Application Hosting

April 16, 2020

DEVELOPER

Can You Play Minecraft on a Cisco Switch?

2 min read

Cloud Computing is awesome... everything centrally working in one place. But, in some cases putting computing workload on to networking devices like a switch might be very beneficial! Watch this video to see how to host your computer game servers directly on the switch.

October 7, 2019

DEVELOPER

Cisco DNA, NetBeez Agents, and App Hosting on Cat9K

2 min read

Learn how the Cisco DNA integration with NetBeez helps with app hosting on Cat9K switches. Watch the live webinar October 14.

August 13, 2019

DEVELOPER

“Code for Catalyst Challenge” is Now Open!

2 min read

Create an original Docker container application for the Cisco Catalyst Switch 9300, and WIN great prizes! New learning labs and Sandbox get you started.

July 25, 2019

TECHWISETV

Applications Running on Network Switches?

1 min read

Why would you ever want to run applications on your network switch? Isn’t that a bit of a ‘distraction’ for what we want our switches to be doing? Maybe not. Application Hosting on the Catalyst 9000 provides intelligence at the edge. Now with support for NATIVE docker applications.

August 28, 2018

DEVELOPER

New XR Programmability Learning Labs and Sandbox Let You Explore

5 min read

New IOS XR programmability sandbox and learning labs make it simple to get started and offer a flexible platform you can build on.

August 15, 2017

DEVELOPER

The Why, What, and How of App Hosting on Routers

5 min read

What if every time you wanted to roll out an app, you didn’t need to figure out what new computer/server you were going to put it on? What if I...

August 2, 2017

DEVELOPER

The New Network – It’s for Developers!

6 min read

With Open IOS XE, Cisco is Changing the Game Old-school network engineers probably remember the Cisco 2500-series router. It ran a slow Motorola 68000 CPU, the monolithic IOS operating system,...

March 21, 2017

DATA CENTER

There’s Never Been a Better Time for Cisco ACI-Enabled Data Center Providers #NeverBetter

3 min read

Cisco ACI is a core enabler for the cloud-enabled DataVita data center in central Scotland. Developed with innovation, quality and agility in mind, the energy efficiency - including certified renewable energy use - of this brand new build is also a particularly impressive attribute.

November 30, 2016

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Oh, How Far We’ve Come in Building Cloud-Scale Networking

3 min read

It’s been a year since I wrote this blog detailing our software innovations aimed at helping Service Providers address the ever-increasing challenges imposed by digitization. IOS XR for cloud-scale networking has really taken flight since then and I am proud to share with you some highlights from the journey thus far. Our strategy is essentially […]