Inside Cisco IT

Cisco CX Cloud is supporting the Cisco network with efficiency in one connected tool, which saves us time and reveals issues we didn’t know about.

Cisco IT is automating many steps in the device software upgrade process by leveraging the software image management (SWIM) capability in Cisco DNA Center. It is improving compliance, accelerating the upgrade process, and allowing engineers to reallocate their time to higher-value activities.

The pandemic accelerated two trends already at play: the Decentralization of the Workforce and the Decentralization of IT Services. The resulting Disruptive Transformation forced IT organizations, like Cisco IT, to adapt quickly. Was the industry prepared? I think it was.

A simpler, more flexible SD-WAN network, as led by the Customer Zero team in Cisco IT. This blog explains how we built the fabric and summarizes the benefits to date.

In September 2020, 12 interns and 21 graduates joined Cisco remotely. While it was a struggle to find common ground, they have bonded in new ways - this is their story.

In this two-part blog series, Travis describes Cisco IT’s motivations for shifting to a software-defined access fabric network and our guiding principles for implementing Cisco Software-Defined Access (SD-Access), along with lessons learned and outcomes achieved thus far.

Joel explains the value framework Cisco IT created to measure SD-Access’s impact, along with outcomes achieved to date.

Cisco DNA Center is paving the way for smoother network operations. In one integrated system, it offers two critical networking capabilities: automation and – the focus of this blog – assurance.

Network demands have been increasing. Shifting to an SD-Access fabric network will help!