Articles
Delivering Resilient Mission-Critical Communications for Demanding Industries
2 min read
In sectors like manufacturing, defense, shipping, and mining, mission-critical communications cannot fail. Cisco enables customers with intelligent network assurance and automation that provide the visibility, control, and agility needed to overcome connectivity challenges. By combining resilient satellite communications, real-time SLA visibility across multiple secure paths, seamless integration with SD-WAN, and automation for dynamic failover, network operators can ensure continuous, secure, and high-quality connectivity.
The Tipping Point: Managing the Cost of Data Center Interconnect in the AI Era
4 min read
AI is starting to push data center interconnect (DCI) capacity towards higher speeds. Since the cost structure of DCI is usually based on bandwidth usage, costs will quickly multiply, as enterprises will need more circuits to support increased capacity demands. A less costly alternative for enterprises is to lease dark fiber from service providers and create their own private network.
Building Simpler, Resilient, and AI-Ready Networks
5 min read
Senior leaders from Colt, stc Group, and Swisscom share their strategies for the delivery of digital experiences in an AI-powered world. They are simplifying their networks to meet growing customer demands, and embracing assurance, automation, and autonomous networking to transform their operations, ensure the resiliency of their services, and drive new revenue streams.
Beyond the Data Center: High-Performance Networks for AI
4 min read
Traditionally, transporting data between geographically distributed data centers required leasing high-capacity circuits from service providers or investing in dedicated optical transport networks. However now, data center interconnect (DCI) connections over dark fiber, using coherent pluggable optics, offer a strategic alternative that reduces both the cost and complexity of connecting data centers to support AI applications.
Bell Canada’s Transformation Journey with Routed Optical Networking
4 min read
Jason Teller sat down with Marc-André Gilbert, Senior Manager of Transport Planning at Bell Canada, to hear about the company’s network transformation journey using Routed Optical Networking and how it will enable Bell Canada to fulfill its strategic imperative to be the best network in the country while significantly reducing costs.