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Myth Busting Part 3: Not all 400G and 800G switches are created equally

While other network providers continue to use commodity chips, Cisco has been developing custom silicon for Nexus switches since 2014. Creating our own ASIC was the only way to fully realize the promise of software-defined networking and enable advanced capabilities like network segmentation, flexible forwarding, intelligent buffering, and deep telemetry.

August 8, 2022 3 min read
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The renewed and lasting importance of VDI

Bournemouth University, needed a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution that could be rapidly deployed, easily scaled, and effortlessly managed – all while supporting a diversity of applications and requirements. With a focus on media, design, and research, roughly half of the university’s users needed graphics acceleration.

August 1, 2022 2 min read
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Introducing Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) Release 12

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) is the new, power-packed, feature-rich service ( exclusively available on the Cisco Nexus Dashboard (ND). NDFC embraces a Kubernetes-based microservices architecture. With the introduction of NDFC Release 12, users get a consistent experience across NDFC and other services hosted on Nexus Dashboard including Insights and Orchestrator.

July 25, 2022 4 min read