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Making Software Defined Networks work for the Service Provider’s success
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An invitation to see how Tomorrow starts here at MWC 2015 We all like to talk about creating new customized services for the end user at “web-speed”. But today there...
Making Programmable Networks Easier to Achieve (and for Free!)
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The “P” in EPN stands for “Programmable,” as in “Evolved Programmable Network” and Cisco has just made the “P” easier to achieve to help drive services to the cloud. We’ve now contributed Basic ConfD, a free version of our powerful ConfD by Tail-f management agent software to the networking industry. Tail-f joined Cisco last summer […]
“Standing Room Only” in the Service Provider Booth at Cisco Live Milan 2015
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Written by Igor Dayen, SP Product and Solutions Marketing If you had a chance to join us at Cisco Live Milan last month, thank you very much for making this another exciting event for all of us. If you missed out being there in person, let me give you a brief summary of the highlights. Milan is […]
Summary: Top 10 ICT Trends in 2015: are you ready for digital transformation?
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By Kevin Bloch, Cisco Chief Technology Officer, Australia and New Zealand One of the best parts about my job is that I get to spend a lot of time listening...
Milan, Please Meet Open Network Architecture for Service Providers
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By Igor Dayen, SP Product and Solutions Marketing When I look at the sky, I see an infinite number of stars. It is a moment of inspiration when I gaze at the sky in hope of spotting something miraculous. Looking at the Telecom industry and its new innovations, I feel the same. A new star is […]
SDN and NFV Use Cases in EPN
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My last post reviewed some of the building blocks of SDN (Software Defined Networking) and positioned the protocols and APIs (Application Programming Interface) into categories so that the multitude of technologies associated with SDN can be positioned in a coherent framework. This month I’d like to start looking at some use cases where some of […]
RST Fiber’s High-speed Network powered by Cisco’s Evolved Programmable Network
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By Gina Nienaber, Marketing Manager We’ve been discussing the Evolved Programmable Network for some time now, knowing the transition from an IP NGN to an EPN is not something that will happen overnight (See EPN Blogs 1 , 2, 3). The Cisco® Evolved Programmable Network (EPN), represents an idea, an end-to-end unification of network, storage, […]
Part 2 – SDN Questions to Ask at the Gartner Data Center Conference
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As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, last week I attended the Gartner Data Center Conference in London. I came out of the conference with some questions...
SDN Questions to Ask at the Gartner Data Center Conference
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Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Gartner Data Center conference in London. I attended 3 different sessions on SDN-related topics. Here are some...