Perspectives

Organizations with highly mature operations reap greater benefits because they embrace automation – giving them greater adaptability, resilience, and agility. Read the final installment of a Cisco-commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting: Automation + Operational Maturity = Major Business Benefits.

Our Customer Zero team has been building out its Internet and network visibility capabilities and delivering compelling results. We embedded and tested ‘ThousandEyes Internet and Cloud Intelligence’ on the Catalyst 9000 access switches; discover our top three findings.

Read the third installment of a Cisco-commissioned study by Forrester Consulting: Automation Is Not Without Challenges, But They Can Be Overcome. The study spotlights some of the challenges and how they differ for operationally mature organizations versus those with low-maturity operations. The message to both: Don’t be discouraged!

Learn what sets leaders apart when it comes to operational maturity. The Second Installment of our automation strategy blog series: Operational Maturity Is Critical to Business Success, focuses on four areas of competency: strategy, technology, process and governance.

This is the first installment of our automation strategy series, based on a Forrester Consulting thought leadership paper commissioned by Cisco: Modernize Operations To Digitally Transform And Weather Any Storm. The research focuses on how enterprises can modernize their operations to boost agility — which is key to their ability to weather adversity.

If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that work is not a place you go — it’s something that you do from anywhere. Working in a remote or hybrid capacity has profound implications for teams and what IT can do to empower them.

We wanted to understand how automation enables operational maturity and – ultimately – the business itself. We partnered with Forrester Consulting to research organizations of varying sizes and across industries with a global footprint.

When the global pandemic first hit, businesses scrambled to get their workforce and operations back online. What would have taken months, suddenly had to happen instantly. Now, as CIOs continue to drive transformation, there are several ways to get access to the technology needed to recover and grow without having to break your budget.

Cybersecurity is a top priority for any organization conducting business over the Internet. Any data breach can have a devastating impact on the finances and brand equity of an organization. It’s why cybersecurity is treated as a business risk, rather than merely an IT issue. The importance of security is nothing new, but the global pandemic has made it even more critical.