automation
Cisco Delivers Industrial IoT Network Management for Operations Teams
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Today Cisco announces a new software product purpose-built for operations teams to manage industrial Ethernet networks across their Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. The Industrial Network Director...
The top 5 reasons to avoid unmanaged switches on your machines
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What many manufacturers don’t know is that managed switches can protect against major security risks, guarantee your machine performs its best, and maximize uptime.
Deploying application tiers across both data center and cloud
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So you want to deploy your database tier in the data center with an ACI managed network, and app server and web tiers in the public IaaS cloud? No problem. As applications are getting more complex, IT is getting more savvy about where individual tiers are deployed. With Cisco CloudCenter, you can automate application deployment […]
How To Digitize: Simplify First
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A common question I receive in my role as chief digital officer (CDO) is, “Where do I begin my digitization journey?” This is key—both because it is hard to know where to start among a sea of potential areas to transform and because setting out in the wrong direction can hurt your competitive position, waste […]
Bringing Consistent Automation Across Cisco Nexus and Catalyst with Ansible 2.1
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We had a busy week around the middle of July with ChefConf 2016 (Austin, Texas July 11 – 13) and Cisco Live US (Las Vegas, Nevada July 10 – 14). Now we’re moving on to AnsibleFest July 28 San Francisco where Cisco is a Gold sponsor as well as a Networking Hub sponsor. I guess […]
On the Road to Digital, Where’s Your Map?
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Digital trends like mobility, IoT, cloud, and analytics are changing the way the world does business. As a leader, you know these trends offer you the opportunity to innovate, automate,...
Service Providers, There’s Never Been a Better Time
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I have been privileged throughout my career to work with and for service providers. And these days, it’s particularly exciting to be a service provider. Nearly every aspect of our lives is being impacted by the explosion of IP devices, apps and services. We believe this creates a $2 trillion opportunity for service providers over […]
Creating Your New Digital-Ready Store
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Cisco’s Global Retail team announced a new paper at the Cisco Live show in Las Vegas from Cisco and our retail research partner PSFK, Inc. “The Future of Retail” report supplement defines ten pillars of customer experience, showing how brands, retailers, and solution providers are finding new ways to engage, connect, and create a vibrant […]
Cisco Umbrella Branch: the Fastest, Easiest Security for Branches
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As an organization, providing secure guest and corporate Internet access at the branch can be a major challenge. Not only do you have to protect the enterprise, you also have to protect your customer. Protection is good… but it also needs to be simple to deploy, easy to manage, and integrates seamlessly. Let’s also not […]
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