors to be connected and not miss the things that they most wanted to see, you […]

May 31, 2016

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Hospital’s Growth Spurt is a “Big Easy” for Cisco

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Growth is a part of any successful business. Unfortunately so are the pains that come with that expansion. Consider Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, healthcare system: Ochsner Health System. During the last 10 years, Ochsner Health System has exploded from one hospital to 28 owned and affiliated hospitals, 50 health centers, a fitness chain, hotel, retail […]