CloudPort

Cisco’s CloudPorts needed enhanced connectivity to meet the rapidly growing business reliance on public cloud and SaaS workloads. This blog details how Cisco engineers shifted from an operations focus to an agile approach to network design, resulting in a new cloud-ready backbone that delivers enhanced technical capabilities while supporting Cisco’s business transition and cloud adoption.

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.